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Below is an excerpt from the most recent edition of WisBusiness Thursday Trends. The full version of this weekly look at the state of Wisconsin business is now available for free to anyone who signs up for the Thursday Trends mailing list. The full product includes several items in each of the rising, mixed and falling categories plus a...

Horizon Home Care & Hospice Seeks Nominees for Annual Touching Lives Award Nominations are now being accepted for the 2011 Touching Lives Award, presented by Horizon Home Care & Hospice, a non-profit licensed, full service home care agency and hospice provider. Past Touching Lives Award winners include former Wisconsin First Lady Sue Ann Thompson, Chief Executive Officers Leo Brideau and Bill...

Media Contacts: Nancy Deptolla (262) 236-4175 nbdeptolla@sbcglobal.net or Jennifer Neighbors (414) 476-5781 jennifer@neighborspr.com BELOIT, Wis. – ABC Supply Co. Inc. has been honored with the prestigious “Partners of Choice Award” from David Weekley Homes, receiving an “A” rating in quality. It is one of only 17 companies to receive the award this year. ABC Supply is the largest wholesale distributor of roofing in the United States and...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON — Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has announced that the Department of Justice has filed criminal charges against Joshua Burlin, of Madison, stemming from an investigation into the business activities of Mr. Burlin and his company, Madison Locksmith, LLC. The Department has also filed a...

Contacts: Janet Masters American Family Insurance 608-242-4100, ext.30409 jmasters@amfam.com Melissa Anderson Wisconsin School of Business 608-262-9213 mkanderson@bus.wisc.edu Madison, Wis. (July 29, 2010) – American Family Insurance and the Wisconsin School of Business present the next in the Forward Thinking Speaker Series, featuring Simon Johnson, one of the world’s foremost authorities on the financial sector and economic crises. His presentation is entitled: “The Financial Crisis – Where We’ve...

SOMERSET, WI | ­K-Sun Corporation, a leader in labeling systems, label printers, safety sign/labeling software and supplies located in Somerset, Wis., announces that Andrew Kasun has joined the company as Distribution Manager. A 1997 graduate of Stillwater (Minn.) High School and a 2002 graduate...

MADISON, Wis. ― Madison Children’s Museum will mark 30 years of serving the community by opening the doors of its new Capitol Square location for the first time on Saturday and Sunday, August 14–15, with a spectacular Grand Opening Celebration. A festive lineup of special events for families will fill the weekend, which also will be an opportunity...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON — Governor Jim Doyle announced today that the City of Evansville, Rock County, will receive a $500,000 grant from the Community Development Block Grant–Public Facilities (CDBG-PF) program of the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to help fund a new senior center to be known as Creekside Place. “It is essential for Wisconsin communities...

Contact: Kim Straka, HYPE Communications 608.772.7207 or kim@hypecomm.com (Madison, WI) On Saturday, August 28, 2010 the Clean Lakes Festival, sponsored by Lands' End, will take place at Olin Park on the shores of Lake Monona in Madison, WI. The one-day festival is free and open to the public. The festival will feature a variety of events that connect to the...

Contacts: Stephanie Smiley, Department of Health Services, (608) 266-1683 Cindy Schlough, Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality, (608) 826-6839 Program Engages Patients in their Healthcare MADISON –A consortium of organizations working to improve the quality of healthcare in Wisconsin released a report today on the Ask...

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