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Madison Area Technical College welcomes Mitch Lanzini of Lanzini Bodyworks and The Learning Channel's (TLC) "OverHaulin" on Tuesday, April 26. Meet Mitch and check out his gorgeous execution of a Chip Foose design on a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in room 31A of the College’s Truax campus (3550 Anderson St.) Tickets are $12 in advance and...

Contact: Amy Gores, Marketing Director Email: agores@murphydesmond.com Direct Dial: 608.268.5582 Madison, WI - The law firm of Murphy Desmond S.C. welcomes Rebecca DeMarb as an attorney in the firm’s Creditors’ Rights, Business Bankruptcy & Commercial Litigation practice group. DeMarb represents debtors and secured creditors in bankruptcy, state court receiverships, commercial litigation and out-of-court business reorganizations. She frequently...

Contact: Wendy Norem Marketing Director Shorewest, Realtors(r) (262) 827-4111, ext. 232 wnorem@shorewest.com Brookfield, Wisconsin. We're pleased to announce Ellen Ostermann as the new Sales Director of the Shorewest Realtors(s) Cedarburg/Grafon Office located at 1245 Cheyenne Avenue, Suite 103 in Grafton. The Cedarburg/Grafton Office has 18 licensed and experienced sales associates who live, work and play in the area. Ellen began her career in 2003 as a sales...

Contact: Wendy Norem Marketing Director Shorewest, Realtors(r) (262) 827-4111, ext. 232 wnorem@shorewest.com Brookfield, Wisconsin. We're pleased to announce Deborah Brown as the new assistant sales director of the Shorewest Realtors(s) Elmbrook/Wauwatosa Office located at 11622 W. North Avenue in Wauwatosa. The Elmbrook/Wauwatosa Office has 85 licensed and experienced sales associates who live, work and play in the area. Brown will be responsible for recruiting...

Muskego, Wisconsin - April 19, 2011 - Intrepid Innovations Inc., a firm specializing in an array of affordable and effective online advertising solutions, which include Web and graphic design, social media, copy writing, and search engine optimization, and Innovative Outdoor Service Inc., a provider of landscaping and outdoor living services, jointly announced today a long-term deal that will enhance...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Project to create 379 jobs MADISON---Governor Scott Walker announced today that Brown County will receive a $2 million grant from the Community Development Block Grant–Economic Development (CDBG-ED) program of the Department of Commerce. Brown County will lend the funds to Marquis Yachts, LLC, for the purchase of new equipment and for working capital. “The decision...

High-concept store offers unique customer experience BROOKFIELD, Wis. (April 13, 2011) - U.S. Cellular celebrated its new high-concept store in Brookfield during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. The store, located at 16720 W. Bluemound Rd., is designed to enhance the wireless shopping experience through innovative design and interactive technology. It’s the first store...

MADISON - Four University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members are among a list of pre-eminent scholars and leaders newly elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archaeologist J. Mark Kenoyer, engineering professor Juan J. de Pablo, biochemistry professor Marvin P. Wickens, and economics professor Steven N. Durlauf are among the 212 new members announced Tuesday, April 19 in...

CONTACT: Richard Burgess, (608) 263-2635, burgess@oncology.wisc.edu (prefers email for first contact); Lynn Allen-Hoffman, (608) 262-2884, blallenh@wisc.edu MADISON - As Wisconsin struggles with unemployment and anemic growth, a group of health-related university spin-offs continues to benefit from UW-Madison's profound depth in biological sciences, medicine and engineering. The spin-off businesses focus on everything from regenerative medicine to influenza and infection. Some...

Program educates employees to make better sustainable choices outside of the workplace Neenah, Wis. — Miron Construction Co., Inc., a leader in commercial construction, is leveraging its leadership in sustainability to celebrate and expand employee efforts to realize the benefits of sustainable choices in their personal lives. “We’ve enabled our clients to enjoy the financial, environmental and health benefits of...

Contact: Dale Holmen Tel. 608-241-4751
 Email: holmendd13@att.net http://walkfordyslexiamadison.org
 Event to Raise Awareness and Funds to Help Children with Dyslexia Madison, Wis. (April 20, 2011) — The Children’s Dyslexia Center - Madison (pka the Madison Masonic Learning Center) is now accepting registration and pledges for its second annual Walk to Help Children With Dyslexia. This...

WI Sustainable Business Council Tom Eggert, Executive Director sustain@bus.wisc.edu 608 267‐2761 Evolution Marketing, llc Lisa Geason‐Bauer, President 262‐354‐0341 Lisa@evolutionmarketing.biz Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council Names New Board Member MADISON, WI APRIL 19TH 2011: The Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Lisa Geason-Bauer (Oconomowoc WI), Evolution Marketing President, to the Advisory Board of the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council. Ms. Geason-Bauer will be one of twelve...

For additional information contact Neil Fauerbach, Director of Marketing Smith & Gesteland, LLP 608-828-3110 – neil.fauerbach@sgcpa.com MADISON, WI APRIL 19, 2011: An award honoring family businesses in Wisconsin has drawn nominations from across the state. 15 companies are competing for the Wisconsin Family Business of the Year Award in three categories. Awards will be given to Small (1-49 employees), Medium...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Project creates 125 direct new jobs, 129 indirect jobs Madison – Governor Scott Walker announced today that a Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) grant has been awarded to the City of Altoona, Eau Claire County. The $625,000 award provides the state’s contribution toward helping Curt Manufacturing, Inc. expand its existing facility in Altoona and create new jobs...