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Media Contact: Robin Johnson, Operations Manager 262-798-7979 rljohnson@wfafinet.com Brookfield, Wisconsin, April 5, 2011 — Kurt Rozman, President of Rozman Wealth Management, attended the Barron’s Winner’s Circle Top Independent Advisors Summit, hosted by Barron’s magazine. Barron’s is America’s premier financial magazine and is published by Dow Jones & Company. The invitation-only summit brought together top advisors from across the United States to share their...

Contact: Ashley Huibregtse, 608-224-5002 MADISON – The deadline is approaching to apply to be a partner-site for the AmeriCorps Farm to School program. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is accepting applications until 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 15, 2011. AmeriCorps Farm to School works to decrease childhood obesity by promoting healthy eating habits in students K-12 and...

CONTACT: Ankit Agarwal, 608-262-9924, agarwal5@wisc.edu (prefers email for first contact) MADISON - Using an advanced form of a rubber stamp, researchers have developed a way to adhere an ultra-thin antibacterial coating to a wound. The active ingredient, silver, "has been used to prevent and treat infections for ages," says first author Ankit Agarwal, a postdoctoral fellow in chemical and biological...

Contact: Seth Boffeli 608-266-1683 MADISON – Department of Health Services Secretary Dennis Smith announced today that Pris Boroniec has been appointed to the position of Division Administrator for the Division of Long Term Care. Boroniec comes to DHS from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based health care consulting firm Sellers Dorsey where she served as Director of Health Care Reform. She...

Contact: Louise Hermsen Marketing Manager P: (262) 544-8405 x8212 E: louise.hermsen@Odyne.com Follow us on Twitter @Odyne President of Hybrid Truck Systems Manufacturer, Odyne Systems, LLC, Steps Up to Leadership in Key Industry Organization Waukesha, WI —Joe Dalum, president and chief executive officer of Odyne Systems, LLC, has been named vice president of the Green Truck Association (GTA). The GTA was established as an affiliate division...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, (608) 267-7303 Governor Scott Walker is announcing plans to move forward on a project to make major improvements to the Daniel Hoan Bridge and the I-794 Freeway in downtown Milwaukee. “The I-794 Freeway and the Hoan Bridge are key links in southeast Wisconsin’s transportation network,” said Governor Scott Walker. “I’ve challenged the Wisconsin DOT to begin design...

Contact: Barbara Dimick, Library Director 608-266-6363 libraryadministration@cityofmadison.com City of Madison contacts: Jeanne Hoffman, Facilities and Sustainability Manager, 608-266-4091 Rachel Strauch-Nelson, 608-266-4611 April 1, 2011 – Madison, WI – Architects from Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle and Potter Lawson will unveil the final working design for a new Central Library on Thursday, April 7 from 7-9 pm at the Madison Senior Center, 330 W....

Contact: Bill Rubin/Jacki Bradham St. Croix EDC 715-381-4383 71 of 72 Counties Also Report Higher Rates On March 30th, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Manny Perez announced the preliminary February unemployment rates for Wisconsin’s 72 counties. St. Croix’s rate was estimated at 7.6% which is higher than the January rate of 7.0%. A year ago, the county’s unemployment rate was estimated at...

Contact: Jane H. Larson, (608) 224-5005 MADISON – Comments are needed on a proposed special pesticide registration for control of powdery scab, a potato disease. The special registration proposed by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection will allow growers to use Omega® 500F on potatoes for control of powdery scab. Omega® 500F contains the active ingredient fluazinam and...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON — Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that Wisconsin has received payment of $164,187.16 as its share of a settlement joined by other states and the federal government with pharmaceutical manufacturer Schwarz Pharma, Inc., and Schwarz Pharma Manufacturing, Inc., to settle allegations that the companies violated FDA regulations concerning the regulatory status...

By Brian Clark For WisBusiness.com Building on the popular Dane County Farmers’ Market on the Capitol Square, as well as a successful program to link area farmers with large institutional buyers, officials are now looking into opening a 30,000-square-foot packing facility to wash, label, distribute and market local growers’ produce and other products. In a recent interview, outgoing Dane County Executive Kathleen...