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Contact: Valeria Davis, 608-890-3079, vadavis2@wisc.edu MADISON - Last year's diversity forum planted the idea that the University of Wisconsin-Madison's drive toward excellence is tied to the diversity of the institution. This year, organizers will build on that idea, focusing on a theme of "Cultivating Excellence: Nurturing the Seeds of Success." "We to continue to expand on the idea of excellence," says Damon...

Contact: Penny Gamaché, 800-606-5394, ext. 7275 pgamache@anab-aclass.org ANAB to Offer Accreditation for DHS PS-Prep Program Milwaukee - The ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board has issued requirements and invites certification bodies to submit applications for accreditation for the Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Certification (PS-Prep) program. The PS-Prep program is a partnership between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the private sector that came about following...

Volunteers to clean-up area along river that was damaged by summer floods MILWAUKEE (September 22, 2010) – MillerCoors and Milwaukee Riverkeeper are teaming up this weekend to clean the area along the Milwaukee River near Lincoln Park, a popular recreational area in the city. MillerCoors volunteers are joining together with friends and family to celebrate the company’s second annual...

Wauwatosa, Wis. – Candy Bouquet, which has been satisfying customers’ needs for unique and tasty gift and decorative items since 2008, will move to a new Wauwatosa location Oct. 1. The business will reopen at 8722 W. North Ave., a retail-office plaza at the northeast corner of North Avenue and 88th Street. The location is familiar to anyone who shops...

CONTACT: Dave Washebek President/CEO Lemberg Electric Company (262) 781-1500 dwashebek@lembergelectric.com Sept. 22, 2010, MADISON, Wis. – A state chapter of the Solar Energy Industries Association, a national trade association for the solar energy industry, has been established for Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Solar Energy Industries Association (WiSEIA) was created to provide information, advocacy, education and networking opportunities to Wisconsin solar...

CONTACT: Dan Olszewski, 608-265-3959, dolszewski@bus.wisc.edu MADISON - The Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was recognized by The Princeton Review for Entrepreneur magazine as having one of the top 25 entrepreneurship programs at both the graduate and undergraduate levels in the country. Out of the more than 2,000 schools surveyed, Wisconsin ranks 19th in the nation among graduate...

Contact: Andrew Reschovsky, reschovsky@lafollette.wisc.edu, 608-263-0447 MADISON - A new analysis suggests Wisconsin faces a budget deficit of at least $3.1 billion in the state's next two-year budget cycle - $400 million more than recently reported numbers. News reports often cite the Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau's latest determination of the state's fiscal condition at the beginning of the upcoming biennium. The fiscal...

Contacts: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Project to Create 200 Full-Time Jobs CUBA CITY – Governor Jim Doyle today announced up to $1,506,000 in assistance to Wausaukee Composites and Grant County to support the company’s efforts to create 200 full-time jobs. The funding comes from the Community Development Block...

Contact: George Meyer, Wisconsin Wildlife Federation (608) 516-5545 Jodi Habush Sinykin, Midwest Environmental Advocates (414) 507-0004 Ezra Meyer, Clean Wisconsin (608) 251-7020 x20 Laurie Longtine, Waukesha County Environmental Action League (262) 894-8443 WAUKESHA-- Yesterday in a letter to Waukesha Common Council President Ybarra the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) again had to take the unusual step of having to inform...

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Annie Nolan (414) 390-5500 Local attorney Jacob Reis selected as one of the state’s “Up and Coming Lawyers” as honored in the Wisconsin Law Journal De Pere, Wis. – Jacob R. Reis of Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C. in Appleton has been named as an “Up and Coming Lawyer,” a designation awarded annually by the Wisconsin Law Journal...

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Annie Nolan (414) 390-5500 Local attorney to join prestigious international society New Berlin, Wis. – Rob Jaskulski, of the Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C. office in Milwaukee, has been invited to be inducted as a fellow of the International Society of Barristers, a prestigious society that seeks to honor top tier trial attorneys throughout the world. Currently, the society...

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Annie Nolan (414) 390-5500 Local attorney to join prestigious international society Franklin, Wis. – Tim Trecek, of the Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C. office in Milwaukee, has been invited to be inducted as a fellow of the International Society of Barristers, a prestigious society that seeks to honor top tier trial attorneys throughout the world. Currently, the society...

Green Bay, Wisconsin – Bay Area Humane Society is hosting a Cat Adoption Special – from now until 10/10/10 all cat and kitten adoption fees are just $10.10. Experience purrs and unconditional love, and feel proud knowing you made a difference in the life of a great pet. The top ten reasons to adopt a cat from Bay Area...