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By Greg Bump WisBusiness.com Gov.-elect Scott Walker on Wednesday told members of the Dairy Business Association that he wants Wisconsin to be the most aggressive state in the country when it comes to tort reform, promising to greatly reduce regulations on farmers and businesses. "I told (Gov.) Rick Perry down in Texas 'Look out, we're coming after you,'" Walker said this morning...

Contact: Kristy Klug 262.677.6950 kklug@dcicheeseco.com RICHFIELD, Wis., December 1, 2010 – DCI Cheese Company (DCI) is pleased to announce that two of its product offerings were granted Bronze awards at the World Cheese Awards held last week in the United Kingdom: Black River Gorgonzola and El Cortijo Murcia al Vino. Black River Gorgonzola is a perennial award winner recognized for its...

Contact: Kelley Dixon Marketing & Events Coordinator First Business Financial Services, Inc. Phone 608-232-5774 kdixon@firstbusiness.com MADISON, WI, December 2, 2010 – First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: FBIZ) announced today that Rick Nelson and Pamela Gould have been promoted to Senior Credit Analysts. Rick has been with First Business since July of 2007. He graduated from University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON – Department of Commerce Secretary Aaron Olver announced today a Request for Proposals (RFP) to companies and researchers interested in the development of joint Wisconsin-Israel R&D Partnerships. “We’ve worked hard to create joint venture opportunities for Wisconsin companies, both here and overseas,” said Secretary Olver. “Long-term collaborations between Israeli and Wisconsin...

Press Contact Jennifer Hacker Olsen 952.548.3389 jolsen@wipfli.com Milwaukee, Wis. (December 1, 2010) —Wisconsin-based accounting and consulting firm Wipfli LLP announced its fourth acquisition in 2010. Effective December 1, Blascoe & Associates of Rockford, Illinois, will join Wipfli LLP, an international CPA firm. “We are excited that Blascoe & Associates has joined Wipfli,” said Rick Dreher, Wipfli’s managing partner. ”Both of our firms...