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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...

Contact: Bill Rubin/Jacki Bradham St. Croix EDC 715-381-4383 On February 17th, St. Croix EDC honored its 2010 business of the year winners at a banquet in New Richmond, Wisconsin. The 2010 winners include Engineered Propulsion Systems, Inc. (New Richmond) as Emerging Business of the Year, GaMra Composites, Inc. (Hudson) as Small Business of the Year, and Valley Cartage, Inc. (Hudson) as Business of...

Contact: Joshua Morby 414.791.9120 MILWAUKEE – A recent report issued by the United States Department of Agriculture says the total value of Wisconsin crops rose by more than $1 billion dollars last year to $4.8 billion, up from $3.5 billion in 2009. More than half of the value came from the state's corn crop, which was valued at nearly...

Media contact: Kim Weiss, blueplate pr 919-272-8615; kim@blueplatenc.com Raleigh architect will discuss modern, sustainable design in Madison February 18, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) -- Frank Harmon, FAIA, principal of Frank Harmon Architects PA in Raleigh, will be the featured speaker for the Wright Lecture Series in Madison, Wisconsin, on March 10, beginning 7 p.m. in the Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center. Harmon will...

Contact: Donna Gilson 608-224-5130 MADISON – Secretary Ben Brancel has appointed administrators to lead five divisions in the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, including some familiar faces. Appointees are: * Mike Powers, who will lead the Division of Agricultural Development * John Petty, heading up the Division of Agricultural Resource Management ...

Contact: Joshua Morby (414) 791-9120 morby@nationconsulting.com Racine, Wis. – The Racine City Council on Wednesday approved a $1.2 million low-interest loan for DeltaHawk Engines, Inc., which plans to manufacture a family of 2 – 12 cylinder engines for the general aviation industry. The two-percent loan will be provided in $400,000 increments over three years, and is tied to facility improvements on DeltaHawk’s...

CONTACT: Scott Williams, (608) 890-2199, spwilliams@wisc.edu MADISON - In his 2011 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama called for a clean-energy standard, increased funding for clean-energy technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the ambitious goal of generating 80 percent of the country's electricity from clean-energy sources by 2035. Yet, those clean-energy technologies are still widely up...

Video engages and can help tell your story like no other medium. Rather than trying to cram everything about your organization into one long video, savvy website owners populate their sites with shorter videos that are topic-specific to the page they are on. Here are some different videos to consider for your site: Marketing Videos provide a...

Contact: Kristy Klug 262.677.3407 kklug@dcicheeseco.com RICHFIELD, Wis., February 17, 2011 – DCI Cheese Company (“DCI”) today announced that the company has entered into a definitive merger agreement whereby Saputo Cheese USA Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Saputo Inc., will acquire Fairmount Cheese Holdings Inc. (“Fairmount”), parent company of DCI Cheese Co. The transaction is anticipated to be completed in March...

Michigan LPGA Futures Tour Event June 20-26 in Beautiful Upper Peninsula (HARRIS, Mich.) - The Island Resort Championship at Sweetgrass is now offering several value-based sponsorship opportunities for its June 20-26 LPGA Futures Tour event that include VIP tent tickets, golf rounds and entry into "meet the players" gatherings. Packages range from an official program sponsorship to Gold title sponsor,...

KENOSHA, Wis. – Dave Riley, president of Kenosha-based Riley Construction, has been elected president of the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Wisconsin’s Board of Directors for 2011. “It is an honor to be elected by my peers to lead this organization during what could be a critical turnaround period for Wisconsin’s construction industry,” says Riley. “There’s still a bumpy road...

Contact: Joshua Wescott, Office of the County Executive (608) 267-8823 or cell (608) 669-5606 February Collection 38% Higher than a Year Ago Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk announced today the county’s sales tax collection for the month of February was up 38.25% from the same month a year ago. Over the past year, collections have run more than $1.6 million...

For more information contact: Laura Kleinow (414) 978-5358 lkleinow@whdlaw.com Milwaukee, Wis. – February 18, 2011 – The law firm of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. is pleased to announce the addition of two attorneys to its Litigation–Business Practice Group in the Madison office. Tom Heneghan has joined the firm as a partner practicing in the areas of Intellectual Property Litigation and...

Contact: Katie Nekola, General Council, 608‐251‐7020 ext. 14, 608‐212‐8751 (cell) Asks agency to set limits, monitor this carcinogen MADISON — Today, Clean Wisconsin asked the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to classify crystalline silica a "hazardous air pollutant" and to monitor how much of this carcinogenic toxin is being released into Wisconsin's air. "There are at least 375 sources of this...

CONTACT: David Van Sickle, 608-729-5940, vansickle@wisc.edu WASHINGTON, D.C. - Asthma diagnosis and management vary dramatically around the world, said David Van Sickle, an honorary associate fellow at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, during a presentation today (Feb. 18) at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Asthma affects...