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Contact: Bill Keeton, Director of Communications and Government Relations 414-225-1572 (o) Bill.Keeton@arcw.org MILWAUKEE -- The AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW) has announced the opening of a new HIV-dedicated pharmacy that will provide comprehensive pharmacy services to HIV patients beginning March 1, 2011. The ARCW Pharmacy will be...

-Coordinate the ultimate viewing party in a private hot tub cabana or in a one-of-a-kind suite built to entertain - WISCONSIN DELLS, WIS. (Jan. 31, 2011) - As game day approaches, Wisconsin-based Kalahari Resort invites fans to go big with their plans to cheer for the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, Feb. 6. Featuring more than 1,000 televisions throughout the...

Contact: Bill G. Smith at (608) 255-6083 Jack Mozloom at (609) 989-8777 Madison (January 31, 2011) – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) applauded a ruling in federal court today overturning the controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Bill G. Smith, the organization’s state Director, said the decision is a...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON – Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen made the following statement in light of today’s decision in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida by the Honorable Roger Vinson, in which Judge Vinson agreed the law contained fatal Constitutional flaws consistent with the...

By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com After years of working on compromises for the siting of wind turbines in Wisconsin, Jeff Anthony says he was blindsided earlier this month when Gov. Scott Walker proposed changes that Anthony argues would preclude future wind energy developments in the state. “Walker was elected on a pro-jobs platform, but this proposal would be a job killer...

Contacts: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 MADISON—Governor Scott Walker today announced that Brown County, on behalf of Ashland Avenue, LLC, has received a $1.5 million Recovery Zone Facility Bond allocation from the Department of Commerce to remodel and improve an existing facility in Ashwaubenon so that it can be used by WESCO Distribution, Inc., a national distribution company with...

Contact: Bill Rubin/Jacki Bradham St. Croix EDC 715-381-4383 On January 26th, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) released the December unemployment rates for Wisconsin’s 72 counties. St. Croix’s rate was estimated at 6.1% which is the same as the November rate, but higher than the October rate of 5.7%. A year ago, the county’s unemployment rate was estimated at 7.3%. “We would still...

Contact: Jeremy Artz Marketing Specialist 414.371.8261 Milwaukee, WI January 28, 2011 – Bank Mutual is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher Mayne to the newly created position of Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer. Mr. Mayne is responsible for ensuring the overall quality of Bank Mutual’s lending portfolio and is based at Bank Mutual’s Corporate Headquarters at 4949 W. Brown...

CONTACT: Caroline Letiecq, Communications Manager caroline.letiecq@quarles.com (602) 229-5377 MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that partner Walter J. Skipper and retired partner Bruce C. Davidson were named "2011 Leaders in the Law" by the Wisconsin Law Journal. Mr. Davidson has also been recognized with a Lifetime Achievement award for his career and its lasting imprint...

MADISON, Wis. — What do you get when you give Madison Children’s Museum Exhibits Designer Jon Edwards a 1957 Heinkel Trojan automobile, a couple of charcoal grills, a handful of discarded window sash weights, and a boxing glove from Ford’s Gym? The answer is the Punch Buggy, of course. The museum’s newest exhibit—part of the second-floor Possible-opolis exhibit area,...

Below is an excerpt from the most recent edition of WisBusiness Thursday Trends. The full version of this weekly look at the state of Wisconsin business is now available for free to anyone who signs up for the Thursday Trends mailing list. The full product includes several items in each of the rising, mixed and falling categories plus a...