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For more information contact: Laura Kleinow (414) 978-5358 lkleinow@whdlaw.com Milwaukee, Wis. – April 20, 2011 – The law firm of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. (WHD) is pleased to announce that attorney Barbara J. Zabawa has been named leader of its Health Care Law Team. Zabawa, who practices health law and business litigation out of the firm’s Madison office, has nearly...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison – Governor Scott Walker will be in Hartland today to visit Merge Healthcare to make an announcement on job creation. This event is open to credentialed members of the press. When: Today, 3:45PM Where: Merge Healthcare 900 Walnut Ridge Drive Hartland, WI 53029

Contact: Ashley Huibregtse, 608-224-5002 MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced today that three potato growers were elected to the Wisconsin Potato Industry Board. These elected members will serve on the board from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2014. Tom Wild of Antigo, District 1, and William Wysocki of Plover, District 2, were re-elected to...

Contact: Bill Bessette (608) 246-6127 Wisconsin’s job creators count on Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) graduates to meet their employment needs, but this will be increasingly challenging under the proposed State Budget. Technical colleges, such as Madison Area Technical College, have always served an important role as local economies rebound from recession. In fact, statewide enrollment is up 40 percent over...

MADISON - The University of Wisconsin-Madison will continue to support veterans under the Wisconsin GI Bill, Chancellor Biddy Martin said today in response to a legislator's criticism. "As a land-grant university, we have a long history of backing military veterans who are seeking a degree, of supporting their academic careers and in helping them achieve their educational goals," said Martin. "Our...

Jannsen + Company presents Speaker Hall of Fame member May 17 CONTACT: Terry Jannsen, CPA, CFP®, Jannsen + Company, (262) 513-9292, Terry.Jannsen@jannsen.com Pewaukee, Wis. – Vince Poscente has set world speed skiing records, written a New York Times bestseller and been inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame. What does he do for an encore? The answer is unforgettable - and Jannsen...

Contact: Bill Bessette (608) 246-6127 Vera Riley of Cross Plains, Joel Winn of Fort Atkinson and Jo Oyama-Miller of Monona were unanimously reappointed to three-year terms on the Madison Area Technical College District Board. Riley, who serves as board treasurer, has been a Town of Cross Plains Supervisor since 2003, and served as assistant principal at Madison East High School from...

and Special Session on Business Dynamics in Russia & Former Soviet States Friday, May 13, 2011 7:30 AM – 10:00 AM Madison Marriott West On Friday, May 13 the Madison International Trade Association (MITA) will feature a series of timely presentations on market opportunities around the world by the Directors of Wisconsin’s International Trade Offices in Brazil, Canada, China and...

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For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 WINNECONNE – Winneconne contractor Radtke Contractors, Inc., has been ordered to pay $15,000 in forfeitures, assessments and costs for placing unpermitted...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Project to create 100 jobs MADISON—Governor Scott Walker today announced that Merge Healthcare Incorporated, Hartland, Waukesha County, will receive $500,000 in JOBS Tax Credits and a $500,000 loan from the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to consolidate operations at its Hartland headquarters. The project will create 100 jobs, retain 163 jobs, and represent $2 million in investment. “My...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON – Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announces today that his office has successfully obtained summary judgment against a Waukesha County developer, Country West Development, LLC, in Waukesha County Circuit Court. The Department of Justice filed a civil complaint against Country West Development in August 2009 alleging failure to implement and maintain erosion...

Contact: Greg Downey, 608-695-4310, gdowney@wisc.edu MADISON - A University of Wisconsin-Madison alumna this week was awarded a Pulitzer Prize, the most prestigious award in journalism, for an explanatory report on an effort by doctors to diagnose a boy's mystery illness. Kathleen Gallagher was part of a team of two reporters and three visual journalists from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel who won...

Students at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will showcase their academic research at the twelfth annual College of Letters and Science (L&S) Undergraduate Research Symposium on Friday, April 29. The symposium, featuring more than 100 research posters and presentations from students representing 12 departments within the college, will be held on the first and second floors of the Science Building...

CONTACT: John Murphy, President Murphy Associates, Your Marketing Department P: 262-786-7424 E: John@marketingwithmurphy.com Brookfield, WI, April 22, 2011 – Murphy Associates, Your Marketing Department, has launched a new division focused specifically on Personal Branding. It will be headed by Judi Murphy, Senior Vice President and Co-Founder of the Brookfield, WI firm. “We are pleased that Judi will continue to expand...