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CONTACT: Mary Schmidt 920-284-7165 mkschmidt@centurytel.net (Green Bay, WI) –– Cherney Microbiological Services, Ltd., a leading testing laboratory specializing in product and environmental testing for indicator organisms and pathogenic bacteria, received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Chicago Certification Committee, a regional certifying partner of...

Repeat Million $ Awardees Showcase Leadership and Blaze Trail for New Inductees New York -- Make Mine a Million $ Business, the only national initiative committed to helping post start-up women entrepreneurs grow million-dollar firms, announced the 38 program awardees, up from 27 in 2008, who succeeded in growing their businesses past the $1 million revenue level in 2009 this...

New Website Publicizes Local Resources and Opportunities The newest local economic development effort in Sheboygan County was recently revealed to a local and international audience, as the county’s economic development corporation launched its new website, http://www.SheboyganCountyEDC.com. According to Executive Director Patrick Drinan, the website will connect Sheboygan County to...

Dr. Frederick Berry will succeed Dr. Roger Frankowski Dr. Frederick C. Berry has been appointed the vice president of academics at Milwaukee School of Engineering. Berry will begin July 1, and succeeds Dr. Roger Frankowski, who is retiring after 42 years of service to the university. Berry comes to MSOE from...

Neenah, Wis. (May 18, 2010) — CRL Senior Living Communities, which operates several independent living, assisted living and Alzheimer’s/memory care residences in the Midwest, proudly announces its support of the Alzheimer’s Association 2010 Memory Walk. CRL staff members will join with residents and their families to participate in five Memory Walk events in Wisconsin and one in Illinois. These...

Contact: Vanessa Serkowski Client Services Coordinator Sensia Healthcare (414) 359-0800 vserkowski@sensiahealthcare.com http://www.sensiahealthcare.com (Milwaukee, WI)—Sensia Healthcare and Michael Best & Friedrich LLC are presenting: “Fitness For Duty For Employers: A Legal and Medical Perspective.” This seminar will be held on June 2, 2010 at the Doubletree Hotel Brookfield from 7:30 - 10:30 am. Fitness for Duty is now a significant issue for many employers. ...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh (608) 266-1221 MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Justice recently added Jennifer Cramer as a Consumer Protection Investigator in the Medicaid Fraud Control and Elder Abuse Unit (MFCEAU). Investigator Cramer started April 26, 2010. Jennifer is well suited to the position after working in an investigative capacity at both the Wisconsin Department Corrections and the Wisconsin...

Contacts: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Carla Vigue, Department of Administration, 608-266-7362 MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle announced today $1.6 million in grants to protect and enhance Wisconsin’s coastal communities and natural resources. The Governor awarded 39 grants that will be used by nonprofit organizations, as well as local, state, and tribal governments...

For more information, contact: Aina Vilumsons, Executive Director, Wisconsin Procurement Institute / WPI Telephone: 414-270-3601, FAX: 414-270-3610, Email: AinaV@wispro.org The members of Wisconsin’s Congressional delegation will be joining Wisconsin businesses and organizations at this year’s Wisconsin in Washington (WIW) scheduled for June 8 – 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. This unique annual event brings current and prospective federal contractors from Wisconsin to meet...

Prairie Development LTD is pleased to announce the addition of Marcus Theatres to its Prairie Lakes retail development in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Marcus Theatres and Prairie Development closed today on the sale of a 16-acre parcel of land in the Prairie Lakes development, which will house the new Theatre complex. Marcus is planning on the construction...