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Media Contact: Sada Kempf, Senior PR Associate (920) 232-2230 Sada.Kempf@cliftoncpa.com MILWAUKEE, Wis. (September 1, 2010) – In a recent survey of executives by the IT Governance Institute, half of the executives indicated that IT is very important to their organization, yet noted that IT matters were discussed only on an ad hoc basis at the board level. This is surprising since stronger IT...

Contact: Donna Gilson 608-224-5130 MADISON – Registration is open until Sept. 10 for the annual humane officer training course offered by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. The course runs Oct. 4-8 in Madison. Humane officers investigate cases of animal abuse and neglect, and they must be trained and certified. There is still space available in the...

CONTACT: Chris Barncard, 608-890-0465, barncard@wisc.edu MADISON - A pair of young fusion researchers will be working with the support of the Department of Energy as they work on graduate degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Carson Cook and Lauren Garrison were among 150 graduate students tapped this summer for Department of Energy Graduate Fellowships in Science, Mathematics and Engineering, providing them...

Media Contact: Stephanie East, General Manager Farrell’s Extreme Bodyshaping stephanieeast@extremebodyshaping.com 608-807-8093 Popular fitness franchise opens its doors in Madison on July 31 Madison, Wis. (September 2, 2010) — Farrell’s Extreme Bodyshaping (FXB) a popular fitness franchise based in Iowa, congratulates FXB – Madison on opening the newest FXB workout location at 202 S. Gammon Rd, Ste 100, in Madison, Wis. The first 10-Week Challenge at...

CONTACT: Timothy M. Smeeding, smeeding@lafollette.wisc.edu, 608-890-1317; Joanna Young Marks, jmarks@ssc.wisc.edu MADISON - The second Wisconsin Poverty Report shows the rate of poverty in Wisconsin worsened in 2008, with more than 11 percent of the state's population living in need, including one in seven children and one in 10 elderly residents. Produced by the Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at the...

CONTACT: Brad Collins Stateline World Trade Association (920) 222-1041 info@slwta.org Beloit, WI – The Stateline World Trade Association (SLWTA) welcomes Jan Blaho to its first meeting of the SLWTA season. US exports are up 17.7% in the first half of 2010. Is your company keeping up with the rest of the industry? Come and see how the EX-IM Bank can help you clear...

Contact: Anne Katz, Arts Wisconsin 608 255 8316 | akatz@artswisconsin.org in partnership with the League of Wisconsin Municipalities and Wisconsin Towns Association MADISON, WI—Arts Wisconsin, Wisconsin’s statewide arts service, advocacy, and development organization, announces the winners of the second annual Arts in the Community Awards. These awards, presented by Arts Wisconsin in partnership with the League of Wisconsin Municipalities and Wisconsin...

Two area family businesses have recently become members of the Wisconsin Family Business Forum: Tri City Glass & Door and Crafts, Inc. Founded in 1960 by Richard and Shirley Bender, Tri City Glass & Door is a 2nd generation family business located in Appleton. With an expanding business, Tri City Glass & Door provides high-quality automotive glass products...

Contact: Joshua Morby 414.791.9120 Seven organizations sign pledge to support bio-based power Milwaukee, Wis. – The Wisconsin Bio Industry Alliance’s Bio Power Coalition announced today the addition of seven new organizations that have committed to a pledge to promote and support bio-based power generation in Wisconsin. The organizations that are joining the coalition today include: EcoCombustion Energy Systems Future Farm Food and Fuel, LLC Marth...

Contact: Donna Gilson 608-224-5130 MADISON ― It’s been a long and particularly pesky mosquito season in Wisconsin, prompting State Veterinarian Dr. Robert Ehlenfeldt to recommend vaccines against mosquito-borne illnesses in horses, despite the late date. The two main mosquito-borne diseases in horses in Wisconsin are Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile virus (WNV). “The threat of mosquito-borne diseases remains until we...