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(Madison, WI) Madison Network of Black Professionals, Monona Terrace Convention Center and The Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) will be hosting the 13th annual Autumn Gathering reception. This year’s event will be Tuesday, November 23th, 2009 from 5pm – 7pm at the Monona Terrace Convention Center. The keynote speaker at this year's gathering is Ismael Ozanne Dane...

Contact : Joshua Morby Mobile : 920.968.4197 Email: media@thenewnorth.com ALGOMA, November 22, 2010 – The Farm Market Kitchen Incubator, a shared-use food processing incubator located in Algoma, Wis. has announced that Nutorious, LLC has been selected as their incubator graduate of the year. Nutorious, located in Green Bay, Wis., was also named as a 2010 International Finalist in...

MADISON, WISCONSIN (11/22/2010) – Wisconsinmade.com, an e-commerce gift store, is pleased to announce that Beltie Beef of Milladore, Wisconsin, has joined our artisan group. Wisconsinmade.com carefully selects only the finest gourmet foods made in Wisconsin and offers them for sale on the Internet. "We are proud to offer organic beef of the highest quality from Beltie Beef. The...

CONTACT: Keith Kluender, 608-262-9884, krkluend@wisc.edu MADISON - Like musical compression saves space on your mp3 player, the human brain has ways of recoding sounds to save precious processing power. To whittle a recording of your favorite song down to a manageable pile of megabytes, computers take advantage of reliable qualities of sounds to reduce the amount of information needed. Collections...

For more information, contact Jeff Bentoff at (414) 791-1215 or jeff@bentoff.com Book Offers Valuable Lessons for Nonprofit Groups in Tough Economic Times Milwaukee (Nov. 8, 2010) – Milwaukee nonprofit consultant and author Steve Zimmerman’s new book, which guides nonprofit groups on how to achieve long-term financial and programmatic success, will be unveiled at a free reception and talk from 5 p.m....

For more information, contact: Jane Carrola, WisDOT Rustic Roads Coordinator (608) 266-0649, jane.carrola@dot.wi.gov Governor Jim Doyle has announced the addition of a new Rustic Road in Wisconsin, bringing the number of Rustic Roads in the state to 109, and the number of miles included in the program to over 609. The newest Rustic Road, R109, also known as North Park Avenue Road,...

For more information, contact: Cheryl Van Tessier, Finesse Public Relations LLC (608) 467-4408, ctessier@finessepr.net Rebecca Gerothanas, Summit Credit Union (608) 243-5000x4700, rebecca.gerothanas@summitcreditunion.com MADISON, Wis. — Barb Attewell, card services specialist at Summit Credit Union’s Sun Prairie branch, celebrates a landmark 30 years with the financial. Barb joined Summit (formerly known as CUNA Credit Union) in 1980 as a teller. ...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON — Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced that Wisconsin will join with other states, the federal government and pharmaceutical manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to settle allegations that GSK introduced adulterated drugs into interstate commerce. As a result, the company will pay the states and the federal government...

MADISON - It is the start of the final Antarctic drilling season for IceCube, and as researchers descend on the South Pole, there is additional reason for celebration. The National Science Foundation has signed a five-year, $34.5-million agreement with the University of Wisconsin-Madison to operate the unique IceCube telescope - a cubic kilometer in volume - buried in the...

CONTACT: Judi Murphy, Murphy Associates P: 262-786-7424 F: 262-786-7303 E: judi@marketingwithmurphy.com Brookfield, WI – November 23, 2010 – "Amy & Jackie's GET FIT Challenge" is a real life journey towards optimal health and life-long fitness. Watch Amy & Jackie on Ch. 4's The Morning Blend on Wednesday, November 24th at 9:00 a.m. for their monthly segment. Amy Friese, owner...

Current Customers Also Get A Credit When Adding New Smartphone Lines Milwaukee – – U.S. Cellular announced its latest in a series of customer-focused offers today that will appeal to potential switchers and delight current customers. The carrier introduced a $150 Smartphone Activation Credit for new and existing customers who add smartphone lines. The offer is available during...

Contact: Brock Bergey, 608-224-5007 MADISON – The Wisconsin Bureau of Consumer Protection is announcing a five day media campaign to help consumers make informed decisions while shopping for holiday gifts. “We are taking an in depth approach to better educate and protect consumers during this hectic time of year,” said Janet Jenkins, Administrator of the Division of Trade and Consumer Protection....

Contact: Joshua Wescott, Office of the County Executive (608) 267-8823 or cell (608) 669-5606 Town of Springfield Farms Working to Share New Manure Digester, Generate $2-Million in Electricity Each Year Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk announced today the county is working with several farmers northwest of Middleton on construction of a second “Cow Power” facility that will convert manure into...

Contact: Teresa Weidemann-Smith, (608) 266-9600 MADISON -- The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (Commission) will hold public hearings in Rothschild on Wisconsin Electric Power Company’s (WEPCO, doing business as We Energies) application to construct a Biomass-Fired, Cogeneration Facility in the village of Rothschild, Marathon County, Wisconsin. The public hearings will be held Tuesday, November 30, 2010, at 1 p.m....

Hurray for the upcoming holidays - a chance to visit with friends and family and share lots of wonderful tasty food delights! Of course, most of us consider our pets part of the family, so shouldn't they be included in this gastronomical celebration? "Well, the easiest answer is 'no'," says Dr. Elizabeth Stokes, a Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association member and...