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For more information, contact: Peg Schmitt, WisDOT Office of Public Affairs (608) 266-7744, peg.schmitt@dot.wi.gov Hill Farms event gathers former WisDOT Secretaries and department officials Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Secretary Mark Gottlieb was joined by seven former department secretaries in Madison today to recognize the 100-year anniversary of an official Wisconsin transportation agency. State legislation signed into law on June 14, 1911, established a...

Contact: Brewers media relations 414-902-4500 brewers.com Participants to Golf with Celebrities; Proceeds Benefit Open Arms Home for Children in South Africa and Brewers Community Foundation MILWAUKEE – On Monday, July 25, Brewers Director of Alumni Relations and FOX Sports Wisconsin broadcaster Dave Nelson will host his Third Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament at Blackwolf Run Golf Course in Kohler, Wis. The 18-Hole Davey Nelson Celebrity...

Press Contact Jennifer Hacker Olsen 952.548.3389 jolsen@wipfli.com Milwaukee, Wisconsin (June 13, 2011) — Wipfli LLP, a national CPA and consulting firm with offices across Wisconsin, has announced the launch of a corporate financial services entity called WCF Advisors LLC. The entity will provide investment banking and corporate finance services, including merger and acquisition advisory services, capital raising and financial advisory services. “WCF Advisors was...

Elkhorn, Wisconsin June 10, 2011 – David Scott, a professional tobacconist with Smokin’ Crew at 9 S. Wisconsin Street in Elkhorn, Wisconsin has qualified for membership in the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR). With more than 2,000 members throughout the U.S. and 31 foreign countries, IPCPR is the leading non-profit industry organization representing retailers, manufacturers and...

Contact: Brenda Hicks-Sorensen, (920) 929-2063 or brenda@fcedc.com Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC) has named Kristen Fish, CEcD, of Redevelopment Resources, the interim president while the search continues for a new president of the organization. Fish will assist during the transition following the departure of FCEDC President Brenda Hicks-Sorensen, CEcD. Hicks-Sorensen has accepted a position as vice president...

By Patricia Simms For WisBusiness.com Wisconsin's economy is faring pretty well in the short term, but the long-term outlook looks shakier. While Gov. Scott Walker says the number of new jobs in the private sector from January through April reached 25,000 and the prognosis for the state’s economy is good, one home-grown economist says Wisconsin’s long-term prospects look lean. At the Wisconsin...