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Contact: Gayle Kugler, Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Network, 608-263-7812, gayle.kugler@uwex.edu, http://www.wisconsin.companiestowatch.org MADISON - Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Network (WEN) State Director Gayle Kugler today announced the winners of the second annual Wisconsin Companies to Watch (WCTW). Companies to Watch (CTW) is a distinctive awards program developed by the Edward Lowe Foundation to honor second-stage companies that demonstrate high performance in the marketplace, exhibit innovative...

CONTACT: Susan Feigenbaum, 314-516-5554, sskfeig@umsl.edu; Ananth Seshadri, 608-262-6196, aseshadr@ssc.wisc.edu MADISON - Susan Feigenbaum, professor of economics at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, has established a lectureship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in honor of a mentor and his wife. Feigenbaum, who earned her master's degree and Ph.D. at UW-Madison, created the Shirley and Burton A. Weisbrod Lectureship in the Economics of...

Contact: Nick Meyer, office: 715-552-0457, cell: 715-497-8903 or email at: nick@volumeone.org WHAT: Chippewa Valley Rock-n-Roll Kickball Classic (2nd year) WHEN: Friday night, May 27 and Saturday, May 28 WHERE: Cinder City Park in Altoona, WI (Next to Eau Claire, WI) WHO: Teams from Wisconsin & Minnesota. Music from Eau Claire. Spectators from anywhere. WHY: Because kickball is awesome. WEB: http://VolumeOne.org/kickball ALTOONA/EAU CLAIRE, WI - Volume...

Contact: Bill Rubin/Jacki Bradham St. Croix EDC 715-381-4383 Most Towns, Villages and Cities Have Double-Digit Increases; Some Have Triple-Digit Gains Earlier this month, the U.S. Census Bureau released its 2010 population estimates for Wisconsin’s 72 counties. Growth over a 10-year period in towns, villages and cities helped make St. Croix the state’s fastest-growing county. “St. Croix’s close proximity to the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area is...

Contact: Chris Davidian (414) 964-8871 chris@cdavidian.com MILWAUKEE (March 23, 2011) – Just in time to work off that winter padding and knock out a healthy body for summer, Milwaukee Adventure Boot Camp (MABC)...

Over 150 businesses and organizations urge reinstatement of local recycling requirements/funding in state budget bill 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 Stevens Point (WI) – March 24, 2011 – More than...

Contact: Sadie Kliner, 202.986.2600 Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families “Amidst all of the wrong being done to workers in Wisconsin, one thing has now gone very right: this morning’s Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruling in favor of Milwaukee’s paid sick days law. With both voters and the courts now solidly behind the law, it...

Contact: Tiffany Wynn 414.270.1758 tiffany.wynn@milwaukeewib.org Milwaukee—(March 24, 2011)—Today, the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board (MAWIB) held a National Workforce Day of Action to educate the public on how the proposed federal budget will adversely impact the Milwaukee area, Southeastern Wisconsin and the nation. The media event occurred at 10:30 a.m. at MAWIB’s office, 2342 N. 27th Street. Don Sykes, the CEO of MAWIB...

WYEN Media Contact Ben Hobbins, Executive Director jbhobbins@yahoo.com The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s Tony Evers announced that “Marketplace for Kids” -led by Southwest SBDC Director Gary Smith won an esteemed DPI award. “I am pleased to announce that Marketplace for Kids has been selected to receive an Standing Up for Rural Schools, Libraries, and Communities award’’ said state Superintendent Tony Evers....

Media Contact: Linda Funk Flavorful Insight, (866) 430-2590 lfunk@flavorfulinsight.com Waterloo, WI, March 24, 2011—Fans of Crave Brothers award-winning Mascarpone won’t be surprised to learn that the fresh sweet cheese has just earned its twentieth honor. In March, judges at the 2011 United States Championship Cheese Contest recognized Crave Brothers Mascarpone...

For additional information contact Neil Fauerbach, Partner Smith & Gesteland 608-828-3110 direct neil.fauerbach@sgcpa.com The eighth annual Wisconsin Family Business of the Year Award is accepting nominations from businesses throughout the state. The award celebrates companies that exemplify the family spirit of doing business together for everyone’s success. One family business will be selected for Grand Awards in each category of small...

For more information, contact: Chris Quesnell, Statewide Traffic Operations Center (414) 225-3727, chris.quesnell@dot.wi.gov Wisconsin DOT’s 511 Traveler Information system provides automatic tweets Wisconsin motorists can now receive a tweet regarding traffic incidents to help them plan their drive, just as the spring construction season is beginning. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s 511 Traveler Information System began tweeting incident reports that were previously only...

By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com The Badger State’s image took a hit from recent political unrest in Madison, self-described marketing “geek” and Milwaukee entrepreneur Sue Marks acknowledged Tuesday at a Wisconsin Innovation Network luncheon. But that doesn’t mean efforts to sell the state as a good place to do business and live should be put on hold. On the contrary, good marketers...