WisBusiness: Business leaders share pitfalls and positives of working in China
By Kay Nolan
For WisBusiness.com
Wisconsin employers may be used to deer hunting season with its absenteeism and work slowdowns, but nothing prepared Sheboygan businessman Dan Gray for the disruption caused by the Chinese New Year, after his office furniture company, Mayline Group, began doing business in China.
"Business all but shuts down for three weeks," said Gray. ...
Madison Public Library Foundation: Receives bequest from estate of Madison journalist Helen Matheson Rupp
Contact: Jenni Collins, Executive Director, Madison Public Library Foundation, 608-266-6318, jcollins@mplfoundation.org
May 10, 2011 – Madison, WI – The late Helen Matheson Rupp has left a bequest of $3,472,000 to the Madison Public Library Foundation.
“The gift was a wonderful surprise,” said Jenni Collins, Executive Director of the Madison Public Library Foundation. “It is the largest gift in the Foundation’s...
Madison College: Senator Dale Schultz to give keynote address at Madison College’s spring commencement
Contact: Bill Bessette (608) 246-6127
When the controversial collective bargaining bill recently came up for a vote, State Senator Dale Schultz was the only Republican to vote against it. The Richland Center lawmaker called it a “vote of conscience.”
Senator Schultz will talk about the importance of following your conscience when he addresses Madison Area Technical College graduates at 10 a.m....
MRA — The Management Association: More companies plan to hire interns
Media Contact:
Sarah Kendall
Director of Marketing and Communications
Tel: 262-696-3350
E-mail: sarah.kendall@mranet.org
Waukesha, Wis. – The results of MRA – The Management Association’s Hot Topic: Hiring Interns Survey of 500 employers show that slightly more companies plan to hire interns in the next 12 months compared to the previous 12 months. Of those hiring, 29 percent plan to hire more interns,...
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Nelson Schmidt: Adds Jen Merrigan to account service team
Contact: Rachel McCormick
414-224-0210 x227
rmccormick@n-s.com
MILWAUKEE – May 11, 2011 – Nelson Schmidt Inc., a leading full-service marketing communications agency, announced today that it has expanded its account service team with the addition of Jen Merrigan, senior account executive.
Merrigan will be primarily responsible for providing strategic guidance and day-to-day client support, including project management, media planning and analysis, website redesign and...
