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For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON —Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that Wisconsin will receive $74,026.21 as the state share of a total of $178,956.14 attributable to Wisconsin Medicaid as part of a $9.4 million Medicaid settlement reached by various states, the federal government and Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The...

For more information, contact: Capt. Charles Lorentz, Wisconsin State Patrol (608) 266-0305, charles.lorentz@dot.wi.gov Intensified commercial motor vehicle enforcement begins Sunday, Sept. 12 To prevent large-truck crashes through rigorous law enforcement and effective traffic safety education, the Wisconsin State Patrol will participate in “Operation Air Brake/Brake Safety Week” sponsored by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) from Sunday, Sept. 12 to Saturday, Sept. 18. The...

SOLAR THERMAL ’10 Contact: Gina Sinisi, Communications Coordinator Midwest Renewable Energy Association 715-592-6595 ext: 113 gina@the-mrea.org Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Join the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) in Milwaukee on September 30 and October 1 for the only professional level conference devoted to solar heating and cooling. SOLAR THERMAL‘10 is a national conference and expo designed specifically for installers, manufacturers, site assessors, dealers, distributors, state agency...

For More Information: Susan Shimshak, 414-256-1221 shimshas@mtmary.edu Findings of “The White House Project Report: Benchmarking Women’s Leadership” to be presented at Annual Geneva Bolton Johnson Leadership Fall Forum MILWAUKEE (September 10, 2010) – Mount Mary College’s Women’s Leadership Institute will present Marie C. Wilson as the keynote speaker for its Annual Geneva Bolton Johnson Leadership Fall Forum on Thursday, September 23, 2010 from...

Contact: Liz Doornink Phone: 715.760.1221 E-Mail: lizdoornink@jondefarm.com Green Bay, Wisconsin --- The Dairy Business Association will announce the winner of their 2010 DBA Environmental Excellence Award during World Dairy Expo. The award was created to recognize one producer each year that chooses to go above and beyond the environmental standards to improve the air we breathe, the water we drink, and...

A special exhibit featuring films, artifact exhibits and interactive displays of more than 1,200 NFL players, coaches and administrators who interrupted their pro football careers to answer the call of duty and fight for our country will take place October 15, 2010 thru January 9, 2011 at the Packers Hall of Fame, located inside the Lambeau Field Atrium in...

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2010 ASAMT SEASON TRACK SMACK The American Speed Association® Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment and grandstay.net will make its 11th and final stop for the 2010 season on October 10th at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway. The season has brought about many exciting finishes and some disappointments as well. The points battle has been one of the...

Madison, WI – Savant Capital Management, a nationally recognized fee-only wealth management with offices in Madison, today announced that it has again been recognized by two of the leading financial trade publications as one of the top investment firms in the country. Savant was named in Financial Advisor magazine’s 2010 Top RIA Rankings list. This year, Savant was...

Contact: Mike Ruzicka 414.870.1876 September 10, 2010 – As expected, sales in the Metropolitan Milwaukee market declined 36.9% in August compared to August 2009, according to housing statistics released today by Metro MLS, Inc. There were 946 sales in August compared to 1,500 a year ago. The GMAR expects home sales to follow the economy and employment into the fall,...

Contact: Sarah Young Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association 608-257-3665 sarah@wvma.org Statewide Launch Tomorrow The Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association (WVMA) and Invisible Fence® Brand (IFB) dealers are teaming up to ensure fire departments and first responders throughout the State are equipped with specially designed oxygen mask kits in an effort to save more pets from succumbing to fire/smoke inhalation. "By bringing local member veterinarians and local IFB dealers...

By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com UW-Madison researchers and other Wisconsin scientists may be so fed up with the controversy surrounding human embryonic stem cells that they switch to other, more stable research projects. So says Erik Forsberg, head of WiCell, a private, non-profit subsidiary of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation that creates, distributes and does research on stem cell lines. Forsberg worries...