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Chancellor Patterson, Congressman Obey among speakers at Wednesday’s kickoff Business and industry in the state have a new source of expertise in sustainability solutions thanks to the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology (WIST), a service of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, slated for its official launch Wednesday, Sept. 8. The WIST opening event, scheduled for 4:30 p.m. in the Laird Room...

Contact Anna-Marie Opgenorth at 414-277-7795 MILWAUKEE, WI - (September 6, 2010) Historic Milwaukee Inc. (HMI) will honor Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) at its Remarkable Milwaukee event on October 18th at the Pfister Hotel. "I really think it's going to be industry that comes up with environmental solutions that are acceptable to both the "green building" people and preservationists," noted Donovan Rypkema,...

Contact: Robert E. Hurst II Phone: (414) 771-4171 The Feed Bag Pet Supply Company, LLC of Mequon (TFB) is proud to announce their recent involvement in the Mequon & Thiensville Safety Town Program. TFB team of pet experts contributed their time & talents to help children & parents learn how to safely approach a strange dog, or deal with a dog approaching...

Nanotechnology’s use in medicine will be explored at the first presentation of the College of Letters and Science 2010-11 Community Lecture Series at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Robin Tanke, professor of chemistry, will present “Nanotechnology and Its Potential Medical Applications,” on Thursday, September 9, at 7 p.m. in the Pinery Room at the Portage County Public Library in Stevens...

You've heard about it, now see it for yourself! Enjoy the local foods and funky atmosphere of community market Bushel & Peck's, making a difference in downtown Beloit. Our event will be this Thursday, September 9th, and networking will run from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. with drinks (sample B&P's most popular brand of wine, Crane Lake, and everyone's...

FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT: Dave Amoroso • Ron Sonntag Public Relations (414) 354-0200, ext. 108 MILWAUKEE, WIS. – Holiday Folk Fair International will be held Fri., Nov. 19 – Sun., Nov. 21, 2010 at the Wisconsin Exposition Center at State Fair Park in West Allis, Wis. Produced by the International Institute of Wisconsin, Holiday Folk Fair International celebrates the cultural heritage of the people...

CONTACT: Alfonso Morales, morales1@wisc.edu MADISON - Fostering community cooperation, building on skills and strengths, and getting strangers to work together - these are fundamentals of community development. Now, a pilot study of six families living in a farm town in New Mexico suggests that small infusions of cash could fuel such cooperation and produce overlapping benefits. The study grew from the...

Registration still available at http://2ndwwiiglidersymposium.org MADISON, MIDDLETON – The 2nd WWII Glider Symposium is being organized to bring experts from around the nation together - veterans that flew the gliders, the tow plane pilots that took them into battle, the combat veterans, authors and historians. The event begins at the U.S. Forest Product Laboratory in Madison on THURSDAY, September 9,...

Who: Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA) What: Signing of Crib Safety Declaration and donation of over 260 safe-sleep items including cribs, play yards and clothing to New Threads of Hope Where: New Threads of Hope 2959 North 112th Street Wauwatosa, WI 53222-4202 When: September 9, 2010;...

Contact: Christine Poleski, 608-263-5068, cpoleski@wisc.edu MADISON - The University of Wisconsin-Madison has strengthened its relationship with China during the past year, beginning with Chancellor Biddy Martin's spring trip and continuing as the campus welcomed elite Chinese athletes for the fall semester. Now a group of students and staff members have returned from a once-in-a-lifetime trip - one that they...

From: ShoreTrips 5205 N. Ironwood Rd. Glendale,WI 53217 Contact: Barry or Julie Karp, 414-964-2100 or...