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Contacts: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 MADISON—Governor Jim Doyle today announced $5 million in funding for Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, and $3 million for Price Engineering Co, Inc. in Hartland, Waukesha County....

Contact: Bill G. Smith, 608-255-6083 or Jack Mozloom, 609-989-8777 Madison – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) today will argue in federal court that the controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act violates the US Constitution. Bill G. Smith, the organization’s state Director, said the case has profound implications for small businesses in Wisconsin. “The mandates, penalties and...

Anderson’s vocal arrangements heard on NBC’s “The Sing-Off” NEW RICHMOND, WI | Thomas W. Anderson of Eau Claire has joined the Bakke Norman law firm, with offices in Baldwin, Menomonie and New Richmond, Wis. A member of its litigation team, Anderson practices primarily in the areas of family and criminal law. “We are very pleased to welcome Tom to our firm,”...

For More Information Contact: Joshua Morby, josh.morby@miron-construction.com 414.791.9120 Neenah, Wis. – Miron Construction Co., Inc. announced on Thursday that it has joined the Global Leadership in Our Built Environment (GLOBE) Alliance as one of the organization’s partners. The GLOBE Alliance is a broad-based international action network of environmental, business, industry, financial, faith-based, academic, and community organizations around the world...

For more information contact: Brenda Campbell (414) 270-3521 bcampbell@insideSH.com Compass Properties finishes transformation of key block of North Water into multiuse commercial real estate complex Milwaukee, Wis. – December 15th 2010 – With the opening of Gold’s Gym Milwaukee, Compass Properties is launching The City Center at 735, a multiuse commercial real estate complex on North Water Street in the heart of downtown...

For More Information, Contact: Nancy Christopher-Wilkes, 414/425-0091, or nwilkes@wi.rr.com Positive Viewer Response to One-hour Sunday Night Newscast Influenced Decision to Make Late Night Programming Enhancements MILWAUKEE – Exciting changes are coming to WISN 12’s late-night lineup. Beginning Monday, Jan. 24, 2011, WISN 12 will expand its weekday edition of “12 News at 10:00” to one hour in an effort to better...

Contact: Sam Adams, Echometrix CEO sadams@echo-metrix.com (608) 217-2685 Jennifer Sereno, WARF jsereno@warf.org (608) 770-8084 SBIR funds will enable WARF licensee to improve its novel systems for advanced diagnosis and management of tendon and ligament injuries MADISON, Wis. — Echometrix has been awarded a $148,482 grant from the National Science Foundation...

Contact for Additional Show Information: Dena Morgan- 641/322-5219 dmorgan@farmprogress.com Matt Jungmann- 309/586-5888 mjungmann@farmprogress.com Breaking News: The 2011 Farm Progress Hay Expo will be held June 8 and 9 near Cannon Falls, Minn., on the Hernke's Inc. farm. The event celebrates the Hay Expo's 25th anniversary and marks the first time the show has been staged beyond Iowa and Wisconsin, as it showcases the latest...

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Contact: Beth Kaplan (608) 267-3810 HMOs Meet Nearly 90% of State Quality Goals MADISON -- The quality of health care services provided by Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) to Wisconsin Medicaid members in 2009 improved over both 2008 and 2007 levels, according to the results of a new Pay-For-Performance initiative started by the Department of Health Services (DHS) last year. The 13 HMOs,...

Tabby and Jack’s, Local Pet Supply and Groomer, is Hosting an Event to Help Benefit Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin! This Saturday, December 18th, Tabby and Jack’s is proud to present their Santa-Claws Bash. Patrons are asked to bring in a non-perishable food item to donate to the Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin, and in return they...

VISUAL On Saturday, December 18th, 2010 at the MSOE Kern Center in Milwaukee at 10:00 a.m., Miron Construction Co. Inc will sponsor and participate in the 8th Annual Broomball Classic tournament to benefit disadvantaged area children through the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee. The Milwaukee Admirals hockey team will be practicing from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., and will...

CONTACT: John Dipko, Communications Director, 608-266-6753 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/news.htm Wisconsin’s unemployment rate drops to 7.6 percent, its lowest point since January 2009 MADISON – Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman announced today that Wisconsin’s unemployment rate for November dropped to 7.6 percent, seasonally adjusted, from 7.8 percent in October. Without seasonal adjustment, the unemployment rate was 7.1 percent, unchanged...

CONTACT: Steven Cramer, cramer@engr.wisc.edu, 608-265-2001 MADISON - Almost since the beginning of recorded history, people have used concrete substances in everything from infrastructure to artwork. In the second century B.C., for example, the Romans combined powdery volcanic ash, lime, stone aggregate and water to form hydraulic concrete, an extremely hard, strong material that revolutionized their architectural designs and literally became...