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For More Information, Contact: Christel Henke, 414-332-2933 chenke@prworks.biz Reliable Water Services and IBA Wisconsin Seek ‘Beat the Odds’ Biz Stories April 6, 2011 –Wisconsin businesses that have overcome challenging situations with success are invited to enter the second annual “How I Got My Business Out Of Hot Water” Challenge. This is a short essay contest where business owners share...

Contact: Louise Hermsen Marketing Manager P: (262) 547-8500 x8212 E: louise.hermsen@dueco.com Modern UELC Fleet Supported by Expansive National Service Organization Operating 24/7 Waukesha, WI – April 11, 2011 - Utility Equipment Leasing Corporation (UELC) has announced a major investment in trucks available for the U.S. utility equipment rental market for 2011.  During the months of March and April, UELC will bring 50 new rental...

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Grant from City of Milwaukee will help fund 150 hoop house gardens and employ 150 workers in the city MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 8, 2011–With legislation signed by Mayor Tom Barrett following a unanimous vote by Milwaukee’s Common Council, Growing Power, Inc., has been awarded $425,000 to build 150 hoop house gardens on vacant land within the city. The farms will...

Contact: Darin Tessier, Marketing Manager 608-210-2701, darin.tessier@mastergraphics.com New division services include design visualization, content modeling, training MADISON, Wis. – MasterGraphics, design process experts and leading Midwest supplier of design data solutions for the manufacturing, building and civil engineering industries, has formalized a new, national division named “Studio MGI.” Studio MGI combines highly credentialed experts with the latest visualization technologies to help clients...

Contact: Jeanne Tarantino 608.266.3516 Wisconsin is Open for Business Madison --- As a candidate, Rebecca Kleefisch spent a year on the campaign trail promising to help end politics as usual in Madison. On the eve of her 100th day in office as Wisconsin’s 44th Lieutenant Governor, reform and responsibility have become hallmarks of the Walker-Kleefisch administration. “It has been a...

Contact: Mike Ruzicka 414.778.4929 or 414.870.1876 April 11, 2011 – The Metropolitan Milwaukee real estate market is on a sustainable pace for home sales even though sales were down 14.9% in March and 4.8% in the first quarter of the year compared to 2010, according to housing statistics released today by Metro MLS, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the GMAR. The...

CONTACT: Terry Jannsen, CPA, CFP®, Jannsen + Company, S.C. (262) 513-9292 Pewaukee, Wis. – For most people, Social Security is a simple equation. They work. They pay in. They retire. They collect benefits. In truth, Social Security offers many opportunities for retired workers to supplement their income from the longstanding federal program. A well-planned strategy can significantly increase recipients’ benefit levels. An...

CONTACT: Stephanie Marquis, 608-266-2300 State income tax returns must be received or postmarked by midnight April 18th. With the income tax filing deadline a week away, state revenue officials are reminding people that the Wisconsin Department of Revenue offers free Wisconsin income tax electronic filing from its website. E-filing is a secure and easy-to-use option. “We find that...

Contact: Sadie Kliner 202.986.2600 If Paid Equally, Wisconsin Women Could Afford 2 Years of Food, 3,000 Gallons of Gas New research released today shows that the nation’s gender-based wage gap is punishing Wisconsin families. On average, full-time working women in Wisconsin are paid $11,201 less than their male counterparts, and the gap costs Wisconsin’s families a total of more than $9...

Contact Information: Mary Schmidt, 920-284-7165, mkschmidt@centurytel.net (Green Bay, WI) – Cherney Microbiological Services, Ltd. has been recognized as one of the thirty-three 2011 “Wisconsin Companies to Watch,” an awards program presented by the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network (WEN) with support from the Wisconsin SBDC Network and the Division of Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (DEED) at the University of Wisconsin-Extension in...

The American Speed Association® Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment and GrandStay Hospitality is happy to announce the return of Lane Automotive as the title sponsor of the Rookie of the Year title in 2011. The Lane Automotive Rookie of the Year presented by Roltek Transmissions, and Hyperco program is one of the largest bonuses...

Three employees among the first in the nation to receive certification MEDIA CONTACT: Lou Preston National Marketing Director lpreston@p-2.com (714) 386-5550 Yorba Linda, Calif. April 7, 2011 – Keeping at the forefront of the latest lighting-industry standards, Precision-Paragon announced today that three of its lighting professionals have become among the first in the nation to obtain a new, high level of lighting system sustainability...

Coal Ash Issue Pending at EPA and Is Major Issue in Possible Government Shutdown WISCONSIN NEWS ADVISORY -- More than 40 Americans from nine states – Wisconsin, Virginia, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Maryland, Indiana, Illinois, and West Virginia – will go to Washington, D.C. next week to tell their stories of living near coal ash dumps to their elected officials and...