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By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery – the public/private interdisciplinary research center set to open in December in the heart of the UW-Madison campus – will be more than a warren of laboratories. Much more, says WARF programming director Laura Heisler, who spoke Tuesday at a Wisconsin Technology Council luncheon. While the upper three floors will be devoted...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For further information, please contact: J. Scott Mathie, MBA Vice President of Government Affairs 262-522-3624 jsmathie@mbaonline.org Angela Cooper, MBA Events & Marketing Director 262-436-1127 acooper@mbaonline.org Building Excitement For 65 Years! WAUKESHA, WI (July 27, 2010) – The 2010 Metropolitan Builders Association (MBA) Parade of Homes is not just celebrating its 65th anniversary this year, it’s also celebrating a thrilling variety of innovative...

Exhibit Titled “A Case of Wisconsin’s Finest: New Acquisitions from the MillerCoors Collection” MILWAUKEE (July 27, 2010) – The Museum of Wisconsin Art (MWA) announces the opening of a new exhibit that will feature more than 20 pieces of art donated by MillerCoors Milwaukee offices. The exhibit, installed in the Museum’s Focus Gallery, will open on Wednesday, August 4 and...

Media Contact Matthew Mente (414) 270-3514 mmente@insidesh.com Milwaukee, Wis. – Scheibel Halaska, a strategic marketing communications firm, is pleased to announce the newest addition to its Public Relations team, Account Executive Matthew Mente. In this role, Mente will be responsible for planning, developing and executing media relations initiatives for clients in the manufacturing and professional services industries. “Mente brings a well-balanced mix of experience and...

Leadership Dialogue with MPS Superintendent Dr. Gregory Thornton Wednesday, July 28 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm MMAC Offices, Milwaukee Register at http://www.mmac.org/index.php?src=events&submenu=AboutMMAC&srctype=detail&category=Public%20Policy&refno=105 With 78 schools failing to meet No Child Left Behind educational standards, 4th and 8th grade reading scores among the worst in the nation, the nation's worst reading scores for African American students, a looming budget deficit, and one in 3 students...