WisBusiness

CONTACT: Nancy Langston, nelangst@wisc.edu MADISON - Environmental historian Nancy Langston started her latest book planning to highlight the lasting legacy of manufactured chemicals that touched the lives of millions of Americans in the 1950s and 1960s. Midway through, she realized the story she was telling was likely her own as well. In "Toxic Bodies: Hormone Disruptors and the Legacy of DES," published...

CONTACT: Brenda Bredahl, 715-821-8000, bbredahl@pressenter.com River Falls, WI | A novel idea for to expand restaurants and commercial outdoor spaces has brought the founder of an acclaimed wood-crafted door company out of retirement to launch a new venture. Cabreeco™ Companies, LLC, a new company based in River Falls, Wis., will introduce its flagship product, the Cabreeze™, at the Wisconsin Restaurant Expo...

Contact: Thad Nation. 414.412.7814 Governor Doyle announces $8.8 million for Madison area MADISON— Wired Wisconsin on Wednesday praised the announcement that Madison, Middleton, and Monona would be receiving a total of $8.8 million for expanded broadband internet access for schools, hospitals, and other public and community organizations. “It’s great to see this continued investment in Wisconsin’s broadband infrastructure,” said Thad Nation, Executive...

CONTACT: Kumar Sridharan, (608) 263-4789, kumar@engr.wisc.edu When a team of university and industry researchers tried a novel, foundry-style mold-filling technique to make nanoscale devices, they realized they had discovered a gem. Not only did they pioneer a three-dimensional nanoscale fabrication method, they used the process to make ultra-hard, wear-resistant nanoprobes out of a material similar to diamond. On a larger scale,...

WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. (March 4, 2010) – Kalahari Resorts, a leader in the waterpark resort and conference industry in Wisconsin, has hired Cindy Foley, CMP, as the assistant director of sales. With nearly 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Foley will work closely with the director of sales in this newly created position to oversee sales, catering...

While there are many ways to market your business or organization, all include staying in front of customers and prospects, increasing awareness about you and raising your visibility to others. Video continues to find greater online use, particularly with businesses using social media Case in point - a recent video we did for a client was posted on YouTube as...

Contact: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Newly Released Independent Report Confirms Job Creation Potential of Clean Energy Policies MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle announced today the release of an independent evaluation that shows Wisconsin’s clean energy programs through Focus on Energy have added more than 5,000 jobs and more than $1 billion to Wisconsin’s economy since the program began...

CONTACT: Kerry Hill, 608-265-2831, khill@education.wisc.edu MADISON - President Barack Obama has announced that he will nominate Adam Gamoran as a member of the National Board for Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education. Gamoran is the John D. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and Educational Policy Studies and director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison....

Plans Call for Addition of More Than 30 New Cell Sites and the Expansion of Backhaul to Increase Wireless Network Capacity MADISON, Wis., March 4, 2010 — AT&T* today unveiled its Wisconsin wireless network investment plans for 2010, which include the addition of more than 30 new cell sites and the upgrade of more than 180 additional cell sites to...

Press Contact Jennifer Hacker Olsen 952.548.3389 jolsen@wipfli.com Milwaukee, Wis. (March 4, 2010) — Wipfli recently announced that the firm has reached an agreement to provide accounting, tax and consulting services to clients of American Capital LLC (AmCap). The Chicago-based firm specializes in providing tax and succession planning services to high-net worth individuals and their businesses. “Both AmCap and Wipfli have built dedicated practices focused...

CONTACT: Thad Nation, (414) 412-7814 (MADISON, Wis.)—A study released recently by the Center for American Progress shows the United States could be at risk for being shut out of the $2.3 trillion clean-tech market, the coalition for Clean, Responsible Energy for Wisconsin’s Economy (CREWE) announced. According to the report, Germany, Spain and China are positioned to...

CONTACT: Judi Murphy Vice President, Strategic Alliances ActionCOACH of Elm Grove P: 262-790-1213 F: 262-790-1516 E: JudiMurphy@actioncoach.com W: http://www.actioncoach.com Elm Grove, WI – Entrepreneur Magazine announced its 31st Annual Franchise 500 award winners for 2010. In the Business Coaching category, ActionCOACH took top honors, ranking No. 1 for the seventh consecutive year. In addition, ActionCOACH ranked at No. 65 out of the top 500 franchises. Last...

Media Contact Michelle Rothmeyer Senior Public Relations Specialist TMA+Peritus 715.849.4200 mrothmeyer@tmaperitus.com Conservation’s Biggest Players Work With Wisconsin’s Healthy Grown® Potato Growers Antigo, WI -- Take a good look around you. Two-thirds of the land in this country is privately owned — and the majority of that land is used for agriculture. For that reason, ecologists and conservation groups are taking a new look at privately owned...