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Contact: Cullen Werwie, (608) 267-7303 Company relocating from Illinois; will create 105 jobs MADISON---Governor Scott Walker announced today that Catalyst Exhibits, Inc., Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha, County, will receive a $500,000 loan from the Community Development Block Grant–Economic Development (CDBG-ED) program of the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to relocate its operation from Illinois to Pleasant Prairie. “Since we took office in January...

Contact Scott Gurholt Riley Construction Company 262-658-4381 scottg@rileycon.com PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. – (March 16, 2011) – As the St. Catherine’s Medical Center Campus’ vertical expansion comes to a close, Riley Construction has been selected by United Hospital System to provide construction management services on the build-out of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)...

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For more information: Christine Ledezma 414.273.1700 Digital Outfitters hire “famous” account strategist MILWAUKEE – March 17, 2011 – Milwaukee’s most progressive digital ad agency has hired the legendary James Brown. No, not ‘that’ James Brown. “I’m not sure about his singing or dancing but when it comes to leading marketing efforts, Thirsty Boy clients can expect a magnificent performance,” says Steve Koeneke, Thirsty...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, (608) 267-7303 Company will Create 478 New Jobs in Evansville, Stoughton and Brodhead MADISON—Governor Scott Walker today announced that Stoughton Trailers, LLC in Rock County, will receive a $750,000 loan from the Community Development Block Grant-Economic Development Program administered by the Department of Commerce (Commerce). The funds will be used by the company for equipment and training at...

Contact: Seth Boffeli 608-266-1683 MADISON -- State health officials today sought to reassure Wisconsin citizens that harmful levels of nuclear radiation released in Japan are unlikely to reach the Badger state. News accounts of unnecessary concern in west coast states have led some in Wisconsin to wonder if they should be worried about harmful radiation. “We are closely...

Contact: Bill Rubin/Jacki Bradham St. Croix EDC 715-381-4383 For companies considering opportunities to conduct business with both the state and the federal government, a daylong conference on Thursday, Aril 21st in Eau Claire may be of interest. The Growth Strategies and Government Contracting Conference will bring together federal and state contacts as well as successful government contractors to provide a practical guide in doing...

Wausau, Wis. -- Mike Salsieder, president and general counsel of Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Company, Inc., was elected as vice chair of the Window & Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) Window Division. Traditionally, leaders in this role continue in succession to become chair of WDMA's board of directors. Salsieder's involvement with the association spans more than eight years. He has been...

Contact: WI Sustainable Business Council Tom Eggert Executive Director sustain@bus.wisc.edu (608) 267-2761 Ironclads™ - Lake Resources Ben Hobbins Inventor, CEO jbhobbins@yahoo.com (608) 513-3535 Waunakee Start-Up Is Awarded for Going Green Ironclads™-Lake Resources of Waunakee is one of the first Wisconsin firms to earn Green Professional status under the WI Sustainable Business Council’s Green Masters Program. As a Green Professional, Ironclads has performed actions in each of nine “sustainability areas”, and...

Emerging EPA greenhouse gas regulations, if they survive, will raise utility rates in Wisconsin and may result in the closure of some older coal-fired plants in the state, three panelists agreed during a recent luncheon in Madison. They disagreed on other possible effects of the rules. A trio of panelists spoke March 10 at a "Future of Midwest Energy" luncheon...