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CONTACT: Chris Kucharik, kucharik@wisc.edu, 608-890-3021 MADISON - An interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is turning a comprehensive lens on Madison's water in all its forms - in the lakes, streets, faucets, ground and atmosphere - thanks to the National Science Foundation. Five UW-Madison professors, including two of the campus's most-lauded ecologists, recently received a five-year,...

CONTACT: Jake Moskol, 608-262-2852, jamoskol@wisc.edu MADISON - Global health problems extend beyond clinics, vaccine laboratories, and hospitals. Some of the most pressing problems stem from societal, economic and environmental factors as well. The University of Wisconsin-Madison's growing Global Health Initiative is taking on this multisector challenge by fostering research collaborations that advance sustainable health in Wisconsin and the world. "The tendency in...

MEDIA CONTACTS: Lisa Marshall, Wisconsin Department of Tourism Phone: 608-267-3773 E-mail: lmarshall@travelwisconsin.com Jocelyn Berkhahn, Wisconsin Department of Tourism Phone: 608-261-8203 E-mail: jberkhahn@travelwisconsin.com VISIT Milwaukee VP to join state agency MADISON, Wis. (January 5, 2011) — David Fantle, vice president of public relations for VISIT Milwaukee, has been named deputy secretary of tourism for the Wisconsin Department of Tourism. For nearly seven years Fantle has worked for VISIT...

Contact: Bill G. Smith at (608) 255-6083 Jack Mozloom at (609) 989-8777 15 percent tax credit will boost small business job creation MADISON (January 5, 2011) – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) today said that a proposed tax credit for small businesses announced by Governor Scott Walker this afternoon will invigorate the state’s struggling economy and put people back to...

Integrity Insurance added Laura Dedering as a program and association specialist. She will be instrument in promoting current commercial products, developing new products and building relationships crucial to the success of expansion into niche and program business. Dedering has a bachelor’s degree in human resource managemetn from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Before joining Integrity, she was an association business development...

Visual Analogies and Inquiries: The Work of Michiko Itatani and Birgitta Weimer TINY: Art from Microscopes at UW-Madison January 21 - March 5, 2011 Artist Talk, Thursday, Jan. 20, 6 p.m.; Opening Reception Gallery Night, Jan. 21, 5 - 9 p.m. High resolution images, artists' statements and information about the TINY exhibit are available at the ftp site listed below. Tours of the exhibitions...

Contact: Bill Rubin/Jacki Bradham, St. Croix EDC, 715-381-4383 Rates Across the Region are Lower Than One Year Ago County unemployment rates for November 2010 have been posted by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD). St. Croix County’s rate, estimated at 6.1%, rose for the second consecutive month. In September, St. Croix’s rate was 5.4% and the October rate was announced...

For more information, contact: Peg Schmitt, Director of Public Affairs (608) 266-7744, Peg.Schmitt@dot.wi.gov Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Secretary Mark Gottlieb has named two veteran WisDOT managers to his executive team and announced acting administrator positions for the department. Mike Berg will become deputy secretary of the department. Berg is a 28-year employee of WisDOT, most recently serving as director of the Division...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Change will make job creation top priority for state government Madison–Governor Walker today released a draft of legislation to transform the Department of Commerce into the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. “Our first goal for the state has to be job creation, but our current government structure does not reflect job growth as a priority,” said Governor Scott Walker....

MADISON - Marty Croak was diagnosed with head and neck cancer in May 2009. A lump near his ear prompted him to see a physician. By month's end, his cancer moved from his tongue down the right side of his neck and into his lymph nodes. His first radiation treatment was June 2, 2009. By October he no longer...

Contact: Bill McCoshen Executive Director Competitive Wisconsin, Inc. (608) 258-8411 Reform was top priority of Be Bold Wisconsin Report (MADISON) - Competitive Wisconsin today applauded Governor Walker for his effort to reform the Department of Commerce. "Reforming the Department of Commerce was a key recommendation of the Be Bold Wisconsin: The Wisconsin Competitiveness Study released by Competitive Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Economic Development Association and...

Welcome to a new episode of "WisBusiness: The Show," a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues. The first episode of the new year kicks off with an interview with Mark Bugher, the director of University Research Park, Tom Still's commentary on hopes for 2011 and a new stock report. The show is produced by Tweedee Productions of...