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Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison – Governor Scott Walker issued the following statement on the upcoming anniversary of the state’s smoking ban. “Although I did not support the original smoking ban, after listening to people across the state, it is clear to me that it works. Therefore I will not support a repeal.”

CONTACT: Carol S. Weber, APR, Director of Public Relations PHONE: 414-755-4108 (direct); 414-315-9321 (cell for after normal business hours) E-MAIL: cweber@wda.org WEST ALLIS, WIS., June 30, 2011 – An estimated $1.12 million in charitable dental care was provided to 1,570 children and adults during 2,141 patient visits at the Wisconsin Dental Association and WDA Foundation’s third Mission of Mercy held June 24 and 25,...

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Contact: Andy Larsen, Boelter + Lincoln PR Phone: 414/271-0101 Ext. 119 Cell: 414/840-0891 E-mail: alarsen@boelterlincoln.com Milwaukee Water Council to participate in Singapore International Water Week Conference, July 4-8 Milwaukee (June 29, 2011) - Representatives from the Milwaukee Water Council will be flying to Singapore this weekend to attend the Singapore International Water Week 2011, which runs from Monday, July 4 to Friday,...

CONTACT: Karin Borgh, (608) 277-2508, karin.borgh@btci.org MADISON - The Human Proteomics Program (HPP)at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute (BTC Institute) are pleased to offer the Wisconsin Human Proteomics Symposium: Proteomics Technologies & Applications to Human Disease, August 4-6, 2011, Madison, WI. This excellent program includes presentations from twenty-one nationally recognized researchers in modern...

Rebecca Fitzgerald, Johnson Controls 414-524-2945, Rebecca.K.Fitzgerald@jci.com Tom Luljak, UW-Milwaukee414-229-5024, tluljak@uwm.eduChris Barncard, UW-Madison 608-890-0465, barncard@wisc.eduDavid Giroux, UW System608-262-4464, DGiroux@uwsa.edu Johnson Controls, Inc., the world's leading automotive battery supplier, is helping to position Wisconsin as a worldwide leader in energy storage. The company today announced it is endowing a professorship, research labs and graduate studies in energy storage at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and...

Patrick Fernan, DMV Operations Manager (608) 261-8605, patrick.fernan@dot.wi.gov Efforts are underway to meet expanded service hours outlined in budget The recently passed 2011-2013 Wisconsin state budget includes a provision to expand DMV service in Wisconsin. The new requirement states that DMV driver license and ID card services must be offered in each county at least 20 hours per week. Currently,...

Caroline Letiecq, Communications Manager 602-229-5377 / caroline.letiecq@quarles.com MILWAUKEE, Wis. (June 30, 2011) — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Ann K. Comer, a partner in the Firm's Milwaukee office, received a 2011 WCREW Leadership Award from the Wisconsin Commercial Real Estate Women ("WCREW"). The WCREW Leadership Award recognizes those who have made a significant contribution to the...