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MILWAUKEE – A talented line-up of entrepreneurs, investors and other start-up business experts will be featured in nearly 20 and panel discussions at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference, June 8-9, 2010, in Milwaukee. To register for the conference, to be held at The Pfister Hotel, 424 E. Wisconsin Ave., go to: http://www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com/events/ent_conf/ Entrepreneurs can learn from others who have launched companies and...

Driftless Books 518 Walnut Street Viroqua, WI 54665 608-638-BOOK Driftless Books will be hosting an all-day Bloomsday celebration Wednesday, June 16, featuring a 12-hour reading of James Joyce’s Ulysses at its new location in Viroqua. Attendees are invited to join in this marathon. Refreshments will include Irish favorites such as Guinness Stout, potato soup and perhaps mutton kidneys. Bloomsday commemorates the life of Irish...

Media Contacts: Jen Dirks, Communications Director (414) 721-7646 Jennifer.Dirks@cliftoncpa.com Linda Muskin, Clarus Communications (847) 432-7300 lmuskin@teamclarus.com Combined Resources and Expertise Elevates Firm as Leading International Tax Services Provider MILWAUKEE, Wis. (June 1, 2010) – Clifton Gunderson, ranked as one of the nation’s largest certified public accounting and consulting firms, today announced its acquisition of U.S. Tax Advantage, LLC (USTA), an international tax consulting services firm with locations...

Media Contact: Sada Kempf, Marketing Senior Associate (920) 232-2230 Sada.Kempf@cliftoncpa.com RACINE, Wis. (June 1, 2010) – Clifton Gunderson, ranked as one of the nation’s largest certified public accounting and consulting firms, today announced Jens Emerson and Scott Hess have been named partners for the firm’s Racine, Wisconsin office. Emerson and Hess join 12 other new partners recently admitted to the firm. “Since joining Clifton...

Media Contact: Sada Kempf, Marketing Senior Associate (920) 232-2230 Sada.Kempf@cliftoncpa.com SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (June 1, 2010) – Clifton Gunderson, ranked as one of the nation’s largest certified public accounting and consulting firms, today announced Ryan Gartman has been named partner for the firm’s Sheboygan office. Gartman joins 13 other new partners recently admitted to the firm. “Ryan has a broad base of accounting and...

Media Contact: Sada Kempf, Marketing Senior Associate (920) 232-2230 Sada.Kempf@cliftoncpa.com MILWAUKEE, Wis. (June 1, 2010) – Clifton Gunderson, ranked as one of the nation’s largest certified public accounting and consulting firms, today announced Richard Alley has been named partner for the firm’s Milwaukee office. Alley joins 13 other new partners recently admitted to the firm. “Rick joined Clifton Gunderson in 2007and has devoted a...

Docket 1-AC-231 Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Flambeau River Conference Room (3rd Floor) Public Service Commission Building 610 North Whitney Way, Madison, Wisconsin Wednesday, June 2, 2010, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Agenda 1) Welcome/Review of today’s agenda 2) Review and adoption of meeting minutes of May 17, 2010 3) Presentation: Noise/Sound James Cowan, Bd. Cert. INCE, URS Corporation Additional presenters invited but not confirmed...

- Resort Unveils New Entertainment/Packages for 10th Birthday; Receives Commendation from Gov. Doyle - WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. (June 1, 2010) – There’s a decade of fun brewing at Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. Having hosted more than 10 million visitors since opening in May 2000, Kalahari is gearing up to capitalize on the trend of travelers taking drive-to regional...

For more information, please contact: The Milwaukee Press Club Joette Richards, (262) 894-2224 milwaukeepressclub@gmail.com http://www.milwaukeepressclub.org MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, a Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor, will be the featured guest at the Milwaukee Press Club’s next Newsmaker Luncheon. The event will take place on Friday, June 11, from 11:45 to 1:30 p.m. at the Newsroom Pub in downtown Milwaukee at 137 E....

Contact: Joshua Morby Mobile: 920.968.4197 Email: media@thenewnorth.com NEW NORTH, June 1, 2010 – The New North, Inc. on Wednesday announced the winners of the first New North Student Photography Contest, which asked students in the region to capture photos that best exemplified the New North’s six key initiatives. Over 700 students from 15 schools submitted their photos, with the first place...

CONTACT: Timothy Smeeding, (608) 890-1317, smeeding@lafollette.wisc.edu MADISON - The Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Summer Research Workshop by offering five talks that are free and open to the public on issues central to poverty in the United States and efforts to reduce it. The workshop is a...

For further information, contact: Jean Towell 1-800-323-7033 mediarelations@northwesternmutual.com http://www.northwesternmutualnews.com Retiring CEO Ed Zore and employees commit to one million volunteer minutes (June 1, 2010 – Milwaukee, WI) Northwestern Mutual is committing to one million volunteer minutes throughout the southeast Wisconsin community as it kicks off its “Leaving a Legacy for Future Generations” volunteer initiative. As a gift, retiring Northwestern Mutual Chairman and CEO...

CONTACT: David C. Schwartz, (608) 265-0546, dcschwartz@wisc.edu MADISON - Genetic abnormalities are most often discussed in terms of differences so miniscule they are actually called "snips" - changes in a single unit along the 3 billion that make up the entire string of human DNA. "There's a whole world beyond SNPs - single nucleotide polymorphisms - and we've stepped into...

CONTACT: CHRIS SLINKER -414-745-8540 ELM GROVE, WI -- Keller Williams® Realty Inc. announced today that former Shorewest Menomonee Falls agent Allana Primus-Erickson has officially joined the Keller Williams - Elm Grove office located on 12700 W.Bluemound Rd. "Allana is a rookie realtor with a ton of potential, she will be supported and be more likely to succeed under our model...

(Phone: 920-751-1555, Website: http://www.appletonmfg.com): Appleton Mfg. Division’s patented Auto Indexing Knife maintains the highest cut quality throughout all cuts, significantly extends the life of the core cutter knife, and reduces operator interaction with the blade. This easy-to-install retro-fit and upgrade extends the life of the blade by providing more usable cutting surface per knife. By automatically indexing the knife...