WisBusiness

Contact: Lisa Ninmer, APR 414.319.5700 lisaninmer@zizzogroup.com MILWAUKEE – (May 11, 2010) -- Zizzo Group Advertising and PR (ZGA+PR) -- the region’s most fearless, results-driven, integrated marketing firm -- has welcomed Sue Pierman to its public relations team as senior PR account executive. In her new role, Pierman manages the day-to-day PR activities on behalf of a number...

2010.1 release allows for consolidated LTL delivery appointment RedShift:2010 – ORLANDO, Fla. – RedPrairie Corporation, a productivity solutions provider, has enhanced its Transportation Management solution by adding appointment sharing capabilities to the system’s functionality. Among many key enhancements, the software’s 2010.1 release enables carriers to schedule a single appointment that covers multiple shipments. The functionality supports a receiving location’s...

For More Information Contact: Joshua Morby, josh.morby@miron-construction.com 414.791.9120 Madison, Wis. – Miron Construction Co., Inc. on Wednesday, announced its support for SB 616/AB843, which would require future Wisconsin buildings 10,000 square-feet or greater to meet the standards for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification. The bill has already been passed by the State Senate and Assembly, and awaits...

For the fourth time, Suttle-Straus, Waunakee communications provider, won top honors recognizing outstanding achievement in the tenth annual 2010 Graphics Excellence Awards, a statewide printing competition hosted by the Printing Industries of Wisconsin, the state’s trade association for printing and graphic arts. Competing against over 800 entries from printing firms across the state, Suttle-Straus garnered the Best of Show...

For more information contact Mary Schmidt Phone: 920-284-7165 Email: mkschmidt@centurytel.net Name change reflects growth in firm’s business focus U.S. Oil Co., Inc. has announced that it is changing the parent firm’s trade name to U.S. Venture (http://www.usventure.com), effective June 14, 2010. The new name reflects the company’s growing business diversification, long-range strategic vision, and entrepreneurial spirit. The naming change affects the firm’s...

Contacts: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Paul Dietmann, DATCP, 608-224-5038 MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today requested U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to declare a disaster in Marathon County, where snow and ice in early May severely damaged the ginseng crop. Wisconsin produces 95...

CONTACT: Darrell Bazzell, (608) 263-2467, dbazzell@vc.wisc.edu MADISON - Four finalists have been selected in the search for a new human resources director at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The finalists are: - Robert Lavigna, vice president for research, Partnership for Public Service, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization working to revitalize public service. - Ann Sherman, director of human resources and equal opportunity officer, Northern...

MILWAUKEE – Industry members of the National Science Foundation’s Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) on water technology will announce the funding of several projects that industries will pursue with researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM) and Marquette University at an event Friday, May 14. The announcements will be made at Marquette University Alumni Memorial Union, 1442 W. Wisconsin Ave.,...

Vertical Integration Reduces Carbon Footprint FITCHBURG, WI – Placon Corporation, a thermoformer and plastic sheet extruder, announced today that it will construct a closed-loop recycling facility to grind and wash post-consumer bottles and thermoforms for processing into its EcoStar™ sheet products. The company is reducing the total carbon footprint by bringing the material supply chain closer to production...

Organization receives Promising Practice Award from MetLife Foundation & Association of Children’s Museums MADISON, Wis. (May 12, 2010) — What exactly does it mean when people say “think globally, act locally”? For Madison Children’s Museum, it means a commitment to local people, products, and culture. It means building the Evjue Early Learning Gallery using locally grown, sustainably harvested materials. It...

CONTACT: Susan Michaud, (608) 263-5612, smmichaud@wisc.edu MADISON - Kira Gengler and Megan Jeidy will both get their master's degrees in social work on Sunday, May 16, but they already have something their fellow graduates seek: jobs. The two women are part of the 10th class of students to graduate from UW-Madison's public child welfare training program, which covers the...