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Brewer and Non-Profit Partner for Third Annual Grant Competition CHICAGO (February 22, 2010) – MillerCoors today announced an $80,000 donation to River Network, a national non-profit organization with more than 650 local member organizations focused on water quality and watershed protection. As part of the third annual MillerCoors – River Network Grant Competition, watershed grants will be awarded to six...

Press Contact Jennifer Hacker Olsen 952.548.3389 jolsen@wipfli.com http://www.wipfli.com Milwaukee, Wis. (February 22, 2011) — If your organization collects, stores, transmits, or processes credit card information, the new year has ushered in some new rules. Updates to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) were released in late October 2010 and became effective on January 1, 2011. Issued by the PCI Security Standards...

FEATURED EVENT How to Maximize the Value of Your Business Tuesday, February 22 | 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm | University Club of Milwaukee REGISTER ( http://www.mmac.org/index.php?src=events&submenu=AboutMMAC&srctype=detail&category=COSBE&refno=180 ) Presented by COSBE's Executive Roundtable Program Put your business in a better...

U.S. Cellular is one of only 40 companies to receive this distinction in the U.S. MADISON – U.S. Cellular was recognized at the J.D. Power and Associates Customer Service Roundtable in Las Vegas as a J.D. Power 2011 Customer Service Champion—one of only 40 companies to have earned this distinction this year. To qualify for inclusion on this elite list,...

From: Chelsey Gruetzmacher, St. Norbert College intern, chelsey.gruetzmacher@snc.edu, 920-403-3089, http://www.snc.edu DE PERE: St. Norbert College faculty member, Matthew Stollak, assistant professor of business administration, has received the 2010 Career Achievement Award from the Green Bay Area Chapter Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). ...

How to Travel Safely in an Unsafe World Tuesday, Mar. 8, 2011 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM Madison Marriott West Crime and kidnappings. Abrupt political upheaval. Weather threats and natural disasters. International business can bring many rewards but it can also expose travelers to safety and security risks. What responsibility do you and your company have to develop a travel risk management...

Small Business: The First Step Thinking about going into business? Spend one evening getting a clear picture of what it's really like to run a small business. Assess your own strengths and weaknesses as a business owner. Learn how to analyze the potential for your business. Discover what you need and where to find it....

Contact: Tamara Packard 608.251.0101 / packard@cwpb.com Cullen Weston Pines & Bach LLP is pleased to announce that Susan M. Crawford has joined the firm as a senior associate. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Crawford served as the Chief Legal Counsel to Governor Jim Doyle from 2009 to 2010. In that role, she was the chief legal advisor to the...

Contact: Wendy Norem Marketing Director Shorewest, Realtors(r) (262) 827-4111, ext. 232 Brookfield, Wisconsin. Shorewest, Realtors(r) is pleased to recognize Ann Braasch as the office leader for three consecutive years at Shorewest’s Fort Atkinson Office (now relocated to the Watertown Office). In 2010, Braasch closed over $3.1 million in sales and has helped 18 families with...

CONTACT: Lorraine Loken 202-533-1819, cell 703-201-8811 lloken@CWAA.us Andy Larsen (for Milwaukee Water Council) 414-271-0101, cell 414/840-0891 alarsen@boelterlincoln.com (Washington, D.C., February 22) The Clean Water America Alliance announced winners today of the 2011 U.S. Water Prize for watershed-based approaches toward water sustainability. “These five water champions reflect the diversity of America and set a shiny example for innovating, integrating, and collaborating from...

Koch Statement "We have no interest in purchasing any of the state-owned power plants in Wisconsin and any allegations to the contrary are completely false. This is a dispute between public-sector unions and democratically elected officials over how best to serve the public interest. Unfortunately, there are those who would prefer to portray it as something else entirely. A balanced...

For more information contact: Kelley Dixon Marketing & Events Coordinator First Business Financial Services, Inc. Phone 608-232-5774 kdixon@firstbusiness.com MADISON, WI, February 22, 2011 – First Business Bank announced today that Charlotte Miller has been promoted to Senior Client Relationship Specialist. First Business Bank is part of First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:FBIZ). Charlotte has over 24 years of banking experience, predominately in the area of home...

When Ben Brancel was secretary of the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection 10-plus years ago, former Gov. Tommy Thompson kept him busy with new initiatives. This time around, Brancel, 60, has a new boss in Gov. Scott Walker. Burdened with a multi-billion-dollar state budget deficit, the former Assembly speaker says he'll be trimming rather than starting anew. “The...