WisBusiness

Contact: Christel Henke, 414-332-2933 chenke@hansondodge.com ASQ to Make Engineers Available to Nation’s Schools Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 13, 2010 – U.S. K-12 teachers get high marks for science smarts, but their grade drops significantly when it comes to connecting learning to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) career options. According to a new youth survey conducted online...

Contact: Oliver Yandle Commercial Law League of America 312-781-2000 oyandle@clla.org Chicago 1/25/2010 - The Commercial Law League of America will hold its 80th Midwest Meeting and 116th National Convention in Chicago from April 29-May 2, 2010. The event, which is one of the organization's largest annual gatherings and will be held at the Westin Michigan Avenue at 909 N. Michigan Ave., will feature a number...

Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON - Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that he has signed onto a consent decree concerning the Ticketmaster-Live Nation merger, along with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Attorneys General of sixteen other states. The parties have reached an agreement to sell some of Ticketmaster’s assets to promote competition in ticketing markets throughout...

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is one step closer to finding its 14th chancellor, as the 19-member search committee has begun reviewing applications, according to committee chair Professor Neil Heywood. “This is a big milestone,” said Heywood. “We are now in the phase of considering applicants according to our anticipated sequence of events.” Although review of candidates has commenced, applications will...

Contact: Seth Boffeli (608) 266-1683 MADISON – Parkers Farm, Inc. of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, has recalled all products sold under the Parkers Farm or Parkers label because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. These products were distributed nationwide. Contaminated products have been found in Wisconsin,...

From: Batzner Pest Management 16948 W. Victor Rd. New Berlin, WI 53151 Contact: Jerry Batzner, 262-797-4160 or Chris Venuti,...

Executive Roundtable Preview for Small Business Tuesday, January 26 • 7:30-9 AMMMAC Offices, Milwaukee • To register, click here >> If you are a CEO, CFO or Senior Executive of a small business, come preview the Executive Roundtable experience and learn how you can benefit from monthly discussions with your peers that focus on your top business issues. Business After...

CONTACT: Libby Hurley Marketing Manager Erikʼs Bike and Board Tel: 952-351-8349 | Fax: 952-885-0686 lhurley@eriksbikeshop.com –Now offering Skis, Ski Gear and Ski Tuning Service-- Madison, WI -- Erik's Bike and Board is excited to offer Madison shoppers an amazing selection of skis and ski gear for the winter months. Thatʼs right, at Erikʼs Bike and Board, you...

Contact: Robert E. Hurst II Phone: (414) 771-4171 Talk About Curing Autism (TACA), a national non-profit with a local presence dedicated to the support, education & empowerment of children with autism & their families, is proud to announce its next Defeat Autism Now! meeting in Wisconsin on Tuesday, February 2. The guest speaker for the meeting in Milwaukee is Defeat Autism Now!...

Contact: Joshua Wescott, Office of the County Executive (608) 267-8823 or cell (608) 669-5606 Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk today announced that the County has been awarded $12.8 million of Recovery Zone Facility (RZF) bonds that will help companies considering locating to or expanding in Dane County create local, good-paying jobs. “While I am optimistic that...

Contact: Jodi Hoeser or Tom Still at 608-442-7557 MADISON – Wisconsin biotechnology companies with an interest in attending the BIO International Convention at Chicago’s McCormick Place may apply for grants and scholarships from two state-based sources. Up to 20,000 people from 40 states and 50 countries are expected to attend the May 3-6 convention, which was last held in Chicago...

Walker praises Orion for creating environmentally, fiscally sustainable technology MANITOWOC, Wis. -- Gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker on Monday applauded Orion Energy Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OESX) for its technology he said will help Wisconsin lead the way in climbing out of the worldwide recession. “We’re all for green, but even more so when it saves green,” Walker said. “That’s how you make...