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Contact Scott Gurholt Riley Construction Company 262-658-4381 scottg@rileycon.com KENOSHA, Wis. – (April 22, 2011) – Pete Sinsky, chief financial officer of Kenosha-based Riley Construction, has been elected vice president of the Rotary Club of Kenosha West Board of Directors. His term officially begins July 1, 2011 and will include progressive positions to president-elect...

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Media Contact: Monica Adams (414) 430-1321 takebackthelandmadison@gmail.com WHAT: Rally at the Courthouse: Housing is a Human Right! Connecting the Dots on M&I Bank On April 8th, Take Back the Land-Madison and community partners had a crowd of 40 people to protest a foreclosure by M&I Bank, and the eventual eviction of formerly homeless tenants at 6304 Hammersley Rd. “The tenants should be allowed to...

FROM: Sandra Knisely, 608-265-8592, knisely@wisc.edu A new University of Wisconsin-Madison innovation competition will reward students for creative smartphone apps and other wireless technology products. The inaugural Qualcomm Wireless Innovation Prize will be held Thursday, April 28, in the new Union South at 1308 W. Dayton St. Open to all UW-Madison undergraduate and master's-level students, the competition will give away more than...

CONTACT: Terry Shelton, 608-262-3038, shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu MADISON - A conference at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will explore the challenges posed by high levels of unemployment across industrialized nations over an extended period of time. Economists have noted that even as the causes of long-term unemployment are debated, it's clear that the persistence of such high levels of joblessness threatens to become a...

For more information, contact: Emily Friedrich 414-287-9485 efriedrich@gklaw.com MILWAUKEE (April 25, 2011) − Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. is proud to announce the launch of its first law blog, All in a Day’s Work™ - Insights on Labor & Employment Law from Godfrey & Kahn’s Labor, Employment & Immigration Practice Group. Godfrey & Kahn law blogs were created to provide readers unique perspectives on trending...

For More Information Contact: Josh Morby, josh.morby@miron-construction.com 414.791.9120 Neenah, Wis. – Miron Construction Co., Inc. was recently honored as the Corporate Citizen of the Year by Future Neenah. The award, presented on April 12th, 2011, was for Miron’s extraordinary contributions to the overall quality of life enjoyed in our community through collaborative efforts with Future Neenah. Future Neenah, Incorporated Future Neenah, Incorporated is...

DE PERE, WIS.: A groundbreaking ceremony to transform the Sensenbrenner Memorial Union at St. Norbert College into the state-of-the-art Michels Commons will be held on Friday, May 6, at 2:30 p.m. on the Sensenbrenner Union Patio. Members of the Michels family, who gave a $7.7 million dollar gift for the project, will be on hand for...

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Knox | 262.797.3323 Public invited to bring personal documents for free, secure shredding and to learn how to protect children’s identity BROOKFIELD, Wis. – North Shore Bank today announced it will hold its fifth annual bank-wide Community Shredding Day on Saturday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to noon. People can stop by any...

For more information, please contact: Joette Richards, (262)894-2224 milwaukeepressclub@gmail.com http://www.milwaukeepressclub.org ***REMINDER*** Registration Deadline – Friday, April 29th Sue Dragisic and Martin Kaiser to be honored as Headliners MILWAUKEE, WI—The Milwaukee Press Club today announced that news anchor, producer and author Bill Kurtis will be the Club’s 2011 Sacred Cat Award honoree. The award, which has been given annually since 1973, recognizes excellence in journalism at...

Contact: Michael Cline | 608-224-0377 | mcline@bjorksten.com International Competition Honors Co-Development Effort with Orascoptic Apr. 25, 2011 – Bjorksten | bit 7 announced today that a medical device co-developed with Orascoptic received an award from the 2011 Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) competition, the premier awards program for the medical technology community. The winning product, “Orascoptic Freedom,” is a cordless LED...

Forestry Professor John Houghton, associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Natural Resources (CNR) at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, recently received the John W. Macon Award from the Wisconsin Society of American Foresters for his “outstanding contributions to forestry in Wisconsin.” “The college is very proud of Associate Dean Houghton and his outstanding contributions to the CNR...

Media Contact: Cindy Kazan: 414-559-0745; ckazan@communik-pr.com Many homeowners are trying to figure out how they can weather the economic storm despite being unable to sell their homes or having to sell them at drastically reduced prices. Some have relocated for a job and can't sell their houses. Some have moved, but are holding on to their previous homes, hoping...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Raymond James Tax Credit Funds (RJTCF), a leader in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) market for more than 25 years, is partnering with Nationwide to provide over $12 million in LIHTC equity for the construction of a multifamily housing development in Madison, Wisc. Construction has begun on Hilldale Lofts, a 96-unit multifamily development located...