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Media Contact Michelle Rothmeyer Senior Content Specialist TMA+Peritus 715.849.4200 mrothmeyer@tmaperitus.com Antigo, WI -- In an effort to provide a more informative, interactive online experience for retailers, restaurateurs, food service personnel and members of the agricultural industry, the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) has redesigned and launched http://www.wisconsinpotatoes.com. The site focuses solely on the needs of trade members, with navigation centered on core industry...

Contact: Justin Doherty, (608) 225-1891, jmd@athletics.wisc.edu MADISON -- New Orleans is a Saints and Hornets town, but some Wisconsin Badgers are hoping to cultivate some young converts ahead of Thursday's NCAA Tournament game with Butler University. A pep band, cheerleaders and Bucky Badger will spend part of Thursday morning at a surprise pep rally at Woodmere School in Harvey, La.,...

WHAT: Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board (MAWIB) has prompt a National Workforce Day of Action to educate the public on how the federal budget cuts being proposed will adversely affect the Milwaukee area, Southeast Wisconsin and the nation. The day will bring together...

Contact: Joshua Morby 414.791.9120 MILWAUKEE – Six Wisconsin ethanol producers signed on to a letter this morning asking for support from the US Department of Agriculture to correct its monthly reporting on corn demand for ethanol to more accurately reflect the actual amount of corn that is used to produce the fuel. “The problem is that when the USDA report says...

Kelly McEvers, an award-winning journalist and NPR’s foreign correspondent based in Baghdad, will be a guest lecturer in classes at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point from March 29–31. Students in communication, history, international studies and political science classes will benefit from her expertise. McEvers will present a free public lecture at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, in Room 221...

Contact: Joshua Morby (414) 791-9120 morby@nationconsulting.com Racine, Wis. –DeltaHawk Engines on Tuesday named Dennis Webb the company’s new CEO. Webb, who has been with DeltaHawk since 2005, will take over for Diane Doers, who will continue serving in an advisory role with the board of directors. The news of Webb assuming the role of CEO comes on the heels of a series...

For more information: Beth Blanck (414) 978-5637 bblanck@whdlaw.com IT and HR management veteran served in prominent Wisconsin organizations Milwaukee -- The law firm of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. is pleased to announce that Philip R. Zwieg has been named its Director of Operations, overseeing the Information Technology and Human Resources departments. Zwieg has amassed over 35 years of experience working in the financial services,...

Milwaukee, WI ---- First Weber Group is pleased to announce that http://www.FirstWeber.com has earned the 2010 Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Website Quality Certification designation by meeting rigorous standards of website excellence. The certification recognizes member websites that are pursuing "best practices" in website design and Internet communications. “We are extremely proud to have received this recognition...

CONTACT: Janet Kelly, (608) 890-1491, jkelly@warf.org MADISON - A panel of experts will discuss funding opportunities available to young firms for advancing the research and development of their technologies at the WARF Gilson Bootstrapping seminar being held Wednesday, March 23. Offered free for entrepreneurs, students and anyone interested in the topic, the program begins at 5 p.m. in the Town Center...