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(Media contact: Joan Collins Publicity Inc. (608-222-2899) TEG Payroll Solutions, LLC, offering flat fee payroll services for small and medium sized businesses, has opened in Verona. Angela Heim, owner and CEO of The Employer Group, an outsourcing human resources firm, will also head the new company. Heim said the new firm was formed as a result of the need among business...

Contact: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today issued the following statement regarding high speed rail in Wisconsin: “The high speed rail project is one that is very important to this state and one that I have worked on for many years. Over the past several years we have made Wisconsin a regional rail...

For more information, contact: Emily Friedrich 414-287-9485 Efriedrich@gklaw.com MILWAUKEE (Nov. 8, 2010) −Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. announced today that its board of directors and management committee have appointed Nicholas P. Wahl as the firm’s next Managing Partner to take effect at the firm’s annual shareholder meeting on Jan. 19, 2011. Wahl succeeds Rick Bliss, who will lead the firm’s client relations efforts after serving...

For More Information Contact: Joshua Morby, joshua.morby@miron-construction.com 414.791.9120 ADVISORY MADISON, Wis. – Miron Construction Co., Inc. will host a public blood drive for the American Red Cross tomorrow, Tuesday, November 9, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at its office in Madison. Nearly 25 Miron employees are already signed up to donate, and the company is encouraging the public...

CONTACT: Mark C. Rose, CEO, Discover Mediaworks, (715) 477-1500 Discover Mediaworks program marks 10 straight years of Emmy nominations EAGLE RIVER -- Call it “The Little Show That Could.” Thanks to an engaging mix of outdoor fun and nature-based education, a popular children’s television show produced by Discover Mediaworks has received the 7th Emmy Award in its 10-year history. The show,...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 Attorneys General Settle With Atkinson Brothers MADISON – Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today a settlement with the former owners of U.S. Fidelis. The settlement ensures that the founders and owners of U.S. Fidelis, Missouri residents and brothers Darain and Cory Atkinson, will never again sell...

CONTACT: Heidi-Lynn Ploeg, ploeg@engr.wisc.edu, 608-262-2690; Tom Kuefler, Tom_Kuefler@trekbikes.com MADISON - During a long bike ride, it's not unusual for cyclists to experience hand or finger numbness, a very common condition known as cyclist's palsy. The condition ranges from mild tingling to, sometimes, long-term nerve damage and hand muscle atrophy over time. A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has scientifically...

CONTACT: Paul M. DeLuca Jr., 608-262-1304, pmdeluca@wisc.edu; William F. Tracy, 608-262-2587, wftracy@wisc.edu MADISON - Agronomy professor and department chair William F. Tracy has been named interim dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. "Chancellor Martin and I are delighted with Bill's willingness to serve and are confident that the college will maintain and grow its forward...

For more information or follow-up contact: Linda Remeschatis, Owner Wisconsinmade.com info@wisconsinmade.com Phone: 877-947-6233 Fax 608-833-5159 Wisconsinmade.com is pleased to announce that it will be contributing $2,700 to Wisconsin breast cancer organizations. For the 10th year in a row, Wisconsinmade.com is donating a portion of its October sales to the Wisconsin Breast Cancer Coalition and to the Breast Cancer Recovery Organization. Wisconsinmade.com is an internet...

Contact: Nick George, President 608-255-9946 Nick.George@mwfpa.org Brian Elliott Dir. of Communications 608-255-9946 Brian.Elliott@mwfpa.org Providing information about the latest technology for crop production and handling, while staying on top of potential problems from insects and disease, are just a few of the ways the Midwest Food Processors Association (MWFPA) annual processing crops conference produces for it participants. The conference, held in conjunction with MWFPA’s...

FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT: Dave Amoroso • Ron Sonntag Public Relations 9406 N. 107th St. • Milwaukee, WI 53224 (414) 354-0200, ext. 108 • dave@rspr.com MILWAUKEE, WI -- An entertainer making a return to the event and two new attractions will be part of the 67th annual Holiday Folk Fair International, America’s premiere multi-cultural festival, to be held Fri., Nov. 19 – Sun., Nov....

CONTACT: Carol S. Weber, APR, Director of Public Relations PHONE: 414-755-4108 (direct) E-MAIL: cweber@wda.org WEST ALLIS, WIS., Nov. 8, 2010 – Approximately 40 children, ages 3 to 5, from the Head Start, Salvation Army and Women, Infant and Children programs in Sheboygan County will receive dental exams and instruction in personal oral hygiene during the Fall Dental Screening Day on Saturday, Nov. 13 from...

Contact: Christel Henke 414-332-2933 chenke@prworks.biz Process Management Is Top Concern for Companies Milwaukee, Wis., November 8, 2010 –– Improving process management is the no. 1 way that BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) providers can best improve service. That’s the finding of a new survey by ASQ, the leading network of global quality experts. Companies that outsource business processes rank process...

Contact: Mike Rosenow (920)540-4576 mike@ridgewaybar.com Jeff Boe (920)858-7699 jeff@ridgewaybar.com Boe's Ridgeway Bar and Grill 8386 St Rd 76 Neenah, WI 54956 The old “Rockin” Ridgeway has re-opened under new management. Formally known as Captian Ron's and prior as Revolutions and The Ridgeway Bar and Grill. New owners Mike Rosenow and Jeff Boe plan to continue the history of great...

November 8, 2010: Wisconsin Rapids, WI. : For nearly eight decades, the Fey Publishing Company name has been recognized throughout central Wisconsin, and across the US for distinctive business printing services. Responding to changing market needs, the company has announced that it will change its name to Fey Printing Company, to better reflect the company’s broad range of...