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Contact: Bill Bessette (608) 246-6127 It was a short retirement for Don Madelung. The former Herzing University President, who stepped down this past December, is now the major gifts officer at Madison Area Technical College. "I have been here only a week and already I find myself loving the energy and the vast opportunities that Madison College provides students, staff, alumni...

Jeff Joerres, Manpower Inc. Chairman and CEO, Participates in CNBC Live Debate on Measures to Boost Jobs in Advanced Economies at World Economic Forum Annual Meeting MILWAUKEE, Jan. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN), world leader in innovative workforce solutions, will on Wednesday, 26 January, participate in the CNBC live debate at the 2011 World Economic Forum Annual...

Madison, Wis., Jan. 21, 2011—The board of directors of MGE Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGEE) today declared the regular quarterly dividend of $0.3751 per share on the outstanding shares of the company's common stock, payable March 15, 2011, to shareholders of record at the close of business March 1, 2011. MGE Energy has increased its dividend annually for the past 35...

Contact: Bill Rubin/Jacki Bradham St. Croix EDC 715-381-4383 Economic Vitality of 3-County Area Displayed in Tables and Graphs St. Croix Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and the UW-River Falls Center for Economic Research (CER) have released the inaugural St. Croix Valley Economic Dashboard. It is a compilation of statistical information about St. Croix, Polk, and Pierce counties presented in easy-to-read tables and graphs. It can...

For further information contact: Rebecca Freund – 262.697.4610 Employers are welcome to showcase their jobs at the Kenosha County Job Fair for job seekers in Kenosha. This Job Fair is co-sponsored by the Kenosha County Job Center/Business Services team and jobs.kenoshanews.com . The Job Fair will be held Tuesday, February 8, 2011 from 12:30 p.m. till 3:30...

(Green Bay, WI) – Great Lakes Calcium Corp. is pleased to announce the appointment of Harwick Standard Distribution Corporation as their distributor partner for the sale of GLC® calcium carbonate products to the rubber and PVC industries. “We’re very pleased to be able to join forces with Harwick Standard,” said Wes Garner, CEO of Great Lakes Calcium. “This is...

CONTACT: Jason Bittner, 608-890-2311, bittner@engr.wisc.edu MADISON - The 2010 Urban Mobility Report, the most accurate picture of traffic congestion in 439 U.S. urban areas, now includes information about truck delay and the economic impact of congestion specific to trucking. The National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research (CFIRE), a National University Transportation Center based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, sponsored...

CONTACT: Florencia E. Mallon, 608-263-1807, femallon@wisc.edu MADISON - Adrian Burgos, professor of history in the Department of African American, Latin American and Caribbean Studies and Latino/a Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will present the first Selig Distinguished Lecture in Sport and Society at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Thursday, Jan. 27. The lecture will be given at 4...

CONTACT: Janet L. Kelly, 608-890-1491 or 608-772-2868, jkelly@warf.org MADISON - James Thomson, director of regenerative biology at the Morgridge Institute for Research and a University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher since 1994, learned this week that he is this year's co-winner of the prestigious King Faisal International Prize in Medicine. Thomson is scheduled to receive the prize, established in 1977 by the...

Ruffin’ It Resort, Madison’s premier doggie daycare and hotel, was presented the Angie’s List 2010 Super Service Award; only 5% of businesses nationwide on the List qualify for this coveted award! Angie’s List is a growing collection of consumers' real-life experiences with local businesses. According to Angie’s List website, more than one million consumers nationwide use Angie's List to find...

CHICAGO (January 21, 2011) – Grainger (NYSE: GWW) today announced that it has been named to the 2011 FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list. Grainger is the leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products serving businesses and institutions. In one of the most comprehensive annual workplace survey conducted in corporate America, FORTUNE selects 100...

Below is an excerpt from the most recent edition of WisBusiness Thursday Trends. The full version of this weekly look at the state of Wisconsin business is now available for free to anyone who signs up for the Thursday Trends mailing list. The full product includes several items in each of the rising, mixed and falling categories plus a...