WisBusiness

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle M. Friedman (262) 754-2877 MADISON, WI — DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C. is pleased to announce Cari Anne Renlund’s return to the firm’s Madison office. Renlund previously served as a law clerk and associate with the firm. She then moved to the Wisconsin’s Department of Administration and Department of Transportation and has now rejoined the firm...

CONTACT: Don Schutt, 608-698-6915, dschutt@ohr.wisc.edu; Jacob Moskol, 608-890-3982, jamoskol@wisc.edu MADISON - Nathan Wolfe, an epidemiologist leading an effort to catch the next pandemic disease before it hits, will give the public a window into the big thinkers speaking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Big Learning Event. "The Virus Hunter" of National Geographic documentaries and one of TIME's Top 100 Most Influential...

CONTACT: Janet Kelly, 608-890-1491, 608-772-2868, jkelly@warf.org MADISON - You start with milk, but then what? Get the scoop from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, June 4, in the Town Center of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. "The Science of Ice Cream" is the topic for June's Saturday Science at Discovery event, scheduled to coincide with National Dairy Month. Attendees can explore how scientists...

Contact: Brian Knox (414) 276-6237 bknox@zeppos.com *** SLAMABAMA tops nearly 200 bands and will play World’s Largest Music Festival – Summerfest – July 2nd MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Briggs & Stratton Corporation today announced that SLAMABAMA is the winner of its 2011 “Battle of the Bands” following the three-month-long online contest. The country band that has played throughout Chicago and northern Illinois and has band...

FOR MORE INFORMATION Frank Koehn 218-341-8822 savethewatersedge@gmail.com http://www.savethewatersedge.com Representatives of Save The Water's Edge, a grassroots citizens collective centered in northern Wisconsin, will be visiting Milwaukee tomorrow (6/3/11) to spread the word about concerns surrounding LRB 2035 which the group attests would significantly weaken current mining laws in the state opening the door to taconite mining in the Bad River Watershed. ...

Contact: Diane Farsetta, WNPJ Executive Director, (608) 250-9240, diane@wnpj.org A bill recently introduced by Rep. Don Pridemore would allow law enforcement officials to detain someone for up to 48 hours, if officials have a "reasonable suspicion" that the person is in the United States without authorization. To avoid detention, the person must immediately show proof of her or his immigration...

MADISON, WI – May 26, 2011 – Musicnotes.com, the worldwide leader in downloadable sheet music, announced today that it is donating $1.00 per download of patriotic music to the Honor Flight program honoring our nation’s veterans. The promotion began on May 20 and will run through July 4. Memorial Day through the 4th of July represent Musicnotes’...

Contact: Jeff Bentoff 414.278.5281 MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele today announced that April was the 20th straight month of record passenger numbers at General Mitchell International Airport. The total of 844,453 passengers is a 1.42% increase over April 2010. Airport Council International’s newly released final passenger rankings for 2010 show that Mitchell jumped up 11 places, making it...

Media Contact Michelle Rothmeyer Senior Content Specialist TMA+Peritus 715.849.4200 mrothmeyer@tmaperitus.com Ms. Favor Hamilton to Attend Walk Wisconsin Event in Stevens Point, Wisconsin on June 4 Antigo, WI -- June 2, 2011 -- On your mark. Get set. Go! Suzy Favor Hamilton is now the Wisconsin Potatoes Spokesperson. "Yes, I eat potatoes," laughs Wisconsin native and three-time Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton. "Potatoes are so nutritious that everyone...

CONTACT: Adam Porton (630) 596-3226 (porton68@gmail.com) http://PositiveBusiness.co/ MADISON - This Friday the Wisconsin Positive Business Alliance (WPBA) is hosting a Save Our Craft Beer Speak-out & Beer March starting at 5pm. This event is being organized in support of Wisconsin's craft brewing industry. The WPBA is organizing a speak-out on the steps of the State Capitol for those who citizens and...

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Contact: Brandon Scholz, (608) 244-8460 Madison, Wisconsin (June 1, 2011)—Faced with the problem of a massive $250 million cut in state funding for UW-Madison in the next biennium, Chancellor Biddy Martin countered with a solution: the New Badger Partnership. Martin has spent several months educating lawmakers, organizations and Badgers across the state on why Wisconsin needs to make a major...

Media Contact: Sada Kempf, Senior PR Associate (920) 232-2230 Sada.Kempf@cliftoncpa.com MILWAUKEE, Wis. (June 1, 2011) – Clifton Gunderson, ranked as one of the nation’s largest certified public accounting and consulting firms, today announced Terry Halfman and Sean Walker have been named partners for the firm’s Milwaukee office. Halfman and Walker join seven other new partners recently admitted to the firm. “People are our most...

NEW YORK - June 1, 2011 - New threats by Monsanto have led to the filing of an amended complaint by the Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT) in its suit on behalf of family farmers, seed businesses, and organic agricultural organizations challenging Monsanto's patents on genetically modified seed. Twenty-three new plaintiffs have joined with the original 60 in the...

Media Contact: Sada Kempf, Senior PR Associate (920) 232-2230 Sada.Kempf@cliftoncpa.com OSHKOSH, Wis. (June 1, 2011) – Clifton Gunderson, ranked as one of the nation’s largest certified public accounting and consulting firms, today announced Jason Feltz has been named partner for the firm’s Oshkosh office. Feltz joins eight other new partners recently admitted to the firm. “Jason has a broad base of accounting...