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Contact: Donna Gilson 608-224-5130 MADISON -- Sec. Rod Nilsestuen announced today that he is convening a raw milk working group to consider legal and regulatory perspectives pertaining to the sale of unpasteurized milk directly to consumers, and consider what conditions would be required to protect public health. “In recent months, raw milk sales have been an increasingly contentious issue in...

CONTACT: Dietram Scheufele, 608-262-1614, scheufele@wisc.edu MADISON - As the global nanotechnology industry continues to produce cutting-edge consumer products, the scientific community is leaving a key part of the U.S. public behind when sharing knowledge of this new field of science, according to a new study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Arizona State University. Nanotechnology involves controlling matter of an atomic...

MILWAUKEE – Jerome M. Janzer, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c, announced that attorneys David O. Krier and Christopher E. Rechlicz have been named shareholders in the firm. Krier, a member of the firm's Litigation Practice, represents individuals and businesses in fiduciary litigation and insurance coverage matters, and in litigation involving claims against financial professionals....

Contact: Steph Sabo Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau sabo@visitmadison.com or 608.441.3958 Book now and reserve a winter getaway with the one you love Discover Romantic Getaway’s in Madison with packages averaging $100. Choose from a variety of packages featuring over 30 hotels for one and two night stays allowing you to tailor your weekend to delight. Packages include everything from...

Contact: Kelley Dixon Marketing Assistant First Business Financial Services, Inc. Phone 608-232-5774 kdixon@firstbusiness.com MADISON, WI, January 12, 2010 – First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: FBIZ) announced today that Melissa Colby has been hired as a Financial Accountant. Melissa comes to First Business with eight years of customer service experience. She is a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, with a double major...

Contact: Dr. Terence Barry, AquaMost, terry@aquamostlabs.com, 608.843.1425 Jason Lalli, Encotech, jdlalli@encotech.com, 724.222.3334 Madison, Wis - AquaMost, LLC, a start-up company based on University of Wisconsin-Madison technology and licensed from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) and Encotech, Inc., a provider of products, systems, and services for the environmental remediation industry, announced today that they have been awarded...

CONTACT: Carol Edds, 608-263-4779, cedds@education.wisc.edu MADISON - For the first time in U.S. history, four distinctly different generations are working side by side, and each of them - Matures, Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y - is guided by a different set of values, beliefs and expectations. At this year's Careers Conference, sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison's...

CONTACT: Ron Raines, 626-395-3076, rtraines@wisc.edu MADISON - A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has created the strongest form of collagen known to science, a stable alternative to human collagen that could one day be used to treat arthritis and other conditions that result from collagen defects. "It's by far the most stable collagen ever made," says Ron Raines, a...

(Green Bay, WI) – Cornerstone Business Services, Inc. has announced its 2009 company award winners. Jason Muenster earned Cornerstone Business Services’ 2009 Top Performer Award. Assisting business owners in executing their exit strategies, Muenster successfully marketed and sold a number of companies. Gary Hermsen received the Cornerstone Business Services’ Rookie of the Year Award. Hermsen and Muenster served as...

Company Reaches Young Professionals with Fun Facebook App MILWAUKEE, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- To meet Americans' growing need for financial guidance, Northwestern Mutual plans to recruit more than 2,300 financial representatives and more than 2,500 financial representative interns in 2010. This projection comes on the heels of a record-setting recruiting year for Northwestern Mutual, which recruited 10 percent more financial professionals...

For more information, contact: Abbey Eisenlauer Marketing Supervisor (414) 287-9485 aeisenlauer@gklaw.com Milwaukee, Wisconsin (January 12, 2010). The law firm of Godfrey & Kahn is pleased to announce the election of Danielle M. Machata and C.J. Wauters as shareholders, which became effective January 1, 2010. Ms. Machata is a member of the Corporate Practice Group in the Milwaukee office and has been with the firm...

Contacts: Julissa Salamanca, 949-273-5409, jsalamanca@biosentinelpharma.com Dr. Bill Checovich, 608-334-1778, bchecovich@biosentinelpharma.com Janet...