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CONTACT: Parameswaran Ramanathan, 608-263-0557, parmesh@engr.wisc.edu; John Booske, 608-262-8548, booske@engr.wisc.edu MADISON - A smartphone application that will allow running race observers to keep track of particular runners in real time has won $10,000 and top prize at the inaugural University of Wisconsin-Madison Qualcomm Wireless Innovation Prize. The idea for the app, called Runner's Fan, came when master's degree in business...

Contact: Erika Monroe-Kane or Stephanie Hayden, 608.266.9000 MADISON – Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary Eloise Anderson today announced the appointment of James Martin as Administrator of the Division of Enterprise Solutions. In this role, Martin will oversee DCF operations such as human resources, information technology, and financial management. This Division provides support essential to the operation of...

MEDIA CONTACT: Mark Treichel Hoffman York 414.225.9554 mtreichel@hyc.com Thanks to technical and financial assistance from Focus on Energy MADISON, Wis. (April 29, 2011) — With the help of Focus on Energy, Wisconsin utilities' statewide program for energy efficiency and renewable energy, and in partnership with We Energies, Neenah Foundry has implemented an energy-efficient emerging technology into practice that shows promise for any facility that operates...

CONTACT: Mark Schmitz, principal and creative director of ZEBRADOG (608) 257-8400 Mark@zebradog.com 　 Local company’s world-class installation wows judges and thrills visitors to the Institutes MADISON— One of the most creative and technically sophisticated interactive-media installations in the world was unveiled recently at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery…and it has already won a major international award for Madison’s own ZEBRADOG! The installation offers an...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker today announced that Wisconsin will provide specialized wild-land firefighting equipment and trained fire personnel to Texas to assist in suppressing wildfires that have burned over one and a half million acres there in recent weeks. A formal request for fire suppression resources recently came to the Division of Forestry from...

Contact: Bill Rubin/Jacki Bradham St. Croix EDC 715-381-4383 68 of 72 Counties Report Lower Monthly Rates On April 20th, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Manny Perez announced the preliminary March unemployment rates for Wisconsin’s 72 counties. St. Croix’s rate was estimated at 7.5% which is lower than the February rate of 7.6% but higher than the January rate of 7.0%. A year...

Contact: Wendy Norem Marketing Director Shorewest, Realtors® (262) 827-4111, ext. 232 Hurry and Enroll Today! Brookfield, Wisconsin - Shorewest, Realtors® is growing rapidly and is currently offering a $200 discount on its licensing course through April 30. The course offered is a state-approved real estate salesperson pre-licensing course. The cost for the course is regularly...

Contact: Robin Reid, Communications Director Madison Community Foundation 608-232-1763 or rreid@madisoncommunityfoundaion.org Madison, WI, April 28, 2011 - Madison Community Foundation (MCF) led its spring grant cycle with a gift of $100,000 towards...

Contact: Michelle Holland, cmb@bocklabs.wisc.edu, 608-262-3203 MADISON - The Cellular and Molecular Biology (CMB) graduate program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has too much science to fit into a single department. Try three dozen departments instead. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the CMB program, one of the largest biology graduate programs on campus. The program will celebrate its golden anniversary with...

Contact: Jennifer Collins, Executive Director jcollins@mplfoundation.org Office: 608.266.6318 Madison Public Library Foundation announced today that it will accelerate its fundraising efforts to meet financing and construction benchmarks so that the plan for the new Central Library can proceed on schedule. The agreement has the city contributing $17 million to the capital project (through bonds), $4.5 million will come from pending new...

Celebrating 25 years of inspiration MILWAUKEE--Ernst & Young LLP is pleased to announce the 2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Upper Midwest finalists. This group of outstanding entrepreneurs was selected by an independent judging panel made up of previous winners of the award, leading CEOs, private capital investors and other regional business leaders. The winners will be revealed...

For more information: Pat Seitz 262-626-8611 (office) 262-247-6586 (cell) pseitz@regalware.com Kewaskum, Wisconsin (April 29, 2011) - More than 250 people from 15 countries will tour Regal Ware’s Schmidt Road manufacturing plant in West Bend on Wednesday, May 4 as part of Saladmaster’s International Dealer Meeting being held May 3-6. Australia, Bahamas, Canada, Colombia, Guatemala, Indonesia, Ireland, Jamaica, Korea, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Spain,...

For more information, contact Kimberlee Wright, Midwest Environmental Advocates (608) 251-5047, ext. 3 Lori Grant, River Alliance of Wisconsin (608) 257-2424 ext. 111 Madison—At the April 27th meeting of the Natural Resources Board, Walker appointed DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp justified suspension of the state’s long-awaited phosphorous rules by stating they would result in an annual cost of $900 for some municipal wastewater...

CONTACT: Dan Stotmeister 414-444-6328 Fair Housing Awards were presented on Friday, April 30, 2011 during the 2011 statewide fair housing conference of the Wisconsin Fair Housing Network, held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin. Four fair housing awards were presented in various categories from among nominations submitted in response to a statewide solicitation to over 400 organizations. In addition,...

Contact: Kristy Klug 262.677.3407 kklug@dcicheeseco.com RICHFIELD, Wis., April 29, 2011 – DCI Cheese Company (“DCI”) is pleased to unveil “Goodness. Naturally.”, an enter-to-win contest sponsored by Organic Creamery, the most extensive line of certified organic cheese varieties in the United States. One Grand Prize winner will receive a $500 gift card that can be used to purchase a variety of items...