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Contact: Kelley Dixon Marketing & Events Coordinator First Business Financial Services, Inc. Phone 608-232-5774 kdixon@firstbusiness.com MADISON, WI, March 29, 2011 – First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: FBIZ) announced today that Emily Bradley has been named one of In Business Magazine’s 40 Under 40 in the Madison area. Emily is a Human Resources Associate with First Business Financial...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, (608) 267-7303 Application Would Allow State to Save $20 Million that Doyle Administration Had Committed to Spending MADISON—Governor Scott Walker announced today that Wisconsin would submit a High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail grant application to the federal government for at least $150 million in upgrades to the Hiawatha line. “Upgrading the Hiawatha line will save the state money and...

Hello, my name is Dave Tice. I am a veteran broadcaster, voice actor and marketing pro. I have a humorous and informative 60 minute workshop targeted towards executives, sales pros, lawyers and people from all walks of life. Since we're all in there "pitching" something, I have dubbed myself (tongue in cheek) "America's Pitching Coach". I demonstrate all the techniques...

CONTACT: Cathy Trueba, cmtrueba@studentlife.wisc.edu, 608-263-5174 MADISON - Two acclaimed alumni from the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be on hand when the new McBurney Disability Resource Center is dedicated in a grand opening ceremony from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, at the center, located at 702 W. Johnson St. Roberta "Bobbi" Cordano ('90 JD LAW), vice president of programs for the Amherst...

Third annual MillerCoors–River Network grant competition concludes with more than 20,000 votes cast CHICAGO – MillerCoors and River Network, a national non-profit focused on water quality, today announced the recipients of more than $50,000 in grants to be used toward watershed protection and quality. The winning organizations were chosen by the public through an online voting competition in which...

Central Wisconsin and international trivia enthusiasts will compete in the world’s largest trivia contest at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on WWSP 90FM. Celebrating its 42nd year with a tribute to the popular 1950s television show, “I Love Lucy,” the 54-hour trivia contest, “I Love Trivia,” begins Friday, April 8. The annual Trivia Parade begins at 4 p.m. on Friday,...

CONTACT: John Witte, 608-262-5715, witte@lafollette.wisc.edu MADISON - Reports on the fourth-year evaluation of school choice in Milwaukee will be released at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Wednesday, March 30. For the first time, the researchers will report findings regarding the effect of the choice program on rates of high school graduation and college enrollment. Rigorous studies of the achievement growth of voucher and...

MADISON - This year's Romnes Faculty Fellowships recognize a baker's dozen of talented, up-and-coming faculty from across the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Romnes awards recognize exceptional faculty members who have earned tenure within the last four years. Selected by a Graduate School committee, winners receive an unrestricted $50,000 award for research, supported by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). The...

MADISON - Eleven outstanding faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have been named winners of this year's Kellett Mid-Career Awards. The Kellett award, supported by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), recognizes outstanding mid-career faculty members who are five to 20 years past the first promotion to a tenured position. Each winner, chosen by a Graduate School committee, receives...

CONTACT: David Thompson, CEO, (262) 544-5500, dave@swimmingpoolservices.com Pewaukee, Wis. – Continuing a streak of honors from professional and peer associations, Swimming Pool Services Inc. was recently awarded a Bronze 2010 Wisconsin Remodelers Award from Milwaukee/NARI. The award, for “Landscape Design over $60,000,” recognized Swimming Pool Services’ work at a home in Brookfield. The Pewaukee company designed and built an outdoor living...

The UWM Women Leaders Conference returns, March 31, for a day of inspiring education. Hosted by the School of Continuing Education, the event takes place at the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee from 8am-1:15pm. Attendees will learn from accomplished women, discover what inspires them and harness the energy to empower themselves. Highlights of this year’s conference include keynote speaker...

Contact: Meg Sheehan, Biomass Accountability Project meg@ecolaw.biz, 1-800-729-1363 WHAT: Panel to discuss concerns over proposed biomass plant WHEN: Tuesday, March 29, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM WHERE: Rothschild Elementary Gymnasium, 810 First Street, Rothschild, WI ROTHSCHILD, WI – Citizens in Rothschild, WI have been organizing to oppose a 50-megawatt biomass incinerator proposed by We Energies and Domtar Paper, which would expose 2,600 students from...

Contact: Meg Sheehan, Biomass Accountability Project meg@ecolaw.biz, 1-800-729-1363 Energy company Adage—a joint venture between nuclear power producer Areva and Duke Energy—cancelled plans for a 55-megawatt biomass electricity project in Port of Shelton, Washington, following over a year of citizen backlash spearheaded by Concerned Citizens of Mason County. “This is a citizen victory,” said Beth McBain, spokesperson for Concerned Citizens of Mason...