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MEDIA CONTACT: Andy Larsen Boelter + Lincoln PR 414/840-0891 alarsen@boelterlincoln.com WAUSAU, Wis. (May 14, 2010) – Beginning next week, many of central and northern Wisconsin’s most prestigious hospitals will be making a change in their naming structure and introducing a new advertising message. Ministry Health Care today announced that it will unify the names of its hospitals, clinics and other operating units by placing...

Madison, WI – SVA is organizing and hosting an organ, eye and tissue donor sign-up drive in support of the new online Wisconsin Donor Registry and in support of the 2010 National Kidney Foundation U.S. Transplant Games® being held in Madison. SVA will be hosting its inaugural donor sign-up drive on Thursday, June 3rd from 11:00 a.m. – 1:30...

For More Information Contact: Joshua Morby, josh.morby@miron-construction.com 414.791.9120 Madison, Wis. – His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama will visit the Waisman Center on UW-Madison’s campus during the grand opening celebration of the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds on May 15-16. Miron is currently in the process of building the Center for Investigating Health Minds – the first such center in the...

Contact: Jane Larson (608) 224-5005 MADISON—A panel of technical experts will reconvene to review standards used for livestock operations permitted under Wisconsin’s Livestock Siting Law, announced Secretary Rod Nilsestuen, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. The expert committee is part of a review of the siting law, which was required to be completed four years after the law was...

CONTACT: Weldon Freeman (202) 690-1394 Funds Will Help Increase Production and Use of Renewable Energy, Create Jobs, and Protect Natural Resources WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 14, 2010 - - - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is seeking applications to increase the...

For more information, contact: Deborah Brucaya, Outdoor Advertising Program Coordinator (608) 266-3813, Deborah.brucaya@dot.wi.gov New law allows fines for businesses placing signs in rights-of-way One sign of spring is the start of the rummage sale season. Small hand-made or store-bought signs announcing neighborhood garage sales may be a handy way to direct bargain hunters to a sale, but if they’re placed within a...

MILWAUKEE – Industry members of the National Science Foundation’s Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) on water technology today announced the funding of seven projects they have chosen to pursue with researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM) and Marquette University. The goal of the new center is to spur local economic growth by combining the engineering research expertise at UWM...

CONTACT: CHRIS SLINKER -414-745-8540 ELM GROVE, WI (May 3, 2010) — Keller Williams® Realty Inc. announced today that Linda Loften (formerly of First Weber Group-Meno.Falls) & Robert White (formerly of Realty Executives) officially joined the new Keller Williams-Elm Grove office. Linda Loften had retired from First Weber Group after being with them for over 10 years. Linda...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 MADISON—Department of Commerce (Commerce) Secretary Aaron Olver announced today that May is Building Safety Month in Wisconsin. Building Safety Month, sponsored by the International Code Council, is an opportunity to increase public awareness of the importance of building safety and the role fire prevention officials, local and state building departments, and federal agencies...

Wausau, Wis. -- Wausau Window and Wall Systems promoted Keith Lindberg to Regional Sales Manager. He works closely with building owners, architects, general contractors and glazing contractors. His sales territory includes California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, northern New Jersey, and New York City. This summer, Lindberg celebrates 25 years with Wausau. His previous management roles involved...

CONTACT: Julie Felhofer Phone: 715-524-8522 x 4 E-mail: rd.shawano@wi.usda.gov SHAWANO, WI – MAY 14, 2010 - - - - - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Wisconsin State Director, Stan Gruszynski, announced the availability of funds for Homeownership Loans and Home Improvement financing to rural Wisconsin residents today. “Owning your own home is part...

CONTACT: Carol S. Weber, APR, Director of Public Relations PHONE: 414-755-4108 (direct) E-MAIL: cweber@wda.org WEST ALLIS, WIS., May 14, 2010 – Dr. Kent Vandehaar of Chippewa Falls, president of the Wisconsin Dental Association, today released the following statement regarding Gov. Jim Doyle’s signing of Senate Bill 656, which authorizes up to $10 million in borrowing to help the Marshfield Clinic build a dental education...

Contact: Nick George, President 608-255-9946 Nick.George@mwfpa.org Brian Elliott Dir. of Communications 608-255-9946 Brian.Elliott@mwfpa.org Governor Doyle has signed into law a bill supported by the Midwest Food Processors Association (MWFPA) creating a food processing modernization tax credit. Similar to the tax credits currently used by the dairy and meat industries, the processor credit would equal 10% of...