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For more information contact: Sharon Zalewski (414) 978-5448 szalewski@whdlaw.com Milwaukee, Wisc. – February 14, 2011 – The law firm of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. announced it has hired Ricky C. Benjamin as a partner practicing in the areas of Litigation-Tort and Labor & Employment Counseling/Litigation in the firm’s Milwaukee office. He will also have an active role in other practice areas offered...

CONTACT: Susan Bach, Director of Communications PHONE: 414- 847- 6085 FAX: 414-302- 0355 E-MAIL: sbach@wisconsin.bbb.org Milwaukee, Wis. – Consumers turned to the Wisconsin Better Business...

For more information: Pat Seitz 262-626-8611 (office) pseitz@regalware.com Kewaskum, Wisconsin (February 14, 2011) - The Saladmaster® division of Regal Ware, Inc. has been selected as a finalist in the 2011 About.com Readers’ Choice Awards in the categories of Best Cookware for their Saladmaster® solutions Ti Cookware, and Best Kitchen Gadget for the Saladmaster® Machine. Products were nominated by readers at About.com from January...

Menomonee Falls, Wis. – Ken Connor, CR, co-owner of Connor Remodeling & Design, has been named Certified Professional of the Year by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry, Milwaukee Chapter. Connor, a 26-year veteran of the remodeling business, was recognized for his many years of service to Milwaukee/NARI and his longstanding commitment to professionalism and educating others. Connor has...

CONTACT: Steve Carpenter, 608-262-3014, srcarpen@wisc.edu MADISON - Recalculating the global use of phosphorous, a fertilizer linchpin of modern agriculture, a team of researchers warns that the world's stocks may soon be in short supply and that overuse in the industrialized world has become a leading cause of the pollution of lakes, rivers and streams. Writing in the Feb. 14 edition of...

CONTACT: Paul DeLuca, UW-Madison, 608-262-1304, pmdeluca@wisc.edu; Brian Thompson, UWM Research Foundation, 414-229-3397, briant@uwmfdn.org MADISON - Wisconsin's two doctoral universities will continue their partnership promoting collaborative research projects involving faculty and academic staff at both institutions. Biddy Martin, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Michael R. Lovell, interim chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, are renewing the Intercampus Research Incentive...

For Information: Elizabeth Kelly 414-390-5500 ekelly@muellercommunications.com Make it Your (MY) Milwaukee County Initiative addresses Milwaukee County’s fiscal, structural crisis Milwaukee – Local business leaders joined community and civic leaders to announce the recommendations of the Make it Your (MY) Milwaukee County Initiative at a news conference today at the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The recommendations were also presented at the Greater Milwaukee Committee’s (GMC)...

Wausau, Wis. -- Window and Wall Systems has hired Chris Gall as its sales representative serving the Southeastern states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Ken Carpenter previously managed this territory during more than 25 years of employment with Wausau. Carpenter will retire at the end of February, officially transitioning to Gall. “We appreciate Ken’s dedication and years...

CONTACT: Alicia Jackson, 608-265-2899, ajackson@engr.wisc.edu MADISON - A system that could widely expand stent treatments for patients with diseased arteries won the top prize and $10,000 in the Schoofs Prize for Creativity, one of a pair of competitions that make up Innovation Days, an event that rewards University of Wisconsin-Madison students for innovative and marketable ideas. For the first time in...

CONTACT: Judi Murphy P: 262-786-7424 E: Judi@marketingwithmurphy.com Palzewicz’s powerful branding recognized by the ActionCOACH network Elm Grove, WI, February 15, 2011 –ActionCOACH, the world’s number one business coaching firm, named Jim Palzewicz its BrandCOACH of the year at its Americas Conference Awards ceremony, which took place at the Aliante Station Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Palzewicz won the award based on voting by...

Free year of coverage if Marquette or Wisconsin wins tourney CONTACT: Thomas Gaumond, (262) 784-0644, tomg@g2insuranceservices.com Brookfield, Wis. – With March hoops mania soon approaching, G2 Insurance Services is offering local college basketball fans the opportunity to win big if their team wins the national tournament. If Marquette or Wisconsin wins the “Field of 64” title, G2 Insurance Services will give up...

Contact: Robert E. Hurst II Phone: (414) 771-4171 The 2nd Annual Funtastic Times Business Expo is scheduled for Wednesday, March 30, between 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Tommy Thompson Center located at Wisconsin State Fair Park. For $120, Exhibitors will have a standard booth space with a table. Exhibitors will have access to hundreds of Southeast Wisconsin’s brightest...

(APPLETON, WI) Donna Gehl, President of Image Studios Inc. a provider of commercial and advertising photography, has been appointed to President and Chief Executive Officer. Gehl has been President of the studio since 2007 and employed with Image for 22 years. She becomes the third generation of leadership for the business. Gehl announced the promotions of Michael Leschisin to...

Contact: Mary Schmidt 920-284-7165, mkschmidt@centurytel.net Convenience center sees franchising growth in future Executives at Express Convenience Centers announced they will sell two retail outlets to Kwik Trip, Inc. The Appleton stores are located at 4735 Converters Drive and 2175 S Memorial Drive. Company leaders say the sale is part of a bigger strategy to grow opportunities for franchising the Express Convenience Center brand....

CONTACT: Tom Jensen, Communications Coordinator 563.587.4072 or tjensen@htlf.com MADISON, Wis. - February 14, 2011 - Wisconsin Community Bank, with seven offices throughout Wisconsin, today announced the promotion of Rhonda Urban to senior vice president of retail sales from vice president of retail sales. Urban has more than 25 years of banking experience as a teller, operations liaison, customer service supervisor and retail...