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Media contact: Kristin Lauver 308-255-1244 On Saturday, May 21, at 11 a.m., Cabela’s General Manager Chris Robertson will present a new Chevy pickup to a local winner of the company’s Fifty Years, Fifty Trucks sweepstakes. The winner, Larry Collien of Fond du Lac, Wis., will take ownership of his truck – valued at more than $37,000 – on the spot. He was...

Contact: Wendy Norem Marketing Director Shorewest, Realtors® (262) 827-4111, ext. 232 Brookfield, Wisconsin. Are you searching for a resource to learn more about the real estate market in Wisconsin? Shorewest, Realtors® quarterly corporate newsletter is now available on Shorewest.com <http://www.shorewest.com/enewsletter/index.html>. The newsletter is packed full of statistics and information about the market. The “State of...

CONTACT: Nicholas Abbott, 608-265-5278, abbott@engr.wisc.edu (prefers email for first contact) MADISON - In the computer displays of medical equipment in hospitals and clinics, liquid crystal technologies have already found a major role. But a discovery reported from the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests that micrometer-sized droplets of liquid crystal, which have been found to change their ordering and optical appearance in...

Contact: Bill Rubin/Jacki Bradham, St. Croix EDC, 715-381-4383 May 16-20 is National Small Business Week In recognition of National Small Business Week, St. Croix Economic Development Corporation (EDC) extends an important ‘Thank-you’ to the small businesses in St. Croix County, Wisconsin for their continued contributions to the vitality of local economies. A publication known as County Business Patterns estimated that St. Croix...

Contact: Wendy Norem Marketing Director Shorewest, Realtors(r) (262) 827-4111, ext. 232 wnorem@shorewest.com Brookfield, Wisconsin. We're pleased to welcome Stephanie Kostka to the Shorewest, Realtors(r) Downtown Milwaukee Office, located at 1610 N. Water St., in Milwaukee. With her valuable real...

For more information: Brenna Sadler – (414) 276-6237 or bsadler@zeppos.com * * * 2011 Cousins Subs Moo Tour – official auditions for Moo-la-palooza, the world-famous mooing contest at the Wisconsin State Fair – to start with Green Bay record try, then visit Appleton, Jefferson, Madison and Racine *** Moo Tour, Moo-la-palooza and world record attempt to benefit local 4-H youth...

On behalf of the Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups and CWAG's Wisconsin Aging Network - we would like to thank everyone for all their hard work, dedication and bi-partisan support to save SeniorCare. Yesterday, Nino Amato, CWAG President and John Hendrick, CWAG Governmental Affairs Director participated in a morning Press Conference with Representative Andy Jorgensen and later that afternoon...

Today’s real estate market is confusing and frustrating to many people, especially for those currently selling their home, as well as for those looking to purchase. Shorewest has been studying new market information for over three years, using dozens of different websites, economic indicators and sales trends to give buyers and sellers the knowledge needed to make a...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 24,900 Jobs Created Since January, Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.3% Madison – Governor Scott Walker issued the following statement on the Department of Workforce Development’s release of April job creation numbers: “Nearly 25,000 Wisconsinites are back to work since we declared Wisconsin open for business in January with 11,500 of those jobs in manufacturing,” Governor Walker said. “Because...

MADISON - Two Wisconsin researchers, including a University of Wisconsin-Madison oncologist, have been named Shaw Scientists by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. The Foundation announced today (May 19, 2011) that Yongna Xing, a UW-Madison assistant professor of oncology, and Christopher Quinn, an assistant professor of biological sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, are recipients of the Shaw Scientist designation, an award...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON — On Wednesday, May 18, 2011, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen filed a Motion to Intervene into a Milwaukee County Circuit Court case against an auto title loan company, Community Loans of America (“CLA”), for violations of the Wisconsin Consumer Act. With the Motion, the...

Media Relations Contact: Karren Jeske, APR Communications Manager 262-495-6382 or 262-370-2092 (mobile) kjeske@standardprocess.com Manufacturer of whole food supplements recognized for community and employer leadership PALMYRA, Wis. (May 19, 2011)—Standard Process Inc. was honored with the “Setting the Gold Standard” special award at the eighth annual Wisconsin Family of the Year Award banquet held May 5 in Madison, Wis. The company received a special award for...