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For more information, contact: Eric Skrum, Wisconsin Bankers Association, 608/441-1216, eskrum@wisbank.com (MADISON) – The Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Rose Oswald Poels, current senior vice president and counsel of WBA, the state’s largest financial industry trade group, has been selected to lead the association. Robert Just, Jr., president/CEO, Mound City Bank, Platteville, and Chairman of...

A review of the Sommer's Subaru groundbreaking event for a new Subaru signature facility The Sommer’s Subaru groundbreaking event happened on May 9th and included Mequon Mayor Kurt Gielow and representatives from the City of Mequon, General Motors and Subaru. Wally and Don Sommer, owners of Sommer's Subaru have been selling and servicing Subarus for over ten years, and have...

CONTACT: Kathy Raab, Executive Director 608-222-0670 Kathy@NARIMadison.org http://www.NARIMadison.org (Madison, WI) The Madison chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry, NARI, has elected the following officers for the 2011-2012 year: as President, Allen Curran, Bella Domicile, as First Vice President, Jeff Grundahl CR, JG Development, Inc., as Vice President, Sam Breidenbach CR GCP, TDS Custom Construction, Inc., as Treasurer Jayne...

CONTACT: Kathy Raab CAE, Executive Director 608-222-0670 kathy@narimadison.org Madison Wisconsin, April 4, 2011 --- The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) awarded the NARI Madison Chapter, in Madison, Wisconsin, a National Achievement Award in the category of Local Chapter Excellence. This is an unprecedented awarding two years in a row! The Local Chapter Excellence Award is presented to a NARI Chapter...

Contact: Kate Morgan – 414.416.6509, kmorgan@1kfriends.org Seniors from Marquette University’s School of Engineering will present plans for the 6th St. Green Corridor Project and a green roof for Islamic Society of Milwaukee’s Community Center at a meeting of Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust on May 18. The students developed the designs for their senior capstone project and as part of 1000...

CONTACT 608.255.9877 x13, tdunbar@resilientcities.org, Executive Director or 608.222.2899 Jpublicity@aol.com, Joan Collins Publicity-Media Contact MADISON, WI – May 18, 2011 – On May 20th at 2 p.m., the Center for Resilient Cities will join community members and project partners to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Resilience Research Center, turning an abandoned four-acre site on Madison’s South side into an...

Press Contact Jennifer Hacker Olsen 952.548.3389 jolsen@wipfli.com Milwaukee, Wisconsin (May 17, 2011) — Wipfli LLP, a national CPA and consulting firm with its headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has opened an office in Oak Brook, Illinois. The office will be the firm’s sixth office in Illinois, but its first office in the greater Chicago area. “We have served businesses in Chicago for many years,” Wipfli’s...

Contact: Wendy Norem Marketing Director Shorewest, Realtors(r) (262) 827-4111, ext. 232 wnorem@shorewest.com Brookfield, Wisconsin. We're pleased to welcome back Jeri Cox to the Shorewest, Realtors(r) Janesville/Rock County Office, located at 4323 Milton Ave., Suite 200 in Janesville. With her valuable real estate experience -- combined with the services and benefits of Shorewest, Realtors(r) -- she...

Contact: Wendy Norem Marketing Director Shorewest, Realtors(r) (262) 827-4111, ext. 232 wnorem@shorewest.com Brookfield, Wisconsin. We're pleased to welcome James Pieper to the Shorewest, Realtors(r) Racine Office, located at 1557 S. Green Bay Rd., in Racine. With his valuable real estate experience -- combined with the services and benefits of Shorewest, Realtors(r) -- he has the...

Contact: Wendy Norem Marketing Director Shorewest, Realtors(r) (262) 827-4111, ext. 232 wnorem@shorewest.com Brookfield, Wisconsin. We're pleased to welcome Marjory Weiler to the Shorewest, Realtors(r) Delavan Office, located 830 E. Geneva St. in Delavan. With her valuable real estate experience -- combined with the services and benefits of Shorewest, Realtors(r) -- she has the tools...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison – Governor Scott Walker chaired the first meeting of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) board today. “Today’s meeting of the WEDC board marks a new beginning in the relationship between job creators and government,” Governor Walker said. “For too long the Department of Commerce was tasked with regulating job creators. This new public-private partnership will...

Libraries Evolve to Keep Pace with Technology MADISON, Wis. (May 18, 2011) - DEMCO, Inc., a leading library supplier, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Evanced Solutions, a market leader in developing and distributing solutions allowing libraries to web-enable their services and streamline day-to-day management tasks. “A decade ago, we developed our first library event management software. Now, we...

Milwaukee-Based Law Firm Selects E-Discovery Platform for its Large-scale Review Capabilities Chicago, IL – May 18, 2011 – kCura, developers of the e-discovery software Relativity, today announced that Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c (Reinhart) has implemented Relativity for e-discovery document review. Relativity’s production capabilities and ease-of-use allow the firm to easily meet deadlines and provide cost-effective review for their clients. “Relativity...

Contact: Matthew Pagel (608) 266-9600 Jean Derfus (715) 737-5632 (SERRA) MADISON – The Statewide Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Administration (SEERA) today announced that it has contracted with Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. (Shaw) to serve as Program Administrator for Focus on Energy. Shaw was selected following a competitive bid process administered by SEERA in accordance with the requirements of 2005 Wisconsin...

Media Contact: Scott Reigstad (608) 458-3145 Investor Relations Contact: Susan Gille (608) 458-3956 Filing necessary due to new PSCW fuel rules and projected fuel costs MADISON, Wis. – May 18, 2011 – Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE:LNT), filed a request today with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) to implement a rate adjustment...