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PREMOLD PROCESS™ involves early collaboration on medical equipment projects, resulting in high-quality, cost-effective Reaction Injection Molding services Oconomowoc, WI – Premold Corp., a leading provider of Reaction Injection Molding (RIM) services for plastic housings used in medical equipment, introduces the PREMOLD PROCESS™, a proprietary approach that involves design consultation, detailed engineering and comprehensive manufacturing solutions. “Medical equipment manufacturers are continually looking...

CONTACT: Kathy Raab CAE Executive Director, NARI of Madison, Inc. 608-222-0670 Kathy@NARIMadison.org (Madison, WI), (November 2010) – Seven categories of Achievement Awards were presented in Madison, WI at the 2010 Contractor of the Year (CotY) Award. Lifetime Achievement Award “The Fritz”- Scott Shimanski CR, Associated Housewrights, recognizing the accomplishments, awards, local community involvement, and NARI involvement in both appointed and elected offices....

Contact: Bill Bessette (608) 246-6127 Madison Area Technical College can once again assign faculty to its spring course schedule after a Dane County Circuit Court judge today denied a request for an injunction and ended a temporary restraining order filed by the College’s Part-Time Teachers Union. “We’re pleased the judge recognized the College as the decision-maker in assignment of classes to...

CONTACT: Kathy Raab CAE Executive Director, NARI of Madison, Inc. 608-222-0670 Kathy@NARIMadison.org 18 Awarded “2010 Contractor of the Year” (Madison, WI), (November 2010) -- Eighteen companies in Madison, WI were named Local winners in the 2010 Contractor of the Year (CotY) Award competition in several categories. The awards are part of an annual competition held by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI)....

CONTACT: Andrea Sheffield, Jannsen + Company, (262) 513-9292, marketing@jannsen.com Pewaukee, Wis. – With the fiscal year-end approaching for many businesses, and a new one just around the corner, a Dec. 14 seminar at Jannsen + Company will help companies maximize their productivity with the popular QuickBooks accounting software. “QuickBooks Fundamentals” will explain the most important steps to effectively using QuickBooks. Topics...

Contact: Kathy Wisnefski, (608) 266-6318 MADISON, Wis. – Madison Public Library Foundation has announced the hiring of Jennifer Collins as its new Executive Director. Jenni currently serves as the Director of Development and External Relations for the Madison Children’s Museum. In that role, she provided leadership for the successful $10 million capital campaign to raise money for a new children’s...

Investors Raise Over $600,000 for Engineered Propulsion Systems, Inc. There was a cause for celebration on November 16th in New Richmond, Wisconsin (St. Croix County). Several ceremonial checks were presented to Engineered Propulsion Systems (EPS), a development stage technology company that has quietly toiled away in the offices of a former creamery building just a block from New Richmond’s main...

CONTACT: Wendy Swanberg, 608-219-4150, swanberg@wisc.edu MADISON - University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Shadid will be on campus to deliver an inaugural lecture on ethics and journalism. Shadid, a foreign correspondent for the New York Times who has been recognized for his reporting on the Iraq war, will speak on "The Truths We Tell: Reporting on Faith,...

MILWAUKEE - Two separate discoveries by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) offer potential for development of a first-ever pharmacological treatment for cocaine addiction. In one study, a common beta blocker, propranolol, currently used to treat people with hypertension and anxiety, has shown to be effective in preventing the brain from retrieving memories associated with cocaine use in animal-addiction...

84% of Tushaus customers are very or extremely satisfied For more information: Kris Palen: 414.908.2204 krisp@tushaus.com MILWAUKEE – (November 18, 2010) - Tushaus Computer Services, a Milwaukee-based provider of leading-edge technology solutions for businesses recently received a 97% customer satisfaction rating from customers who participated in a company-commissioned survey. The company attributes the high satisfaction rating to their customer-focused business model. Customers rated Tushaus...

CONTACT: Susan Bach, Director of Communications PHONE: 414- 847- 6085 FAX: 414-302- 0355 E-MAIL: sbach@wisconsin.bbb.org November 18, 2010, Milwaukee, Wis. -- The Holidays are a...

Sheboygan, WI - At its Annual Meeting on November 16, 2010, the Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation (SCEDC) presented its inaugural “Sheboygan County Economic Driver of the Year” Award to Lou Gentine, Chairman and CEO of Sargento Foods Inc., located in Plymouth, Wisconsin. The ‘Sheboygan County Economic Driver of the Year’ Award signifies the Gentine family’s and Sargento Foods Inc.’s...

MADISON, WISCONSIN (11/18/2010) – Wisconsinmade.com, an e-commerce gift store, is pleased to announce that Mug World, Inc. has joined our artisan group. Wisconsinmade.com carefully selects only the finest-quality products and offers them for sale on the Internet. "We are proud to present University of Wisconsin themed items from Mug World, Inc. to our shoppers this holiday season. Badger...

Contact: Donna Gilson 608-224-5130 MADISON – Final chronic wasting disease results are negative for a white-tailed deer on a northwestern Wisconsin hunting preserve, State Veterinarian Dr. Robert Ehlenfeldt announced today. This means the deer did not have CWD. The National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa, reported the test results late Tuesday. Ehlenfeldt released the quarantine that had been in place...

MADISON, Wis. (November 18, 2010) ― Madison Children’s Museum officials are delighted to announce the completion of the museum’s Ready, Set…Grow! Capital Campaign with a final number above and beyond the campaign goal of $10 million. Donations, which came from more than 800 donors between June 2008 and October 2010, totaled $10,241,360. Additionally, the museum received more than $750,000 in...