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Media Contact: Sarah Kendall Director of Marketing and Communications Tel: 262-696-3350 E-mail: sarah.kendall@mranet.org November 5, 2010, Waukesha, Wis. – MRA–The Management Association (MRA) is pleased to announce that Bryan Roessler has joined the organization as Executive Director in Association Management and Director of Safety Services. Most recently Roessler served as the Director of the Wisconsin Safety Council (WSC), an affiliate of Wisconsin Manufacturers...

MEDIA CONTACT: Judy Braund 608.226.0800 judybraund@kw.com MADISON, WI – While many people use the Labor Day holiday as a time to spend with family and friends, 30 dedicated Keller Williams Realty Associates from the Madison Crossroads and Madison West Market Centers spent the afternoon of September 6th on the telephone, taking pledges for the Madison area Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. The event...

MADISON, Wis. (Tuesday, November 23, 2010) ― Downtown Madison, Inc. (DMI) presented Madison Children’s Museum with one of two Community Asset Awards at its annual dinner on November 15. The award recognizes businesses that improve the quality of life in downtown Madison for the area’s residents, business owners, employees, and visitors, according to John Cerniglia, DMI’s director of programming. Community...

Contact: Bill G. Smith, 608-255-6083 or Jack Mozloom, 609-989-8777 Madison (Nov. 23, 2010) – The National Federation of Independent Business today urged holiday shoppers to support neighborhood merchants this year by participating in “Small Business Saturday.” “Small business is the backbone of the economy and the largest provider of new jobs in Wisconsin,” said Bill G. Smith, NFIB state Director. “People...

Contact: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today broke ground on the Wisconsin Energy Institute, which will foster collaboration between the University of Wisconsin’s leading energy researchers and lead the development of clean energy that will grow Wisconsin’s future economy. Governor Doyle provided $50 million in state funding for the Wisconsin Energy Institute...

Contact: Rich Bartley, PGA Golf Professional Hawks Landing Golf Club Telephone Number: 608-848-4295 Email Address: Rich@HawksLandingGolfClub.com (Verona, WI) November 23, 2010– In a recently released survey from Midwest Golf Marketing, Hawks Landing Golf Club ranked number one in numerous areas. The survey was based on the responses of over 4,600 golfers reviewing 115 Wisconsin golf courses. Hawks Landing received the...

Madison, WI –– On Thursday, November 18th, Madison area business professionals gathered for a fun and informative event called Pecha Kucha. Created in Tokyo in 2003, Pecha Kucha rests on a presentation format in which speakers present 20 slides for 20 seconds each. This allows content to be easily, efficiently, and informally shared with the audience. Madison’s Pecha...

MADISON, WISCONSIN (11/24/2010) – Wisconsinmade.com, an e-commerce gift store, is pleased to announce that Steve S. Meyer Photography, of Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, has joined our artisan group. Wisconsinmade.com carefully selects only the finest gifts made in Wisconsin and offers them for sale on the Internet. "Wisconsinites will be proud to display award-winning photography from Steve S. Meyer in...

Contact: Teresa Weidemann-Smith (608) 266-9600 MADISON – Today, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) approved an increase in Superior Water, Light and Power Company electric, gas and water rates. Utility customers will see a 0.68 percent increase for electric, a 12.7 percent increase for water and a 2.5 percent increase for natural gas in 2011. The adjustment to electric, water...

In a recognition ceremony last week, Secretary Matt Frank honored Lake Delton Fisheries Restoration Project (LDFRP) founders Ben Hobbins and Dan Small for founding and executing the project to restore the Lake Delton natural disaster area two and a half years ago. “Today we recognize Ben and Dan for work founding and executing this vital restoration project after the 2008...