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Contact: Regina Oldendorf Ph: 608-989-2187 Email: execdir@wisconsinffaalumni.org Wisconsin FFA Alumni Convention held the 31st Convention at the Ramada Inn of Stevens Point, Wisconsin February 11-13, 2011. More than 240 FFA Alumni members, State FFA Officers, FFA Advisors and guests participated. The convention themed “POINTing in the Right Direction” was hosted by Sections 1, 2, 3, & 7 and...

Tuesday, March 8, 2011 Fluno Center 601 University Ave. Madison, WI 53715 Presented by Amy Schuman, The Family Business Consulting Group Families can become very adept at solving problems - but what about the frequently occurring “unsolvable problems”? For example, should families put the needs of the business first or the needs of the family first? Should families invest or harvest? Wise family businesses...

Waukesha, Wis. – Pantheon BC has restructured and expanded its BC University education program to offer business owners an even more flexible and affordable opportunity to learn fundamental business skills to help improve and grow their companies. BC University courses will be held the first Friday of each month, beginning March 4. The curriculum has been expanded to...

Progress continues to connect thousands of customers to high-speed Internet in twenty states by 2013 For more information contact: Cindy Tomlinson, Associate Manager-Public Relations TDS Telecommunications Corp. 608-664-4471 / cindy.tomlinson@tdstelecom.com MADISON, Wis. (Feb. 21, 2011) — TDS Telecommunications Corp. (TDS®) announces it has selected and hired four engineering firms to implement its broadband network designs which were completed by TDS Network Services teams...

Contact: Joshua Morby 414.791.9120 Twelve other state companies present; shows economic impact of fuel Milwaukee, Wis. – Representatives from seven of Wisconsin’s ethanol facilities and twelve other companies with a presence in the state are in attendance early this week for the Renewable Fuels Association National Ethanol Conference. The event, which runs from February 20-22 in Phoenix, Arizona, offers those invested in...

Contacts: Ben Manski (608) 239-6915 brmanski@gmail.com; Sally Stix (608) 444-0497 sally.stix@stixlaw.com MADISON, WISCONSIN - The Midwest Region of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) stands in solidarity with the tens of thousands of Wisconsin citizens demanding an immediate end to Governor Scott Walker’s attack on workers’ human rights. As the nation has witnessed, over the past week tens of...

Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin. The January-February issue of MyBusiness, the trade journal of the National Federation of Independent Business, or NFIB, features a full-page color photo of Paul Rux, Ph.D. at the start of its lead story on advice for home-based business. Dr. Rux consults on business and educational planning and projects from his home office in Mt....

Contacts: Paul Radspinner, President and CEO FluGen ...

Contact: Charlotte Vallaeys, 978-369-6409 Prominent Brand Representing “Natural” Foods as Organic Organic Industry Watchdog Files Complaint with the Federal Trade Commission Cornucopia, Wis. – The Cornucopia Institute filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, alleging that Hearthside Food Solutions, which manufactures Peace Cereal, is misleading consumers by suggesting that its “natural” breakfast cereals are grown and processed without pesticides. The Peace Cereal...

CONTACT: Dennis Clark, General Manager Courtyard by Marriott Madison East ...

Contact: Margie Simon Princeton, Minn., 2-16-11--On the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus of 935 acres with 42,099 students, 2,017 faculty and 16,507 employees, getting faculty and employees to destinations on time can prove challenging. That challenge grew in 2006 when Wisconsin’s Governor Jim Doyle ordered a reduction in gas-powered vehicles to reduce pollution and save money. The campus met that challenge...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Heather Van Vugt Ramirez (414) -384-7900, x 34 hramirez@centrolegalwisconsin.org District Attorney Chisholm to speak at event supporting bilingual legal services, education programs MILWAUKEE, Wis. – February 15, 2011 – Centro Legal is celebrating its 20th anniversary with its Annual Luncheon on March 1. The luncheon helps support Centro Legal’s bilingual legal services and education programs. Milwaukee County District Attorney...

Contact: Tony Gacek (202) 266-8357 tgacek@nahb.com http://www.loghomes.org Jan Koepsell (920) 668-8251 jank@expeditionloghomes.com http://www.expeditionloghomes.com WASHINGTON, DC - Jan Koepsell, Founder and co-owner of Expedition Log Homes, Oostburg, WI, officially began her one-year term as Log Homes Council (LHC) President at the 2011 International Building Show in Orlando, Florida. The LHC is a council of the Building Systems Councils (BSC) of the National Association of...

Toolkits from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation to be distributed to Lions Clubs MILWAUKEE – Feb. 18, 2011 – Lions of Wisconsin District 27-A2 is joining the American Diabetes Association and the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation to encourage their communities to join the Stop Diabetes movement by educating them about the seriousness of diabetes, the...