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For more information, contact: Rebecca Gerothanas, Summit Credit Union (608) 243-5000 ext. 4700 rebecca.gerothanas@summitcreditunion.com Jim Coraggio, State Central Credit Union (414) 778-1000 jcoraggio@statecentral.com MADISON, Wis. — Summit Credit Union and Milwaukee-based State Central Credit Union today announced plans for an upcoming merger of the two organizations, anticipated to become effective in June of 2010. When the merger is complete, members of State Central Credit Union will...

Contact: Josh Bindl Insurance Services Administrator Wisconsin Counties Association 866.404.2700 or Kim Hurtz Vice President of Employee Benefits Aegis Corporation 800.236.6885 Buechel, Giese, Rymer and Young to Serve Again Four local government officials have been re-appointed to another term on the WCA Group Health Trust Board of Directors, including Fond du Lac County Executive Allen Buechel, Shawano County Board Chair Marshal Giese, Oconto County Board Chair...

CONTACT Nick Sayers (608) 283-7577 nsayers@boardmanlawfirm.com Boardman litigation attorney, Cathy Rottier was recently named a "Leader in the Law" by the Wisconsin Law Journal. This program recognizes leading practitioners and judges throughout Wisconsin based on a wide variety of achievement criteria, including outstanding leadership, vision, and legal expertise. A lunch event honoring these Leaders in the Law will be held February 26, 2010 at...

CONTACT: Steven Loheide, 608-265-5277, loheide@wisc.edu MADISON - Environmental groups annually spend upwards of $1 billion on projects aimed at restoring streams and former wetland ecosystems to their native states. Yet, there is little solid science to guide these efforts, says Steven Loheide, a University of Wisconsin-Madison assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering. "I see this as an opportunity that...

Grasslands Will Be Preserved and Restored to Benefit Farmers and Provide Renewable Energy Contacts: The Nature Conservancy Chris Anderson, (612) 331-0747 (office), (612) 845-2744 (mobile), canderson@tnc.org Alliant Energy Foundation Scott Reigstad, (608) 458-3145, ScottReigstad@alliantenergy.com MADISON, Wis. — A new initiative announced today will demonstrate how diverse native prairies in southwest Wisconsin have the potential to provide income to farmers, better habitat for wildlife and homegrown...

Contact: Kelley Dixon Marketing & Events Coordinator First Business Financial Services, Inc. Phone 920-734-1800 kdixon@firstbusiness.com APPLETON, WI – First Business Bank – Northeast, part of First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:FBIZ), announced today that Tim McKeag has been hired as Vice President of Business Development. Tim comes to First Business with 25 years of experience. He was previously Market President of The Business Bank – Appleton....

Employees Exemplify Great Responsibility with Successful, Enterprise-Wide Giving Campaign CHICAGO (February 22, 2010) – MillerCoors today announced the results of its first United Way employee giving campaign, during a check presentation ceremony with several representatives from local United Way chapters at the company’s Chicago headquarters. MillerCoors employees contributed nearly $900,000 over the course of the “Live United” campaign, which...

University Relations and Communications, 715-346-3046, Fax 715-346-2042, http://www.uwsp.edu/news The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point spring colloquium series on renewable wood resources for energy continues with a lecture by two representatives of Domtar Paper Corporation on Wednesday, March 3. Jeff Plunkett and Jim Freiberg of Domtar will present “Domtar / WE Energies Cogeneration Biomass Plant Project” at 4 p.m. in Room 120 of...

CONTACT: Michele Virnig Director of Communications Wisconsin Conference of The United Methodist Church mvirnig@wisconsinumc.org (888) 240-7328 More federal aid still available in 30-county area Sun Prairie, February 22, 2010 – The 2008 Flood Recovery Program (FRP), funded in late 2009 by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services with a $6 million Federal Social Services Block Grant, is helping hundreds of Wisconsinites in the 30 counties declared...

University Relations and Communications, 715-346-3046, Fax 715-346-2042, http://www.uwsp.edu/news The 15th Annual Wisconsin Aquaculture Conference, co-sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility (NADF), will be held in Eau Claire at the Ramada Inn Thursday and Friday, March 19-20. Wisconsin’s aquaculture industry leaders (fish farmers) from Wisconsin and the Midwest will meet to share ideas and promote problem-solving methods...

CONTACT: Yoshihiro Kawaoka, kawaokay@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu, 608-265-4925 MADISON - Genetic interactions between avian H5N1 influenza and human seasonal influenza viruses have the potential to create hybrid strains combining the virulence of bird flu with the pandemic ability of H1N1, according to a new study. In laboratory experiments in mice, a single gene segment from a human seasonal flu virus, H3N2, was able...

Contact: Robert E. Hurst II Phone: (414) 771-4171 To better serve their customers, the Fabric Gallery (FG) of Oconomowoc has moved to their new location at 204 East Summit Avenue, Oconomowoc. For the entire month of March, FG will be celebrating their Grand Re-Opening culminating with an Open House on Thursday, March 25th from 4 to 7 p.m. During the Open House, industry...

Contact: Robert E. Hurst II Phone: (414) 771-4171 Due to increased growth in their customer base & capability, Central Machine (CM) of Waukesha is proud to announce the recent purchase of a Lansing 36” x 120” Lathe with Gap Capabilities of 48” Diameter & 10” Long. By purchasing this state of the art piece of equipment, CM is able to offer...

By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com Wisconsin’s angel investment tax program should be expanded even more to stimulate nascent businesses and lure young, high-growth companies from other states. That’s the sentiment of Rep. Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, who recently introduced legislation that would grant tax credits to companies three months before they move to Wisconsin. To stimulate more economic growth, he also wants...