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Contact: Dr. Laura Strong, President and Chief Operating Officer, 608-441-2950 WASHINGTON DC AND MADISON, WI – Quintessence today announced that data for their lead EVade™ Ribonuclease, called QBI-139, will be presented at the American Association for Cancer Research 101st Annual Meeting. QBI-139 is a protein therapeutic that targets the RNA in cancer cells. The data presented will focus on the...

Chairman Soletski, Representative Zepnick, and Assembly GOP leadership develop compromise approach--vote overwhelmingly in favor of AB 696 For more information contact: Cindy Tomlinson, Associate Manager-Public Relations TDS Telecommunications Corp. 608-664-4471 / cindy.tomlinson@tdstelecom.com MADISON, Wis. -- This morning (April 21), the Wisconsin State Assembly took decisive and overwhelming action, passing AB 696, legislation focused on streamlining existing telecom regulations in the state of Wisconsin by...

Innovative Green Business and Non-Profit Network is Building Economic Self-Reliance City-by-City PosiPair.com is a Wisconsin-based company devoted helping businesses and non-profits promote their positive practices and projects. “We chose to launch PosiPair.com on Earth Day as a tribute to the great tradition of Wisconsin environmentalists – Lapham, Muir, Leopold, the La Follettes, Nolen, Bressette, and of course, Nelson,” says PosiPair founder...

JG Development is honored to announce Randy Ziebarth, of Mt. Horeb is the newest member of the JG team. He is joining us as the residential Sales Consultant. Randy is a National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) Certified Remodeler, a lead safe renovator, and he brings over 21 years of residential sales, building expertise and product...

Contact: Heidi Zoerb, (608) 262-4849, hzoerb@cals.wisc.edu MADISON - More food for thought will be on the menu on Friday, April 23 at the Day on Campus: Food Summit. The event is a closing bookend to Go Big Read, UW-Madison's common reading program that began during the fall 2009 semester. As part of the program, the campus and area communities were invited...

Contact: Rep. Hintz 1-888-534-0054 Madison – The Wisconsin State Assembly passed Senate Bill 530 with an amendment regulating auto title loans today with a bipartisan vote of 60 to 38. The amendment also incorporated provisions that were included Assembly Bill 447. AB 447 passed the assembly on February 16th but was not taken up by the Senate. “Tonight we are one...

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Stelse, March of Dimes, 608.243.7764, jstelse@marchofdimes.com March of Dimes biggest fundraiser helps babies be born healthy (Madison, WI) April 20, 2010—On Saturday, May 1st in downtown Madison, local families and business will rally together to celebrate babies for the annual March of Dimes March for Babies walk. This year, participants will be even more inspired to...

For Immediate Release Contact: Joshua Morby Email: media@thenewnorth.com Funding will aid construction of new engineering center, retain jobs MARINETTE – Governor Doyle on Tuesday announced that Tyco Fire Suppression & Building Products would receive $837,000 in state tax credits to help construct a new...

SOMERSET, WI | K-Sun Corporation, a leader in labeling systems, safety signage, label printers and labeling software/supplies, announces the release of the MaxiLabel® Pro Ver 3 general labeling software that works K-Sun LABELShop® PC-compatible printers. MaxiLabel Pro Ver 3.0 now works with 32-bit/64-bit versions of Microsoft® Windows® XP, Vista® and 7. The software is offered free with the K-Sun LABELShop...

For More Information Contact: Joshua Morby 414.791.9120 Josh.Morby@miron-construction.com Milwaukee, Wis. - Miron Construction Co., Inc. is pleased to announce the recent hire of a project manager for their Milwaukee office. Mike Timmers has been hired as a project manager in Miron Construction’s regional office in Milwaukee. Timmers is a graduate of UW-Madison and holds a B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering. Timmers has worked in...

Kicks Off Five Days of Earth Day Activities with Recovery Act “Retrofit Ramp-Up” Award Announcement WASHINGTON –Vice President Biden will today kick off five days of Administration events around the 40th anniversary of Earth Day with the announcement that Wisconsin is one of 25 communities that has been selected to receive up to $452 million in Recovery Act funding...

MADISON, Wis. ― Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, the Democratic candidate for governor, will make a stop at Madison Children’s Museum on Thursday, April 22, for a 12:15 p.m. tour of the new facility’s sustainable features in celebration of Earth Day. WHAT: Green building tour with Tom Barrett WHEN: 12:15 p.m. to approximately 1:15 p.m. Thursday, April 22 WHERE: Madison Children’s Museum, 100...

Contact: Casey Langan, Wisconsin Farm Bureau, 608-828-5711 Kevin Kiley, Sand County Foundation, 608-663-4605 ext. 31 MADISON – A new partnership between Sand County Foundation and the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation is accepting applications for the $10,000 Leopold Conservation...