WisBusiness

Contact: Peter Thomas (414) 615-4866 pathomas@metlife.com DePere, WI January 24, 2011 – MetLife is pleased to announce that Joanne H. Nguyen, CRPC® has joined the firm as a Financial Services Representative. Joanne Nguyen is a graduate of University of Illinois at Chicago. She obtained Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor®, Candidate for Certified Financial Planner®. She is...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison--Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch will officially launch the Small Business Roundtable which will serve as Governor Walker’s sounding board on small business issues and will be tasked with providing input and recommendations to improve the business climate in Wisconsin. Governor Walker's focus is to catalyze the private sector for job growth, and to create the...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison–Tomorrow Dennis Smith, Governor Walker’s Secretary for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, will offer testimony on the fiscal consequences of the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” before the House Budget Committee. The House Budget Committee is chaired by Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. “The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute estimates that nearly 95...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison—Governor Scott Walker announced today that he is seeking applicants for an appointment to be the Wisconsin Emergency Management Administrator. The new appointee will replace outgoing Administrator Michael T. Hinman who will be leaving in the spring of 2011. Please submit a cover letter and resume to: Office of the Governor Attention: Eric Esser 115 East, State Capitol Madison, WI ...

Contact: Becky Brand Associate Sales Director Shorewest Realtors – Lake Country Office 262/567-8302, ext. 154 bbrand@shorewest.com For Immediate Release Brookfield, WI. Today’s real estate market is confusing and frustrating to many people, especially for those currently selling their home, as well as for those looking to purchase. Shorewest, REALTORS® has been studying new market information for over three years, using dozens of different websites, economic...

City Gives Approval for Construction Contact: Ed Taylor, Director of Marketing & Communications 608-663-2333 Madison, Wis. (January 25, 2011) – The City of Madison has approved plans for Edgewood College to proceed with construction of a new Visual and Theatre Arts Center on campus. The planned facility includes classroom, gallery, studio, and theatre space. The 44,000 square-foot, $11.5 million facility is...

Contact: Allan Degner 414.383.3131 adegner@pdr-usa.net Milwaukee, WI – January 25, 2011 - The Milwaukee/National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) Home Improvement Council Inc. has named Paul Davis Restoration and Remodeling of Southeast Wisconsin as a winner in the recent Wisconsin Remodeler Association’s (WRA) awards competition for projects completed in 2010. On January 21, Paul Davis’ Jayme Lippe, remodeling manager, and members of...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison–Governor Scott Walker today issued the following statement on the Assembly and Senate’s passage of the expansion of the economic development tax credit with bipartisan support. “Increasing the amount of economic development tax credits increases the opportunity we have to help businesses grow and create jobs,” said Governor Scott Walker. “As Wisconsin opens for business...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison–Governor Scott Walker today issued the following statement on the Assembly and Senate’s passage of the Relocation Tax Credit with bipartisan support. “The relocation tax credit will help us attract new businesses to Wisconsin that will create jobs and improve our economy,” said Governor Scott Walker. “As we make our case to businesses around the...

Contact: Seth Boffeli 608-266-1683 Dennis Smith, Governor Scott Walker’s Appointee to Serve as Secretary Confirmed by Bipartisan Vote of State Senate. Secretary Smith Offered the Following Statement: “I would like to thank Governor Scott Walker for the honor and privilege of joining his Administration as Secretary of the Department of Health Services. I also want to thank Senator Vukmir for...

Contact: Keith Reopelle, Senior Policy Director, 608.251.7020 ext. 11, 608.212.2935 Proposed wind ban would put Wisconsin at a disadvantage in the clean energy economy MADISON – The economic border battle is escalating as Illinois issues a call to Wisconsin wind energy companies to “escape to Illinois,” following Governor Scott Walker's new special session bill that effectively bans new wind farms and...

James Walrath Brings Extensive Litigation and Criminal Law Experience to Local Firm Milwaukee – Zetley Law Offices, S.C. announced that Attorney James A. Walrath has joined the firm as Of Counsel. Walrath brings more than 40 years of litigation and appellate experience in the federal courts of Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Florida and Nevada, as well as state courts in...

Media Contact: Tammy Gilpin-Ripp, Senior Account Director 414.226.4900, ext. 13 tammyr@make-noise.com Social media demand results in agency growth MILWAUKEE, WI (January 25, 2011) – Award-winning and multi-media branding development agency NOISE has announced the promotion of Dave Perry to Social Media Director and head of the agency’s talented social media team, NOISE SOCIAL. Perry’s promotion will not only enable him to remain...