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CONTACT: Carol S. Weber, APR, Director of Public Relations PHONE: 414-755-4108 (direct) E-MAIL: cweber@wda.org WEST ALLIS, WIS., Oct. 21, 2010 – October is National Dental Hygiene Month and the Wisconsin Dental Association invites all children and adults across the state to celebrate by taking a “no cavities” pledge. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ recent “Burden of Oral Disease in Wisconsin – 2010” report says...

For more information, please contact: Melissa Duffy, 608-334-0624 melissa.duffy@charter.net Contract agreement latest in string of successes for the pharmacy benefit coalition 2010 has been a landmark year for WisconsinRx, a Wisconsin-based pharmacy benefit purchasing collaborative owned by employers and labor organizations across the U.S. The company recently mailed sizeable rebate and dividend checks to members, and now has extended its Pharmacy Benefit Management...

Contact: Bill G. Smith at (608) 255-6083 Ed Lump at 608/270-9950 Jack Mozloom at (609) 989-8777 Wisconsin NFIB Joins State Restaurant Association to Endorse Scott Walker for Governor MADISON (Oct. 21, 2010) – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the state’s leading advocate for small businesses, today joined the Wisconsin Restaurant Association in endorsing Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker for Governor. “Scott...

Contacts: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 State Providing $5.7 Million in Assistance, Project to Create 189 Jobs Sturtevant – Governor Jim Doyle today announced that Seda International Packaging Group SpA (Seda) will locate its new North American manufacturing facility in Racine County, Wisconsin and create 189 new jobs. Governor...

Contact: Laurie Fischer Executive Director E-mail: lfischer@widba.com Phone: (920) 366-1880 Green Bay, Wisconsin --- Ron Johnson, candidate for the U.S. Senate, has earned the endorsement of the Dairy Business Association (DBA) in the November 2, 2010 general election. Mr. Johnson understands how important the dairy industry is to Wisconsin and the need to advance policy items that enhance the $26 billion industry. "Since...

Contact: Laurie Fischer Executive Director E-mail: lfischer@widba.com Phone: (920) 366-1880 Green Bay, Wisconsin --- The Dairy Business Association (DBA) is proud to endorse the candidacy of Reid Ribble in the November 2nd general election. Mr. Ribble has the tools and experience necessary to best represent the people of the 8th Congressional District in Washington, DC. "Mr. Ribble recognizes the important role dairy plays...

Contacts: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Projects to create 165 positions MADISON—Governor Jim Doyle today announced that HUSCO International, Inc. (HUSCO), Waukesha, Waukesha County, will invest approximately $30 million to expand its manufacturing capabilities at its Waukesha and Whitewater...

MILWAUKEE — Economist James Peoples appeared at the White House Oct. 5 to present his research findings on transportation, stimulus spending and job creation before members from the President’s Council of Economic Advisers and other attending economists. Job creation is best accomplished through major investment in public transportation projects, says the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee professor of economics. “The first 10 months...

Contacts: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Projects Will Create 36 Jobs MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today announced $2.95 million in funding for three southern Wisconsin companies to invest in their operations and create 36 jobs in the state....

MADISON, Wis. (October 21, 2010) ― Standard Process Inc., based in Palmyra, Wis., has committed to sponsoring Madison Children’s Museum’s new Seedling Sprouter program to support organic urban farming practices. As the Seedling Sprouter sponsor, Standard Process will fund the purchase, maintenance, and programming related to the museum’s greenhouse seedlings, to be raised on MCM’s four-season Rooftop Ramble, the Gift...

CONTACT: David Beebe, 608-262-2260, djbeebe@wisc.edu MADISON - David Beebe's quest is innovation, both in the laboratory and the marketplace. "It's so easy in academia to be fascinated by the science, but if you're solving a problem that doesn't actually help anyone, it is much less likely to have an impact on human health," says Beebe, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of...

Contact: Sam Weis, Media Specialist, 608‐251‐7020 x22 Autumn is in full swing in Wisconsin. That means apples and pumpkins, corn mazes and hayrides, flannel and football, the first specks of blaze orange on the horizon and leaves. Lots and lots of leaves. As you rake and collect leaves in the coming weeks, you may be tempted to sneak them in the...

FEMA News Desk: 262-780-3271 NEW BERLIN, Wis - Residents and business owners in Grant and Milwaukee counties who suffered damages or losses from severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that occurred from July 20 through July 24 and received a loan application from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are urged to complete and return the application, according to disaster officials...