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For additional information contact Neil Fauerbach, Partner - Director of Marketing Smith & Gesteland, LLP Office: 608-828-3110 email: neil.fauerbach@sgcpa.com Madison, WI – Seven family businesses were honored in the eighth annual Wisconsin Family Business of the Year Award banquet held Thursday evening in Madison. Three grand awards were presented along with four special awards. According to the Family Firm Institute, over 80...

University launches mobile app and website Staying up-to-date with campus events and important information is easier thanks to the new MSOE Mobile app and mobile website. The “MSOE Mobile” app is a set of tools that puts MSOE in the palm of your hand. The app is available for free in the iTunes App Store...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Project to create up to 235 jobs MADISON---Governor Scott Walker announced today that Waushara County has received a $1.5 million grant from the Community Development Block Grant–Economic Development program of the Department of Commerce (Commerce). The county will lend the funds to Mayville Engineering Company, Inc., Wautoma, to purchase and equip a facility and for...

Updated convention program and speakers! Space is Limited - Please join us for this year's annual state convention and learn how we can move Wisconsin Forward. Register Online Today or Call CWAG at (800)366-2990 Moving Wisconsin Forward: CWAG 34th Annual Convention - May 21st & 22nd, 2011 Madison, WI In the last several months, Wisconsin has been at...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON — Attorney General J. B. Van Hollen today announced a settlement that calls for the state to receive $281,818.91 from EMD Serono as part of a total $568,153.76 attributable to Wisconsin Medicaid to resolve allegations that EMD Serono paid illegal inducements to physicians to write prescriptions for the drug Rebif. Medicaid is a medical...

CONTACT: Valeria Davis, 608-890-3079, vadavis2@wisc.edu MADISON - The University of Wisconsin-Madison will deepen its relationship with the Posse Foundation this coming year with the addition of a fourth recruitment city - New York - and by joining the Posse Foundation's science-focused effort. UW-Madison was the first public institution to partner with the national organization, which focuses on recruiting and supporting...

CONTACT: Bret Shaw, 608-448-9958, brshaw@wisc.edu MADISON - Wisconsin bait dealers are aware of the risks associated with aquatic invasive species, and they are taking steps to help address the problem, a new University of Wisconsin-Madison study indicates. That's good news, because bait shops are on the front lines in the battle to stop the spread of invasive plants, animals and...

Xcel Energy observes Dam Safety Awareness Week EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Boaters and recreationists using the stretch of the Chippewa River just upstream from the Dells hydroelectric facility in Eau Claire are urged to use extreme caution because the boat safety barrier is not in place. Typically, this time of year, Xcel Energy crews install a cable that runs across with...

VISUAL On Monday, May 9th, at noon, Miron Construction Co., Inc. will break ground on the new Sommer’s Subaru Dealership. This project encompasses the construction of a new 16,500-square-foot building, which will house a showroom, service reception area, and sales offices. WHERE 7211 W. Mequon Rd., Mequon, Wis. WHO Representatives from Sommer’s Automotive, Miron Construction Co., Inc., and Gries Architectural Group will be available for...

By Kay Nolan For WisBusiness.com BROOKFIELD -- Department of Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch says he and Gov. Scott Walker remain hopeful that the guv's proposed split of UW-Madison from the rest of the university system will pass. Speaking in Brookfield Wednesday at a gathering of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, he told the group it would bring a free-market...