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Contact: March of Dimes Wisconsin Chapter (414) 778-3500, (800) 669-9255 (Milwaukee WI, February 3, 2011) – With many continuing volunteers and several new volunteers elected to its Board of Directors, the March of Dimes Wisconsin Chapter is very optimistic about its 2011 leadership. Cinthia Christensen, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Children's Hospital of Wisconsin will be the board’s...

Contact: Kelley Dixon Marketing & Events Coordinator First Business Financial Services, Inc. Phone 920-734-1800 kdixon@firstbusiness.com APPLETON, WI -- First Business Bank – Northeast, part of First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:FBIZ), announced today that Jim Jansen joined its Board of Directors. Jim Jansen is the President of Jonas Service and Supply, Inc., an industrial supply company that provides machine shops, foundries, and paper mills with cutting...

CONTACT: Igor Slukvin (608) 263-0058, islukvin@wisc.edu MADISON - By coaxing healthy and diseased human bone marrow to become embryonic-like stem cells, a team of Wisconsin scientists has laid the groundwork for observing the onset of the blood cancer leukemia in the laboratory dish. "This is the first successful reprogramming of blood cells obtained from a patient with leukemia," says University of...

CONTACT: Ann Johns (608) 243-4483 Area businesses are invited to learn about government contracting for construction on Thursday, February 17, 2011, when the Business Procurement Assistance Center (BPAC) conducts a training session at the 115th Fighter Wing / Wisconsin Air National Guard in Madison. “Introduction to Federal Construction Projects” will be held from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm on February 17th....

Appleton, Wis. – Integrity Insurance has named Melissa Babcock to the newly created position of product manager, personal lines. Prior to taking this position, Babcock was a territory manager for the company, working with agents in the northcentral and eastern portions of Wisconsin. “As a territory manager, Melissa understands the wants and needs of independent agents and of the competitive...

Madison–Tomorrow Governor Scott Walker is going to sign legislation giving tax relief to Wisconsin small businesses. It will be the fifth special session bill Governor Walker signs into law. The legislation will give tax relief to small businesses for each job they create. “The state needs to improve our economic environment to encourage private sector job creation,” said Walker. ...

Contact: Ed Taylor, Director of Marketing & Communications 608-663-2333 Madison, Wis. – Dr. Kenneth Jewell has won the Mathematical Association of America 2011 Wisconsin Section Distinguished Teaching Award. This award is presented annually to an outstanding mathematics teacher at a public or private college or university in the state of Wisconsin. As a recipient of the section award, Dr. Jewell...

Contact: Clay Sterling, Project & Technology Director Midwest Renewable Energy Association 715-592-6595 clays@midwestrenew.org Custer, WI - The Midwest Renewable Energy Association, an ISPQ Accredited renewable energy education provider, has just released their 2011 workshop schedule. Solar electric, solar water heating and wind electric are now forms of energy that can be installed at a residence to supply a portion or all the energy needs...

Contact: Brenda Hicks-Sorensen, (920) 929-2063 or brenda@fcedc.com The Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC) is pleased to announce the opening of a new business accelerator – the Center for Enterprise Development (The Center). A first in Wisconsin, this space is built on a foundation of creativity meant to speed up the development of starts-ups and existing companies...