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As in life, projecting a positive and interesting persona can attract others to you. “Attraction Marketing” is the process of making your company more interesting to potential clients and business partners. Now more than ever, people and companies want to work with organizations that offer more than simply service and quality. They want to work with leaders. Chicago-based marketing...

MADISON, WI -- DeWitt Ross & Stevens is pleased to announce the addition of Scott M. Paler to the Employment Relations and Litigation groups. Paler joins the firm as an associate in our Madison, Wisconsin office. Paler previously worked at one of the nation’s largest labor and employment firms and has litigated cases on behalf of companies ranging in...

Contact: Gary Stone, president of Paddleboard Specialists 608.849.0600 or 877.473.1199 info@paddleboardspecialists.com http://www.paddleboardspecialists.com PADDLE FOR THE POLAR BEARS! Madison, Wi.—The up-and-coming sport of stand up paddleboarding (SUP) is making a formal debut on the waters of Lake Wingra in Madison, Wisconsin with a series of six on water challenges beginning Sunday, June 6, 2010. The Paddleboard Specialists SUP Challenge Series 2010, “Paddle for the...

For More Information Contact: Karen Buckoski, karen.buckoski@miron-construction.com 920.574.3253 Menasha, Wis. – Miron Construction Co., Inc. received the Wisconsin Family Business of the Year grand award in the large-company category for employers with more than 100 workers. The award was presented to Miron in Madison on May 13, 2010. The Award is sponsored by Smith & Gesteland, LLP, a CPA and...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 WAUKESHA – Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announces that his office has obtained a judgment against Oliver E. Butterfield and Butterfield Trucking, Inc. in Waukesha County Circuit Court for violations of Wisconsin's air pollution laws and laws regulating...

Wisconsin schools received $156,888 from Calling All Teachers campaign last year MILWAUKEE (May 17, 2010) – U.S. Cellular is continuing its commitment to schools with the return of its national Calling All Teachers campaign in which it provides $1 million to teachers for classroom projects. During last year’s Calling All Teachers campaign, the company funded nearly 300 classroom projects in Wisconsin...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Project to create 14 positions MADISON—Governor Jim Doyle announced today that Fischer Precise USA, Inc., Racine, Racine County, will receive $63,000 in tax credits from the Economic Development Tax Credit Program from the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to help upgrade the equipment for its facility in Racine and create 14 new jobs over the...

MADISON – What do major federal contracts mean to the companies, communities and people where Uncle Sam’s dollars are deployed? Hear from Richard McCreary, president and CEO of Marinette Marine Corp., on the economic benefits of Department of Defense contracts at the May 25 meeting of WIN-Madison. The luncheon will be held at the Sheraton Hotel on Madison’s John Nolen...

DOJ CONTACT: Bill Cosh, 608-266-1221 DWD CONTACT: John Dipko, 608-261-6705 SHAWANO – Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen and Department of Workforce Development Secretary Roberta Gassman announced today the settlement of a Department of Workforce Development claim in Shawano County. The total amount recovered on behalf of employees of three Shawano businesses is approximately $477,500. “It is clear in Wisconsin that laws protecting...