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CONTACT: Aaron Brower, 608-262-5246, ambrower@wisc.edu MADISON - University of Wisconsin-Madison students are beginning to reap the rewards of a campuswide effort to boost the value, quality and affordability of an undergraduate education made possible by the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates. The initiative uses a supplemental tuition charge to invest in the quality of the undergraduate experience while vastly expanding the pool...

Contact: Kim Straka 608.772.7207 or kim@hypecomm.com (MADISON, WI) The 4th Annual Madison Holiday Market will be held November 5-7 at the Exhibition Halls of Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin. The one-of-a-kind market features over 110 merchants from across the state and beyond, and will be a great way to get a jump start on tackling those holiday...

Contact: Nick George, President 608-255-9946 Nick.George@mwfpa.org Brian Elliott Dir. of Communications 608-255-9946 Brian.Elliott@mwfpa.org Dr. Lehr has testified before Congress on many occasions regarding environmental issues and consulted with nearly every agency of the federal government as well as with many foreign countries. He has spoken numerous times on topics ranging from the impact of advancing technologies on the global economy to...

For more information: Nicole Nelson 608-828-5505 The Wisconsin FFA Foundation has announced their 2010 SAE Grant Program is now accepting applications. The application can be found on the Wisconsin FFA website and must be postmarked by Dec. 1. SAE...

Contact: Kevin Reardon Owner & President Shakespeare Wealth Management, Inc.® 262-814-1600 Kevin@shakespearewealthmanagement.com Pewaukee, WI - Shakespeare Wealth Management, Inc.® is pleased and excited to announce the firm's move to its new offices at N22 W27847 Edgewater Drive in Pewaukee, effective November 1, 2010. The offices are located right off Highway SS, which is one exit west of the Country Springs hotel and about...

Compare your service organization’s performance to best-in-class companies MILWAUKEE (October 25, 2010) – Metrix, the field service software company, today announced the availability of a free service performance and benchmarking tool. Developed together with Aberdeen Group, the easy-to-use, online assessment will help service business leaders identify their top priorities for 2011. The five-minute online survey is based on Aberdeen Group’s new...

WHAT: Howl-O-Ween Party WHO: Everyone and their dog(s) WHY: OccuPaws Guide Dog Association Fundraising Event WHERE: Ruffin’ It Resort, 635 Struck Street, Madison WHEN: Thursday, October 28th 7:15-9:00PM You’re invited to Ruffin’ It Resort, Madison’s award-winning doggie daycare and hotel, to celebrate Howl-O-Ween with your furry friend. Ruffin’ It Resort will host their 3rd annual Howl-O-Ween Party THIS...

Business After Hours @ SPiN Milwaukee Wednesday, November 3 | 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | 233 East Chicago Street REGISTER (https://www.signup4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=BAHS10E) MMAC is serving up a unique networking opportunity at Spin, a 16,500 square foot table-tennis social club located at Chicago and Water in downtown Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward....

University Relations and Communications, 715-346-3046, Fax 715-346-2042, http://www.uwsp.edu/news The director of the Small Business Development Center at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has been recognized for her leadership in assisting about 300 small businesses get started and expand in the area over the last ten years. Vicki Lobermeier received the 2010 Innovation Champions Award, given by the Wisconsin Innovation Service Center,...

MILWAUKEE – Attorney Kristina E. Somers, of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., has been elected Treasurer of the Board of Directors for the State Bar of Wisconsin's Tax Section. She is currently serving a three-year term (which expires in 2012) on the Board of Directors. "Being on the Board of Directors of the Tax Section keeps me intimately aware of...

Contact: Darlene Arneson, Agriculture in the Classroom Coordinator 608-828-5719 MADISON – Do you know a teacher that does a great job teaching about agriculture? If so, please encourage them to fill out an application for the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom Program’s Outstanding Teacher Award. Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) annually recognizes a...

For more information, contact: Michael Wallace Berghammer Construction Corporation
 michaelw@berghammer.com Milwaukee, WI -- Concours Motors in Glendale, Wisconsin is transforming the look and feel of their space. Leveraging this unique opportunity, they will incorporate the five individual automobile brands into the design of the new showrooms by using a concept of a row of retail stores in an upscale shopping center. ...

WASHINGTON, DC – A newly-published report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that, under every scenario, American families would benefit economically if the United States were to meet the goals of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). The study, “Effects of Increased Biofuels on the U.S. Economy in 2022,” concluded that ethanol helps our economy by reducing spending on expensive...

Community Can Show Support by Voting Online Duluth, Minn. (October 26, 2010) – Two local bands are hoping to make it big in a nationwide contest. Ida Jo and the Show and The Big Payback both of Madison have entered maurices “Small Town Sound” band search. maurices is the leading small town specialty store and fashion authority, and it created...