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Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON Wisconsin businesses have multiple resources at their disposal in their efforts to expand international business. Each May, the directors of Wisconsin’s international trade offices visit the state to brief Wisconsin firms on changing conditions in key markets around the world. The directors will be participating in a breakfast meeting on May...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON Each May, the directors of Wisconsin’s international trade offices visit the state to brief Wisconsin firms on changing conditions in key markets around the world. The directors will be participating in a seminar at Sleep Inn & Suites Conference Center in Eau Claire 7 on May 13 from 9:30 a.m. until...

Banking industry veteran brings valuable expertise to position MANITOWOC, Wis. -- Orion Energy Systems Inc. (NYSE Amex: OESX) announced today that Thomas Schueller has been appointed to the energy management company’s board of directors. Schueller joins Tom Quadracci, Rollie Stephenson, Mark Williamson and Mike Altschaefl as an independent, outside director on Orion’s board. Schueller is a retired banking veteran that has amassed...

Contact: Anita Clark 262-472-1193 clarka@uww.edu Five budding entrepreneurs with big ideas will compete for cash prizes in this week's final round of the Warhawk Business Plan Competition at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Students, faculty and staff members and community...

Contact: Kristy Klug 262.677.6950 kklug@dcicheeseco.com Upscale cheese, meat and cracker trays provide gourmet, grab-and-go entertainment solutions RICHFIELD, Wis. – DCI Cheese Company is pleased to announce the release of Party Express®, a new line of 27-ounce party trays featuring upscale cheeses, meats and crackers conveniently packaged for effortless entertaining. The trays are available at select retailers in two varieties:...

Contact: Tom Bernd Marketing and Communications Manager DeWitt Ross & Stevens, S.C. 608-252-9356 tsb@dewittross.com MADISON, WI -- DeWitt Ross & Stevens is pleased to announce the addition of John C. Gardner to the Employment Relations and Litigation groups. Gardner joins the firm as an associate in our Madison, Wisconsin office. Gardner is a civil litigator who focuses his practice on labor and employment matters...

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL Mary Schmidt, 920-284-7165 mkschmidt@centurytel.net Company racks up unprecedented seven annual awards becoming safest construction firm in Wisconsin No other construction company has won as many Wisconsin safety awards as The Boldt Company. The firm was selected the 2009 Wisconsin Corporate Safety Award Grand recipient making a total of seven awards Boldt has received from the Wisconsin Safety...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON Each May, the directors of Wisconsin’s international trade offices visit the state to brief Wisconsin firms on changing conditions in key markets around the world. The group will be speaking at a half-day seminar at Lakeshore Technical College on May 12 from 8:00 a.m. until noon. The morning will include remarks,...

Contact: Kristy Klug 262.677.3407 kklug@dcicheeseco.com New Applewood smoked variety complements Salemville’s full line of blue-veined cheeses RICHFIELD, Wis. – DCI Cheese Company is pleased to introduce Salemville Smokehaus Blue, an extension to its award winning line of hand-crafted blue-veined cheeses. The new Applewood smoked cheese is aged 60 days and has a slightly sweet, lightly smoky flavor. Smokehaus Blue will be...

Contacts: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Will Help Grow Wisconsin’s Clean Energy Economy CHICAGO – Governor Jim Doyle announced today the creation of the Clean Energy Generation, Transmission and Storage Systems (CEGTS) Consortium that combines the expertise...

Contacts: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Small Business Innovation Research Conference to be Held in Madison in April 2011 CHICAGO – At the BIO 2010 International Convention in Chicago, Governor Jim Doyle announced today that Wisconsin has been awarded the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) National Conference. Scheduled for...

Contacts: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Project is Centerpiece of Governor’s Goal of Capturing 10 Percent of Stem Cell Market; Research Powerhouse to Foster Innovation and Commercialization CHICAGO – Governor Jim Doyle announced today that the public-private...

Awards Will Be Presented Tonight! (Tuesday, May 4, 2010) (Madison, WI) - Adams Outdoor Advertising of Madison was named a finalist for one of the biggest prizes in advertising, an OBIE Award, by the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA). The OBIE Awards recognize creative excellence in outdoor advertising and are the oldest awards program in the industry. Adams...