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Knabe’s recent accomplishments highlight Savant’s unique expertise Madison, WI (September 21, 2010) – Savant Capital Management, a nationally recognized fee-only wealth management with offices in Madison , today announced that financial advisor Dr. Brian Knabe recently earned several professional designations and authorship recognitions. The accomplishments further underscore Savant’s unique expertise to provide world-class financial planning and investment advice to...

Contact: Kristy Klug 262.677.3407 kklug@dcicheeseco.com New promotion supplies consumers with broad assortment of free Italian recipes RICHFIELD, Wis., September 21, 2010 – DCI Cheese Company (DCI) is pleased to introduce a new promotion for its il Giardino line of Italian imported and Italian-style domestic specialty cheeses: “Easy Italian Cooking at Home”. Take One machines stocked with free il Giardino recipe...

Contact: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 MEDIA ADVISORY Governor Jim Doyle will make a major job creation announcement tomorrow, Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 11:15 a.m. at Wausaukee Composites in Cuba City. The Governor will be joined at the announcement by representatives from Wausaukee Composites. Since taking office in 2003, Governor Doyle has worked aggressively to create and...

Tim Kubina becomes sole owner/President of Waukesha-based marketing communications firm 
WAUKESHA, Wis. – Sept. 22, 2010 – Avicom Marketing Communications has announced a new management structure that accompanies aggressive business expansion plans. 
Co-founder Jeff McCulloch will leave Avicom to pursue new opportunities, Avicom President Tim Kubina announced today. With this arrangement, Kubina becomes the sole owner of Avicom Marketing Communications. 
“Jeff...

Contact: Valeria Davis, 608-890-3079, vadavis2@wisc.edu MADISON - Last year's diversity forum planted the idea that the University of Wisconsin-Madison's drive toward excellence is tied to the diversity of the institution. This year, organizers will build on that idea, focusing on a theme of "Cultivating Excellence: Nurturing the Seeds of Success." "We to continue to expand on the idea of excellence," says Damon...

Contact: Penny Gamaché, 800-606-5394, ext. 7275 pgamache@anab-aclass.org ANAB to Offer Accreditation for DHS PS-Prep Program Milwaukee - The ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board has issued requirements and invites certification bodies to submit applications for accreditation for the Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Certification (PS-Prep) program. The PS-Prep program is a partnership between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the private sector that came about following...

Volunteers to clean-up area along river that was damaged by summer floods MILWAUKEE (September 22, 2010) – MillerCoors and Milwaukee Riverkeeper are teaming up this weekend to clean the area along the Milwaukee River near Lincoln Park, a popular recreational area in the city. MillerCoors volunteers are joining together with friends and family to celebrate the company’s second annual...

Wauwatosa, Wis. – Candy Bouquet, which has been satisfying customers’ needs for unique and tasty gift and decorative items since 2008, will move to a new Wauwatosa location Oct. 1. The business will reopen at 8722 W. North Ave., a retail-office plaza at the northeast corner of North Avenue and 88th Street. The location is familiar to anyone who shops...

CONTACT: Dave Washebek President/CEO Lemberg Electric Company (262) 781-1500 dwashebek@lembergelectric.com Sept. 22, 2010, MADISON, Wis. – A state chapter of the Solar Energy Industries Association, a national trade association for the solar energy industry, has been established for Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Solar Energy Industries Association (WiSEIA) was created to provide information, advocacy, education and networking opportunities to Wisconsin solar...

CONTACT: Dan Olszewski, 608-265-3959, dolszewski@bus.wisc.edu MADISON - The Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was recognized by The Princeton Review for Entrepreneur magazine as having one of the top 25 entrepreneurship programs at both the graduate and undergraduate levels in the country. Out of the more than 2,000 schools surveyed, Wisconsin ranks 19th in the nation among graduate...

Contact: Andrew Reschovsky, reschovsky@lafollette.wisc.edu, 608-263-0447 MADISON - A new analysis suggests Wisconsin faces a budget deficit of at least $3.1 billion in the state's next two-year budget cycle - $400 million more than recently reported numbers. News reports often cite the Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau's latest determination of the state's fiscal condition at the beginning of the upcoming biennium. The fiscal...

Contacts: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Project to Create 200 Full-Time Jobs CUBA CITY – Governor Jim Doyle today announced up to $1,506,000 in assistance to Wausaukee Composites and Grant County to support the company’s efforts to create 200 full-time jobs. The funding comes from the Community Development Block...

Contact: George Meyer, Wisconsin Wildlife Federation (608) 516-5545 Jodi Habush Sinykin, Midwest Environmental Advocates (414) 507-0004 Ezra Meyer, Clean Wisconsin (608) 251-7020 x20 Laurie Longtine, Waukesha County Environmental Action League (262) 894-8443 WAUKESHA-- Yesterday in a letter to Waukesha Common Council President Ybarra the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) again had to take the unusual step of having to inform...

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Annie Nolan (414) 390-5500 Local attorney Jacob Reis selected as one of the state’s “Up and Coming Lawyers” as honored in the Wisconsin Law Journal De Pere, Wis. – Jacob R. Reis of Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C. in Appleton has been named as an “Up and Coming Lawyer,” a designation awarded annually by the Wisconsin Law Journal...