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FORT WASHINGTON, Penn., March 21, 2011 – Core Essence Orthopaedics, Inc. (Core Essence), a Fort Washington, Penn.-based orthopaedic device company, announced today it has raised $11.5 million in Series B financing. Baird Venture Partners led the round, joined by existing investor NewSpring Health Capital, Robin Hood Ventures and other individual investors. The funding, which follows a $5 million...

Deming Way location will be one of only two Krispy Kreme outlets in Wisconsin MIDDLETON – On Tuesday March 22, the iconic doughnut chain Krispy Kreme will open its first Madison-area location, at 2019 Deming Way in Middleton. Middleton will be just the second Wisconsin location for the national chain. Although Krispy Kreme sells assorted types of doughnuts, its signature...

Contact: Joshua Morby Mobile: 920.968.4197 Email: media@thenewnorth.com MARINETTE, March 18, 2011 – Marinette Marine has received a $376 million contract by the US Navy to build another littoral combat ship at the company’s...

WHEN THE FANS SPEAK THE ASAMT LISTENS March 21, 2011 - The American Speed Association® Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment and GrandStay Hospitality is listening to its fans. Throughout the winter, several questions were posted on the ASA Midwest Tour Facebook Page because the ASAMT wanted to hear from their fans. Well, when some of...

Contact: Bill Malkasian, WRA President, 608-345-9004, wem@wra.org or David Clark, Economist, C3 Statistical Solutions and Professor of Economics, Marquette University, 414-803-6537, dclark@c3stats.com MADISON, WI – After a strong showing in January, home sales in Wisconsin declined in February according to data just released by the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association (WRA). Sales of existing homes fell 5.5 percent in February compared to the...

Media Contact: Steve Schultz (608) 458-3285 Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program funds available through May 15, 2011 MADISON, WI – March 21, 2011 – Alliant Energy is reminding customers that energy assistance funds are still available for qualified individuals and families through the Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program (WHEAP). The program provides dollars to moderate and low income level households to...

Contact: Carol Hirschmugl, 414-229-5748, cjhirsch@uwm.edu; or Rohit Bhargava, 217-265-6596, rxb@illinois.edu With intensity a million times brighter than sunlight, a new synchrotron-based imaging technique offers high-resolution pictures of the molecular composition of tissues with unprecedented speed and quality. Carol Hirschmugl, a physicist at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), led a team of researchers from UWM, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign...

As the Obama Administration marks the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, the White House today issued a report highlighting the benefits of health reform for Wisconsin residents. Signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010, the Affordable Care Act has given Wisconsin residents more freedom and control over their health care choices. The...

Brookfield, Wis. – March 21, 2011 – Patina Solutions, a unique professional services firm that provides seasoned professionals, generally over the age of 50, on a flexible basis to help companies achieve their business objectives, announces it has named Patrick J. O’Brien as Chairman of the Board. “We are thrilled to have Patrick as our first Chairman of the Board,”...

Contact: Kate Dixon, (608) 265-8769, news@uwalumni.com MADISON - The Wisconsin Alumni Association is awarding honors this season to generations of University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates who make positive impacts on campus, across Wisconsin and in communities throughout the world. Eight UW-Madison graduates are receiving WAA's 75th annual Distinguished Alumni Awards, the association's highest honor. Young alumni are being recognized with the Forward...

CONTACT: Karin Borgh, (608) 277-2508, karin.borgh@btci.org MADISON - The 6th Annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium, Reprogramming& Controlling Stem Cell Phenotype, will be held on April 27, 2011 in Madison, WI. Talks provided by world leaders in the area of cellular reprogramming will focus on using intracellular or extracellular cues to manipulate gene regulation...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, (608) 267-7303 Madison–Governor Walker announced in Lomira today that Wisconsin would be creating three additional Enterprise Zones for the state. Senator Randy Hopper and Representatives Tom Larson, Jim Steineke and Mary Williams will be introducing the legislation to authorize the new zones. “Enterprise Zones are the most powerful tool the state has to assist the private sector...

CONTACT: Karin Borgh (608/277-2508; karin.borgh@btci.org) The 10th Annual International Bioethics Forum: Manifesting the Mind welcomes leaders in their fields to explore perspectives on human consciousness. Experts such as National Geographic’s Explorer Wade Davis, mindfulness researcher Richie Davidson, and physicist Henry Stapp are just a few of...

Contacts: Jim Graziano jgraz510@gmail.com +1-920-883-9085 Milwaukee, WI, USA: Scopia Technologies LLC, creator of the on-line travel search engine, GoScopia.com announced recent technology advances that now offer GoScopia.com users the ability to search (within covered areas) for public transportation at airports and allow for quick and easy information on intermodal connections using the bus or a train. Technology upgrades allow site visitors...

March 22, 2011, from 7:00–8:30 pm MMoCA Lecture Hall, Madison Free and open to the public. As part of the “Education is Fundamental” series, the Wisconsin Academy is pleased to host a special round table discussion with Wisconsin's top education administrators, entitled Getting to A+: Wisconsin's Education Challenges. Join Daniel Nerad, Joan Wade, and Michael Thompson in a no-holds barred discussion as...