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January 18, 2011, Monroe, Wisconsin: Gary Olson, President of the Minhas Craft Brewery announced that 2010 was a banner year for “the oldest brewery in the Midwest” on 3 different fronts: PRODUCTION The Brewery packaged just under 250,000 barrels in 2010. This annual volume matches the highest annual barrels ever produced by the Brewery in its long and storied...

For more information: Lisa Kidd - Director Office of University Relations Marian University (920) 923-7602 universityrelations@marianuniversity.edu FOND DU LAC, Wis. — Marian University will hold its twenty ninth annual Business & Industry awards dinner at the Stayer Center for Technology & Executive Learning on Thursday, March 3, at 5:45 p.m. The theme of this year’s event is Sports and Philanthropy: The Business of Giving Back. ...

Contact: Jerry Davies 213-400-4459 Los Angeles, CA -- John Muscolino, current Farmers Marketing Manager for the mid-western states, has been appointed Farmers Wisconsin State Executive Director, effective immediately, according to Farmers Insurance. “I congratulate John on his promotion,” noted Todd Brooks, Farmers Eastern Zone Senior Vice President. “John has...

A team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has landed a two-year $200,000 U.S. Department of Commerce, Sea Grant, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grant to develop a Geographic Information Systems (GIS)-based analysis of sustainable domestic aquaculture development in Wisconsin. Christopher Hartleb, a biologist and co-director of the Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility, Keith Rice and Doug Miskowiak of...

An early childhood educator at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has been named one of six Registry Commissioners for the state of Wisconsin. Marge Andersen, a native of Stevens Point and an alumna of UWSP with a degree in elementary education, has taught in the Helen R. Godfrey University Child Learning and Care Center for the past 28 years. She...

CONTACT: John Murphy, President Murphy Associates, Your Marketing Department P: 262-786-7424 E: John@marketingwithmurphy.com Brookfield, WI, January 19, 2011 – Judi Murphy, co-founder of Murphy Associates, Your Marketing Department, has been named Senior Vice President of the Brookfield, WI firm. Murphy co-founded the firm with her husband in 1992 and has over 20 years of innovation in marketing and sales management, corporate...

Designations represent the latest additions to Proteus’ growing P5 program FRANKLIN, Wis. (January 18, 2010) – Proteus Packaging, an international supplier of paperboard packaging solutions, announced today it has obtained chain-of-custody certifications under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®) as part of the company’s robust corporate responsibility initiative. The SFI® and FSC® certifications enable Proteus to...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 LAKE NEBAGAMON – The Wisconsin Department of Justice has been awarded a default judgment against Pepper R. Craft, d/b/a Gary Lind Well Drilling, of Lake Nebagamon, for violations of state laws regulating well drilling and safe drinking water. According...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 ONALASKA – Menard, Inc. has been ordered to pay $30,000 in forfeitures, court costs and attorney fees for illegal hazardous waste disposal at its store in Onalaska, La Crosse County. Wisconsin law provides for the safe and proper handling and disposal of all types of hazardous waste....

McLEAN, Va. (January 18, 2011)—Angler/entrepreneur Ben Hobbins of Madison, Wisc. is the latest appointee to the Future Fisherman Foundation’s board of directors. Hobbins turned heads in 2006 with his invention of IronClads™, a line of life-like, soft-plastic fishing lures specially made to be extra-strong and nontoxic. Because these lures stay firmly on the hook, they don’t wind up at...

Contact Anna-Marie Opgenorth anna@historicmilwaukee.org 414-277-7795 MILWAUKEE, WI - (January 2011) Historic Milwaukee, Inc (HMI) announces Doors Open Milwaukee, a special event taking place September 24th and 25th, 2011. 100 BUILDINGS 100 buildings, many seldom visited by the public, are planned to be open for tours free of charge. HMI is simultaneously planning three-dozen specialty tours. These in-depth tours will involve architects, historians, urban planners,...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison–Governor Scott Walker today issued the following statement on the Senate’s passage of lawsuit reform legislation. “Today, the State of Wisconsin sent a clear message to employers that we are open for business. As we put up ‘Open for Business’ signs around our state borders, the State Senate passed legislation to help create a job friendly...

Press Contact Jennifer Hacker Olsen 952.548.3389 jolsen@wipfli.com http://www.wipfli.com Milwaukee, Wisconsin (January 17, 2011) — Janice Ahlstrom, health care partner, and Daryl Duenkel, manager, have been named to fellow status by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), the premier association for leadership in the management of technology, information, and change in health care. Both Ahlstrom and Duenkel work in the firm’s Milwaukee office. Members...

Sixteen of the region’s largest Boat Dealers will display the broadest array of boats of any Wisconsin Boat Show. Over 75 brands will be represented. Every category ranging from Canoes and Wave Runners to Motor Yachts and Sport Cruisers will be on display. Fishermen will have an un-paralleled selection of Aluminum and Fiberglass Boats, rigged Bass Boat style...

Madison, WI, January 10, 2011 – SVA Wealth Management, Inc., the Registered Investment Adviser affiliate of SVA Certified Public Accountants, S.C. announces recent promotions and new addition to its growing team. Molly McCarragher, J.D. and Debbie Oswald have both been promoted to Senior Wealth Manager in the SVA Madison office while Jay Czarapata, CFP®, CRPS® has been promoted to...