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Contact: WI Sustainable Business Council Tom Eggert Executive Director sustain@bus.wisc.edu 608 267-2761 Wisconsin Canoe Co. Ryan Schmudlach ryan@thebestcanoecompanyever.com 608-697-2650 Spring Green Canoe Company Shows Leadership in Green Recreation Wisconsin Canoe Company is the first Wisconsin recreation company to earn Green Professional status under the WI Sustainable Business Council’s Green Masters Program. As a Green Professional, Wisconsin Canoe has performed actions...

Contact: Bill Rubin/Jacki Bradham St. Croix EDC 715-381-4383 St. Croix’s 33.55% population increase ranks 45th nationally as an urban fringe county From 2000 to 2010, St. Croix County, Wisconsin was among the top population-gaining fringe counties in the U.S. according to the Census Bureau. The Census Bureau has four classifications for U.S. counties that are based on size and location. ‘Metro-central’ counties are located at...

Transition of transaction business to colleagues allows for shift toward consulting services Milwaukee – April 27, 2011 – Local M&A firm Mertz Associates announced today an evolution in its business model and operating structure as part of a planned shift in business strategy and ownership. As part of this evolution, current Mertz managing director Doug Marconnet and principal Robert Jansen will...

CONTACT: Charles Hoslet, 608-263-2840, hoslet@ocr.wisc.edu MADISON - Five University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni were honored April 26 for their outstanding entrepreneurial achievements. The awards ceremony, which took place at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, is designed to recognize the great vision and leadership of UW-Madison alumni who have made a significant impact with their own entrepreneurial pursuits. "UW-Madison has developed a strong...

CONTACT: Laurel Bacque, (608) 890-0369, laurel.bacque@icecube.wisc.edu MADISON - Like the billions of tiny neutrinos that zip through the Earth every second, scientific exchanges will be flying thick and fast in Madison. But unlike those elusive neutrinos, which rarely interact with anything, the scientists and engineers descending next week on Madison will be interacting as much as possible - with the public,...

For more information contact: Beth Blanck (414) 978-5637 bblanck@whdlaw.com Milwaukee, Wis. – April 27, 2011 – The law firm of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. (WHD) is pleased to announce that attorneys Jeff McIntyre and Tom Heneghan have been named co-leaders of its Intellectual Property Litigation Team. McIntyre and Heneghan, who both practice out of the firm’s Madison office, have decades...

CONTACT: David Musolf, 608-262-3956, musolf@secfac.wisc.edu MADISON - A highly respected former Wisconsin politician congressman and a husband and wife team dedicated to advocating for water systems worldwide, ancient and modern, have been selected to receive honorary degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's May 13 spring commencement ceremony. Robert W. Kastenmeier, Wisconsin's 2nd District Congressman from 1959-91, will receive an honorary doctor...

Small Business: The First Step Thinking about going into business? Spend one evening getting a clear picture of what it's really like to run a small business. Assess your own strengths and weaknesses as a business owner. Learn how to analyze the potential for your business. Discover what you need and where to find it....

Brookfield, Wis. – With spring planting just around the corner, some advance research and planning can help homeowners create lush, healthy foliage for the summer and beyond. Perennials, shrubs, trees and evergreens can be safely planted once tree buds have fully opened and leaves appear, said Todd Ruedt, owner of Grounds Maintenance Services, Brookfield. These indicators, along with perennials reappearing...

Madison, WI, April 27, 2011 – Sharon Reigstad, Compliance Officer with SVA Plumb Wealth Management, LLC, the Registered Investment Advisory affiliate of SVA Plumb Financial, LLC was recently named VIP Woman of the Year 2011 – 2012 by the National Association of Professional Women (NAPW). The NAPW provides women with a wealth of resources and services to enhance their personal...

Contact: Julie Goetz, Public Relations Manager 952-985-6516, goetzj@hearthnhome.com MINNEAPOLIS—(April 27, 2011)—Representatives from Fireside Hearth & Home announced today that Dan and Rita Vosters of Madison, Wis., are the lucky winners of the Fireside Hearth & Home 2011 Fireplace Facelift Contest. They will receive a new fireplace makeover valued at $5000. Now in its fourth year, the Fireplace Facelift Contest happens during...

Welcome to a new episode of "WisBusiness: The Show," a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues. This episode features The Talent Lab's co-founder Greg Meier talking about Wisconsin's incubator for businesses. Also, Tom Still talks about lessons to learn from Israel and the stock report features a look at the state jobs picture and the UW split The...