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Milwaukee, WI, April 27, 2010 -- Chris Mortenson has been named CEO and has purchased a majority stake in one of the Milwaukee’s oldest marketing agencies, Meyer & Wallis, from founder Bob Meyer who left the agency to retire. Susan Spaight joins the agency’s leadership team as a partner. Mortenson, who started at Meyer & Wallis in 2007 as...

Contact: Rick Pyle 920.748.1670 Rick.pyle@alliancels.com RIPON, WI – April 27, 2010 – Alliance Laundry Systems, a world leader in manufacturing commercial laundry equipment, announced today it has entered into an agreement with Bangalore-based Ramsons Garment Finishing Equipment PVT. Ltd. to provide Alliance products to the fast-growing Indian laundry industry. Ramsons has been a leader in the subcontinent of India in the manufacture...

MEDIA CONTACT: Mary Carbine, BID Executive Director, (608) 512-1340, mcarbine@visitdowntownmadison.com MADISON, Wis. (April 27, 2010)—The Cars on State Classic Car Show returns to State Street in Madison for a fourth year on Saturday, May 8, 2010, from 10 am to 3 pm. Classic cars will be on display on State Street from the State Capitol to the UW...

CONTACT: Julie Stubbs, (608) 890-0370, stubbs@wisc.edu MADISON - University of Wisconsin-Madison juniors Asad L. Asad and Nicholas Lillios have recently been awarded $30,000 each for graduate study. Asad was recently announced as one of only 20 undergraduates in the U.S. to be selected as a 2010 Beinecke Scholar, and Lillios was recently announced as one of only 60 to...

2010.1 release provides expanded visibility into asset organization and capacity MILWAUKEE, Wis. – RedPrairie Corporation, a productivity solutions provider, announced today that the 2010.1 release of its Transportation Management and Fleet Management solution includes enhanced functionality for multi-compartment load planning, allowing users to apply planning characteristics to individual sections of a truck or other equipment. Offering an alternative to...

CONTACT: Jane L. Collins, (608) 890-0348, jcollins@ssc.wisc.edu MADISON - In their new book from the University of Chicago Press titled "Both Hands Tied: Welfare Reform and the Race to the Bottom of the Low-Wage Labor Market," co-authors Jane L. Collins and Victoria Mayer present their analysis of the political and structural forces that shaped the lives of working-poor families...

MILWAUKEE -- More than 150 Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield associates and their friends and families joined forces to participate in the parent company’s national Community Service Day on Saturday, April 24. These efforts helped more than a dozen organizations across the state. “At Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield we work hard everyday to improve the health of...

For further information, please contact: Gary Ebert, President of KW Advertising 262-786-4402, ext. 101 garye@kwadvertising.com BROOKFIELD, WI (April 27, 2010) – The Metropolitan Builders Association (MBA) has assigned 2010 Parade of Homes marketing responsibilities to KW Advertising. “The MBA was the originator of the annual Parade of Homes event and the 2010 MBA Parade of Homes will mark the 65th anniversary of the longest...

Contact: Robert E. Hurst II Phone: (414) 771-4171 The Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) Wisconsin Chapter is proud to present their 4th annual Golf For a Cure Golf Outing & Reception of Friday, May 21 at Western Lakes Country Club located at W287 N1963 Oakton Road in Pewaukee with Registration starting at 11am & Cocktails & Dinner starting at 6...

CONTACTS Chuck Traxler, 612-713-5313 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently decided it would conduct a study to determine if the establishment of a national wildlife refuge in several counties along the Wisconsin and Illinois border between Milwaukee and Chicago would be appropriate. The area authorized for consideration includes 10,000 to 30,000 acres within the Illinois counties of Lake and...

mmac events Get connected to the region's best business network. 04 Transforming Companies, Accelerating Growth Tuesday, May 4  | 7:30-9:00 AM  |   Milwaukee Athletic Club MAY Register >> Attend MMAC's Council of Small Business Executives (COSBE) Executive Roundtable Spring Breakfast featuring Peter Gottsacker, CEO and owner of Wixon Industries, Inc., a leading food ingredients manufacturer.  Peter has successfully built his business through a shared vision and framework...