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Tommy Thompson, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and former governor of the State of Wisconsin, along with Sue Ann Thompson, former first lady of Wisconsin, and founder and president of the Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation, toured Standard Process Inc., in Palmyra, Wisconsin, on Monday, August 30. “Standard Process is on the cutting edge of...

Walker, Mich. -- Tubelite Inc. has added Michael Augustine as its manufacturer's representative providing storefront, curtainwall, entrance and daylight control systems to commercial building teams throughout Indiana. Augustine draws from 14 years of experience partnering with architects, contractors, building owners and consultants in the central states. "I'm happy to represent Tubelite. The company has a solid reputation for personalized service...

Contact: Peter Thomas (414) 615-4866 pathomas@metlife.com GREEN BAY, WI SEPTEMBER 2 – Jay Wille of MetLife Great Lakes, an office of MetLife, was recently awarded the Chartered Leadership Fellow (CLF) designation from The American College in Bryn Mawr, PA. Candidates for the CLF designation must complete a minimum of seven courses, the last of which...

CONTACT: Richard Davidson, (608) 265-8189, rjdavids@wisc.edu, MADISON - Securing research funding is always welcome news, but this one came with a unique twist. The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds (CIHM) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has received a grant from the Dalai Lama's personal trust to further its research mission. The $50,000 grant is "to support the Center for Investigating...

From: Luella Dooley-Menet 262.506.6932 (office) ldooleymenet@atcllc.com Eight informational open houses to be held throughout the project study area PEWAUKEE, Wis. – American Transmission Co. is beginning a multi-year public outreach process for the proposed Badger Coulee Transmission Line Project with the first in a series of informational open houses for residents and other stakeholders in the 150-mile project study area in late September and...

CONTACT: Tia Nelson, Executive Secretary (608) 266-8369 MADISON – At their board meeting on September 7, the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands authorized a 50-year submerged lands lease with Fraser Shipyards in Superior. The lease will improve harbor facilities by allowing the construction of one continuous dock for easy berthing of ships and also improve access to...

Wausau, Wis. -- The 2010 Crystal Achievement Awards will recognize http://www.Linetec.com as one the industry's most innovative websites at the GlassBuild America conference, Sept. 14-16, in Las Vegas, and in the September issue of Glass Magazine. Linetec, the nation's largest, independent, architectural finishing company, launched its newly designed website in March 2010. It includes easier navigation and expanded content to...

MADISON - University of Wisconsin Law School Dean Kenneth B. Davis Jr. said today (Sept. 8) he will step down in September 2011 and return to the faculty. Davis came to the Law School in 1978 and has been dean of the school since December 1997, making him the school's second longest-serving dean in its 142-year history. "We have been...

Contacts: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 MADISON—Governor Jim Doyle announced today that StableBody Technologies, LLC, Middleton, Dane County, has received the Qualified New Business Venture (QNBV) certification from the Department of Commerce (Commerce). Commerce...

Media Contact: Caroline Letiecq, Communications Manager (602) 229-5377 / caroline.letiecq@quarles.com MILWAUKEE, Wis. (September 8, 2010) — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady is pleased to announce that Cristina D. Hernandez has been selected to the Inaugural Class of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) and the Association of the Corporate Counsel (ACC) Pilot Project on Value-Based Skills: Equipping the Next...

Calgary, Alberta – September 8, 2010 – (TSX: NRG; OTCQX: ANRGF) Alter NRG Corp. (“Alter NRG” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has signed an exclusive license agreement with Alliance Federated Energy (“AFE”) for all feedstocks in the States of Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana and hazardous waste for the continental U.S. for approximately $11.4 million dollars....

Contact: Kim Straka 608.772.7207 or kim@hypecomm.com (Madison, WI) The 9th Annual Ford Ironman Wisconsin triathlon will take place on Sunday, September 12 in Madison and surrounding Dane County. Joining the Ford Ironman Wisconsin team for the second year as the local host entity is the Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB). "The GMCVB is excited to once again host this...

Disadvantaged to benefit from new facility MARSHFIELD, WI – With the grand opening of the Marshfield Dental Center today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has again assisted the Family Health Center of Marshfield, Inc. in their mission to bring affordable, quality oral healthcare to rural Wisconsin residents. The creation of this clinic is expected to provide...

September 2010, Neenah, WI (Phone: 920-751-1555, Website: http://www.appletonmfg.com): Now you can cut more cores in less time with reduced labor costs by retrofitting Appleton Mfg. Division’s automatic loading system onto your existing core cutting machine. The basic system features two components including the parent core feeder system and the v-tray. The feeder system holds parent cores and delivers them...

CONTACT: Kathy Raab, CAE, Executive Director 608-222-0670 Kathy@NARIMadison.org http://www.NARIMadison.org (Madison, WI) The Madison chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry, NARI, will present its 11th NARI REMODELED HOMES TOUR on Sunday, September 26. Madison area homes throughout the city will highlight kitchen and room additions, bathrooms, basement remodels, home office, dining rooms, decks and more to showcase the craftsmanship of...