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For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MANITOWOC - A civil environmental enforcement action against Karl Excavating, Inc. (Karl) of Manitowoc arising from solid waste violations has been resolved, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today. During a May 2010 inspection, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) found approximately ten dump truck sized loads of demolition material and bottom...

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Contact: Bill G. Smith at (608) 255-6083 Jack Mozloom at (609) 989-8777 NFIB says small companies pay disproportionately for regulatory compliance MADISON (April 12, 2011) – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), which represents roughly 12,000 small businesses in Wisconsin, testified today in Madison its members pay substantially more than larger companies to...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Bill Passes Both Houses with Bipartisan Support Madison – Governor Scott Walker signed Act 14 today which repeals the auto insurance minimum coverage mandate put in place by the previous administration. “Repealing this anti-consumer mandate is good for middle class Wisconsinites and small businesses and I am proud to sign its repeal and replacement,” Governor Walker said. “It...

CONTACT: Jessica Stauber, WestmorelandFlint on behalf of maurices, jessica.stauber@westmorelandflint.com, 218.727.1552 Women to rally hometowns for online votes Duluth, Minn.– Women from across the country have entered maurices Main Street Model Search. They’re vying to be among 12 finalists chosen to model in...

Contact: Jake Blanchard, blanchard@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 263-0391 MADISON - University of Wisconsin-Madison Provost Paul M. DeLuca Jr. has announced five finalists who are being considered for the position of chief information officer (CIO) and vice provost for information technology at the university. A 17-member search and screen committee, chaired by engineering physics professor Jake Blanchard, recommended the finalists to DeLuca. To...

Madison Region Worksite Wellness Week: May 15-21, 2011 Encouraging employee wellness in the Madison Region WHAT: Worksite Wellness Week, hosted by the Madison Region Healthcare Leadership Collaborative in partnership with Thrive, is a local awareness week designed to celebrate our region's dedication to employee wellness programs. During this week, businesses are encouraged to offer health-related activities to employees and attend...

For More Information Contact: Peggy LeBrun IFFGD Toll-Free: 888-964-2001 Email: plebrun@iffgd.org MILWAUKEE, (April 12, 2011) Adrian Miranda, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, received the prestigious Junior Investigator – Basic Science award from the International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) at the recent 9th International Symposium on Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders held in Milwaukee. ...

Contact: Aaron Brower, (608) 262-5246, ambrower@wisc.edu MADISON - The Madison Initiative for Undergraduates (MIU) has granted $4 million to 19 projects to complete its third and final round of funding. The final allocation will go toward the hiring of an additional 24.5 faculty positions in innovative or high demand programs, bringing to 80 the number of faculty positions that the...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison – Governor Scott Walker met today with Governor Zhao Zhengyon of Shaanxi Province to increase Wisconsin’s trade ties with China. China is currently Wisconsin’s 3rd highest trade export destination after Canada and Mexico. Ten years ago it was 13th. Last year, Wisconsin sold $1.3 billion worth of products to China, about 6.7...

Contacts: Eve Galanter, WWIG, 608-238-0333, galanter71@aol.com Steve Klinke, Klinke Cleaners, 608-222-6060 MADISON – Wisconsin Women in Government (WWIG) and Klinke Cleaners, in their 9th year of collaboration, are partnering together to help support the YWCA of Madison’s “Suited for Success” program, the organizations announced today. “We are...

Contact: Jeremy Artz Marketing Specialist 414.371.8261 Milwaukee, WI April 12, 2011 – Bank Mutual is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Bruss to the newly created position of Vice President of Commercial Banking. Mr. Bruss is responsible for generating and managing mid-market commercial banking relationships and is based at Bank Mutual’s Commercial Banking Center: 2600 N. Mayfair Road, Milwaukee, WI. Mr. Bruss has...

CONTACT: Susan Dakins, 262.894.0623, info@customfitrealty.com DELAFIELD, WIS.—Home buyers and sellers have “real choices, real savings” with Custom Fit Realty and owner Susan Dakins, CRS, GRI, SRES, ABR. Her full-service discount brokerage serves Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties, specializing in the Lake Country area. Dakins has 20 years of professional experience, and she and her colleagues offer clients personalized attention and dynamic...

MILWAUKEE (April 12, 2011) – Metrix, the field service software company, today announced that Zigmo, a technology service provider headquartered in Glen Allen, VA, is using Metrix OnDemand to automate their service processes. Zigmo is leveraging Metrix OnDemand in three strategic business units. Zigmo’s repair division services desktop computers and a variety of portable electronics from laptops to MP3 players...

COAL ASH HILL DAY IN D.C. Americans from Nine States Advance Public Health and Safety Agenda for Regulating Coal Ash Disposal WASHINGTON, D.C.///April 12, 2011///Concerned citizens from nine states – Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia – participated today in meetings on Capitol Hill and with various federal agencies to tell their stories of living near...