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From: Mike Counter, St. Norbert College, http://www.snc.edu, (920) 403-3089, mike.counter@snc.edu ​ DE PERE, Wis.: St. Norbert College in conjunction with Development Dimensions International (DDI) will host three leadership courses that begin on Thursday, March 11 and run through Thursday, May 13. Matthew Doyle, a certified instructor through DDI and...

Achievements Include License Revenues up 37%, Strong European Growth and Launch of Metrix OnDemand Milwaukee, WI (January 20, 2009) – Metrix, the field service software company, today marked the close of a successful 2009 business year, with licensing revenues up 37% over 2008. Fueled by the launch of Metrix OnDemand, Metrix’s hosted solution, new enterprise customers and installed base...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON – Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen submitted written testimony today to the Senate Committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue in support of a bill (AB-227) that would direct Wisconsin’s Pharmacy Examining Board to create a program to monitor the dispensing of...

Contact: Thad Nation, 414-344-1733 MILWAUKEE – Nation Consulting, a Milwaukee-based public strategies firm, has raised more money than any other team for the Fight for Air Climb in Milwaukee, sponsored by the American Lung Association, with exactly two months to go until the event. The Fight for Air Climb asks participants to raise funds prior to climbing the 47 stories of...

State legislation aimed at spurring Wisconsin’s tech-based economy will be the topic at the Jan. 26 meeting of the Wisconsin Innovation Network in Madison. The luncheon will be held at the Sheraton Hotel on Madison’s John Nolen Drive. Registration and networking begin at 11:30 a.m., lunch at noon and the presentation at 12:30 p.m. The cost is $25 for WIN...

Title: Solutions for Export Success: Finding the funds, the customers and the answers to your export questions Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Description: Madison International Trade Association (MITA) February meeting: Does your firm have the necessary resources to succeed in international markets? Take control of your export opportunities and learn about the international resources that can help you: - Put together an export marketing...

WHO/WHAT: Carl Lavin, managing editor of Forbes and Forbes.com, will be discussing the economy and national political landscape at the TEMPO Milwaukee meeting Thursday. According to Lavin, “Coming out of a recession, there are very uneven signs of a small but significant turn upward among many key signs...

Contact: Kelley Dixon Marketing Assistant First Business Financial Services, Inc. Phone 608-232-5774 kdixon@firstbusiness.com MADISON, WI, January 20, 2010 – First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: FBIZ) announced today that Emily Bradley has been awarded the WI-ACE President’s Award. Emily has been a member of WI-ACE (Wisconsin Association of Colleges and Employers) since 2005 where she has been part of the conference planning committee since 2006, served...

CONTACT: Stephen J. Ward, 608-263-2845, sjward2@wisc.edu MADISON - Although many industry observers see nonprofit investigative news organizations as the future, the emerging journalism model brings a host of new ethical issues. The reinvention of news media is the first in decades, and existing journalism ethics and practices don't always address the questions raised by these new outlets, says Andy Hall,...

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Susie Falk, 414-232-2562 MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 20, 2010 – CGK Investment Banking President Thomas Kintis has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Midwest Business Brokers and Intermediaries (MBBI), headquartered in Chicago. In addition, the MBBI has named Kintis to the board of directors of its Wisconsin Chapter, which is establishing a presence in...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 With the authorization of the State Assembly, I moved expeditiously in the United States Supreme Court to join the State of Michigan’s request for emergency relief aimed at preventing the invasion of Asian carp species into Lake Michigan. That motion was denied. The order denying the motion...

CONTACT: Joe Nolan, 262-470-2511, Joe@goodharvestmarket.com Waukesha Montessori, Prairie Hill Waldorf and Tamarack Waldorf Schools to Receive Portion of Days' Sales Waukesha, Wis. (January 20, 2010) - In honor of its five year anniversary, Good Harvest Market is donating 5% of all sales on Monday and Tuesday, January 25th & 26th to three local schools, Waukesha Montessori, Prairie Hill Waldorf,...

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Manley, (608) 258-3400 or (608) 209-0578 Proposal Would Cost 43,000 Jobs and Increase Energy Expenses MADISON -- WMC on Wednesday launched a statewide media campaign to tell the public that the governor's global warming legislation will cost Wisconsin jobs and increase energy prices. Voters are urged to call the Capitol to oppose the bill. "We have very high...

CONTACT: Carol S. Weber, APR, Director of Public Relations PHONE: 414-755-4108 (direct) or 414-315-9321 (cell on Jan. 20) E-MAIL: cweber@wda.org WEST ALLIS, WIS., Jan. 20, 2010 – State government officials and oral health advocates will join Wisconsin Dental Association representatives in the North Hearing Room of the State Capitol in Madison from 10 a.m. to noon today to hear an overview of the “Supply and...