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For more information contact: Tim Patronski, Native American Liaison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 612-713-5108 The Fish and Wildlife Service, Midwest Region is pleased to announce funding for four Tribal fish and wildlife conservation projects totaling $794,797 through the Service’s Fiscal Year 2011 Tribal Wildlife Grant Program. The following Tribes received funding this year: the Red Lake Band of Chippewa...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison – Governor Scott Walker will sign Assembly Bill 2 at Quad/Graphics, Inc. today in Lomira, Dodge County. Assembly Bill 2, when signed into law, will create eight additional enterprise zones designated by the Department of Commerce. This event is open to credentialed members of the press. When: Today, June 10 3:00PM Where: Quad/Graphics, Inc. – Lomira...

CONTACT Mary Murray Wisconsin Institute of CPAs mary@wicpa.org (262) 785-0445 ext. 3005 (800) 772-6939 Brookfield, Wisconsin, June 9, 2011 - The Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants welcomed more than 400 new CPAs across the state, who successfully completed the requirements for obtaining a CPA license in Wisconsin, at the New CPA Welcome Dinner on Friday, June 3 at the Milwaukee Marriott West. The evening celebrated...

CONTACT: Jen Pino-Gallagher Communications Director Madison International Trade Association Ph: 608-516-3257 communications@mitatrade.org Madison, WI –The Madison International Trade Association (MITA) will offer a unique hands-on workshop led by James Foley, award-winning author of The Global Entrepreneur: Taking your Business International and director of the NASBITE Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) credential. The event will take place Tuesday June 14 at the Madison Marriott West...

Media Contacts Jennifer Semrau- President, Associated Recyclers of Wisconsin (AROW) Phone: 920-232-1853 JSemrau@co.winnebago.wi.us Rick Meyers- Chair, Wisconsin Council on Recycling Phone: 414-286-2334 rick.meyers@milwaukee.gov Chad Doverspike- President, Solid Waste Association of North America-Badger Chapter (SWANA) Phone: 920-492-4955 Doverspike_CC@co.brown.wi.us Meleesa Johnson- Chair, Wisconsin Counties Solid Waste Management Association (WCSWMA) Phone: 715-446-3101 X104 meleesa.johnson@co.marathon.wi.us Full $7.00/ton ‘Recycling Fee’ Will Still be Collected at Landfills, Diverted to Other Programs Stevens Point (WI) – June 10, 2011 Four recycling...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison – Governor Scott Walker signed Assembly Bill 2 into law today which increases the number of enterprise zones the Department of Commerce may designate from 12 to 20. “This is another important step in the process of allowing the private sector to create 250,000 jobs by 2015,” Governor Walker said. “By nearly doubling the amount of...

Contact: Bill Rubin/Jacki Bradham, St. Croix EDC, 715-381-4383 or jacki@stcroixedc.com ### The UW- River Falls Center for Economic Research (CER) in partnership with St. Croix Economic Development Corporation (SCEDC) has released the June 2011 edition of the St. Croix Valley Economic Dashboard. The dashboard is a snapshot of the economic condition of the labor, consumer and housing markets in the St....

Contact: Bill Rubin/Jacki Bradham, St. Croix EDC, 715-381-4383 or jacki@stcroixedc.com The Wisconsin Assembly passed SB 26 on June 8, bringing the St. Croix River Crossing project another step closer to reality. Seventy-one members of the Assembly voted “yes” on SB 26, while 26 voted “no” and one member did not cast a vote. SB 26 passed in the Senate last...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Austin Hetrick, Pilch & Barnet (608) 242-8895 - Austin@pilchbarnet.com Heated studio, complimentary childcare set Dragonfly apart (Fitchburg, Wis.)—The Madison-area yoga scene just got hotter, thanks to the addition of a heated yoga studio in Fitchburg. Dragonfly Hot Yoga will hold its first official classes on Thursday, June 16. Dragonfly is a unique addition to Madison’s growing yoga scene. Offering...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Governor Scott Walker announced today that he is seeking applicants for a student representative on the Wisconsin Technical College System Board. The student representative is appointed for a two year term, must be over the age of 18, a state resident, enrolled at least half-time, and be in good academic standing. Please note that...

Contact: Mike Ruzicka 414.778.4929 or 414.870.1876 June 10, 2011 – Sales in the Metropolitan Milwaukee real estate continued to fight against a headwind of consumer confidence in May as sales dipped 23.4% from a year earlier, according to housing statistics released today by Metro MLS, Inc. A decrease in sales was expected, based on the huge run-up in sales that occurred...

WHAT: The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company, the leading craft brewer in the upper Midwest and one of the oldest breweries in the U.S., will host its eighth annual Leinie Lodge Family Reunion at the Leinie Lodge in Chippewa Falls, Wis., the legendary spot where Leinenkugel’s started brewing in 1867. Craft beer lovers who travel to the reunion will mingle with...