WisBusiness

CONTACT: Gregg Mitman, (608) 265-5296, gmitman@med.wisc.edu; Stephen Ventura, (608) 262-6416, sventura@wisc.edu MADISON - Pursuing environmental studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is certainly not new, but being able to major in it is. For the first time, UW-Madison students can now earn undergraduate degrees in environmental studies or environmental sciences. The UW System Board of Regents approved the two new majors...

Contact: Lee Sensenbrenner (608) 266-9600 MADISON – Chairperson Phil Montgomery today announced that R.J. Pirlot will serve as his Executive Assistant, the top-ranking aide at the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. Pirlot, an attorney, is leaving as the Director of Legislative Relations at Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce and will begin his new role on Monday. “R.J. will be a great...

(MADISON, WI. – April 7, 2011) – NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC (NorthStar) announced it has received an investment from Hendricks Holdings of Beloit, WI. The investment will allow NorthStar to rapidly pursue introduction of new technologies and production methodologies in the nuclear medicine market for molybdenum-99 and other medically significant radioisotopes. Molybdenum-99 is used to support...

(April 8, 2011)— Robert W. Baird & Co. employee Sandy Gehler recently earned the Qualified Plan Financial Consultant (QPFC) credential from the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA). Gehler completed a rigorous education and examination program, covering a broad range of financial planning issues. Gehler joins an elite group of financial professionals across the United States that...

CONTACT: David Musolf, 608-262-3956, musolf@secfac.wisc.edu MADISON - The University of Wisconsin-Madison has announced three finalists for the position of vice provost for lifelong learning and dean of the Division of Continuing Studies. The finalists are: - James A. Campbell, who now serves as interim vice provost for lifelong learning and dean of the division; - Thomas F. Kowalik, director of continuing education and...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 8, 2011) - Stellar, a fully-integrated firm focused on design, engineering, construction and mechanical services worldwide, has hired three employees at its Stevens Point, Wisconsin office. Vicky Chojnacki joins the company as an administrative assistant brings and more than 20 years of experience in the administrative field working with high level executives. In Vicky's new role...

MADISON - One of the nation's leading investigative reporters and a writer who has chronicled innovation in Chicago business will visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus this month as writers in residence. Both are UW-Madison alumni. Lowell Bergman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning producer and correspondent for the PBS documentary series "Frontline," will speak to journalism and political science classes during...

Contact: Lori Devine, (608) 262-4268, devine@recsports.wisc.edu MADISON - Need a little inspiration to get outside and move? If the longer days and warmer weather aren't enough, UW-Madison's Division of Recreational Sports can help get you started at its wellness expo, scheduled for Saturday, April 9, from 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. at the Southeast Recreational Facility, commonly known as SERF. "The expo...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON – Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen today announced that the Wisconsin Department of Justice has obtained a default judgment against Thomas L. Ghelf (Ghelf) and Mississippi Sports and Recreation, Inc. (Mississippi Sports) for a total of $15,000 in forfeitures, surcharges and costs. The State of Wisconsin brought this case against Ghelf and Mississippi...