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Contact: Joshua Morby Mobile: 920.968.4197 Email: media@thenewnorth.com NEW NORTH, December 4, 2009 – Nearly 700 people have registered for the 2009 New North Summit, which will be held December 8th at the KI Center in Green Bay. That total puts this year’s annual summit on pace to break the record turnout of over 800 from 2008. “We’ve got a great program lined up for...

MILWAUKEE – Roxanne Baumann has received the Harry C. Brockel Award for her steadfast efforts to promote international trade and for her distinguished service to the Milwaukee World Trade Association (MWTA). The MWTA award is given to honor the legacy of Harry C. Brockel, a longtime Milwaukee port director who achieved world recognition for his advocacy of international trade and...

Contact: Camilla Vargas 608-224-5017 MADISON -- Kids and farmers in 10 Wisconsin counties are benefiting from the AmeriCorps Farm to School program this year in an effort to improve children’s diets and producers’ bottom lines. Groups in the 10 counties received federal grants administered by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. For most of the recipients, this...

Contact: Kenny Monroe (608) 224-5112 kenneth.monroe@wi.gov MADISON – The Buy Local Buy Wisconsin Workshop Roadshow will host workshops titled “Post-Harvest Handling for Vegetable Production Quality and Success” in three locations in January. The workshops will be in Oconomowoc Wednesday, Jan. 6; Viroqua Thursday, Jan. 7; and Eau Claire Wednesday, Jan. 20. Fresh fruit and vegetable growers are invited to...

CONTACT: Julie Stubbs, 608-890-0370, stubbs@wisc.edu MADISON - One of the top national awards in higher education goes to a student who combines the "rigor of the scientist... and the communication skills of the humanist... with the imagination common to all great thinkers, whatever the field," says nominator William Berg, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor emeritus of French. Erin Conrad, originally from...