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FEMA News Desk: 262-780-3271 NEW BERLIN, Wis. - More than $45 million in disaster assistance has been approved to help Grant and Milwaukee County residents recover from severe storms, tornadoes and flooding July 20-24, according to Wisconsin Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Since President Obama designated both counties eligible for Individual Assistance on Sept. 18: * ...

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 More than 1,040 rank video pledges on-line to determine winner of grass-roots charity effort MADISON, Wis. — The community has spoken – with 1,040 online votes in all – and the winner of Summit Credit Union’s second-annual...

Tushaus to bundle customized application development for enhanced mobile computing For more information: 
Kris Palen: 414.908.2204
krisp@tushaus.com MILWAUKEE –– Tushaus Computer Services, a Milwaukee-based provider of leading-edge technology solutions for businesses, announced today that the company has been approved as an Apple iPad reseller, one of only six approved in a region east of the Mississippi. The addition of the iPad...

CONTACT: Carol S. Weber, APR, Director of Public Relations PHONE: 414-755-4108 (direct) E-MAIL: cweber@wda.org WEST ALLIS, WIS., Nov. 15, 2010 – Dr. Eugene Shoemaker, a Waukesha resident and general dentist, was sworn in as the 139th president of the 2,900-member Wisconsin Dental Association on Nov. 13 during the organization’s annual House of Delegates at the Sheraton Hotel in Brookfield, Wis. Shoemaker, whose term begins immediately, said...

Wausau, Wis. -- Kolbe expands its selection of interior wood species to include a new, special option – Lamboo®, an engineered, laminated veneer bamboo (LVB) product. “Bamboo is the most renewable material of its kind currently available for the building products industry,” Kolbe’s product and market analyst, Lance Premeau, LEED® Green Associate. “Selected from more than 1600 species of bamboo,...

For More Information Contact: Joshua Morby, joshua.morby@miron-construction.com ...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Project to create four positions MADISON—Governor Jim Doyle today announced that Processed Metals Innovators, LLC, Bloomer, Chippewa County, will receive $21,450 in tax credits from the Economic Development Tax Credit Program from the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to purchase laser equipment and software. “One of my top priorities is to help move companies and communities...

FOR MORE INFORMATION Kristen Adams 414-390-5437 ext. 238 Art Museum, Betty Brinn and Discovery World Express Concern Regarding Guest Safety and Attendance Modified Loop will Reduce Safety Concerns and Provide Better Access MILWAUKEE – The leaders of three top lakefront destination facilities today urged Milwaukee County’s leadership to establish short-term trolley service aimed at addressing safety and access issues while the O’Donnell Park garage...

Contacts: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 MADISON—Governor Jim Doyle today announced that PCR Food Safety Lab, LLC, Richland Center, Richland County, and L.H. Holdings, Inc., Slinger, Washington County, will receive funding from the Business Employees Skills Training...

Contacts: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 MADISON—Governor Jim Doyle today announced that the Town of Florence, Florence County has received a $280,950 grant to help the town to upgrade its sewer and water systems. “Maintaining public resources is...

CONTACT: Jack Kloppenburg, jrkloppe@wisc.edu, (608) 262-6867; Cal Bergman, cal.bergman@housing.wisc.edu, (608) 265-7910 MADISON - Though enticing, the food spread across the tables is only part of the point of this meal. The two dozen students at this Global Food for Thought dinner are here to feed their minds as well as their stomachs. Organized by GreenHouse, a new sustainability-themed Residential Learning Community,...

CONTACT: Ana Martinez-Donate, 608-261-1380, martinezdona@wisc.edu; Martin Zanni, (608) 262-4783, zanni@chem.wisc.edu MADISON - Two University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are among the country's most promising young researchers, according to the White House. Ana Martinez-Donate, population health sciences professor, and Martin Zanni, Meloche-Bascom Professor of Chemistry, have received 2009 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the nation's highest honor for researchers early...

Contact: Beth Kaplan, Department of Health Services, (608) 267-3810 Brock Bergey, Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, (608) 224-5007 Use of Detectors in Homes and During Hunting Trips Vital State officials are urging people to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning by taking steps both inside the home and...

Contact: Thad Nation 414.412.7814 Technology growth a leading indicator for economic development MILWAUKEE — A new report by the Milken Institute has ranked the best performing cities in the country for creating and sustaining jobs and economic growth, but the report tells two very different stories for Wisconsin’s larger cities and smaller cities, respectively. Madison, Green Bay, and the Milwaukee area all...

For more information, contact: Emily A. Flock (414) 225-7508 GREEN BAY — Davis & Kuelthau, s.c. today announced that Bruce B. Deadman has joined the firm in its Green Bay office as part of the labor and employment law practice group. Deadman brings over 30 years of legal experience to the firm, including private practice, in-house general counsel for a Green...