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MILWAUKEE – A four-year partnership between a UWM chemistry lab and researchers at UW–La Crosse has yielded several potential new antibiotics to fight bacteria that cause staph infections, anthrax, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases. The lab of James Cook, UWM Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, provides the key medicinal chemistry necessary for designing new drugs from a brand-new class of anti-infective...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON - Wisconsin Department of Commerce Secretary Dick Leinenkugel is resigning as Secretary of the Department effective Friday, April 9, 2010. “I am privileged to have led Wisconsin’s Department of Commerce over the past 18 months,” said Secretary Leinenkugel. “I want to thank the Department employees who have worked diligently to retain...

Contacts: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Brian Driscoll, Office of Energy Independence, 608-261-8146 Projects Expected to Create 125 Jobs KENOSHA...

Backs Successful Management Team, adds Former Guthy-Renker EVP as President CHICAGO, April 6, 2010 – Baird Capital Partners (BCP), the U.S.-based buyout fund of Baird Private Equity, announced today it has led an investment in New Vitality, a leading direct marketer of premium nutritional supplements and personal care products, based in Farmingdale, NY. The funds will be used to further...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Janet Johnson, Vice President Sales & Marketing & COO, QualiTemps, Inc. Company: The QTI Group Phone: (608) 219-6011 Email: janetj@qstaff.com Website: http://www.qtigroup.com Milwaukee, WI -- The QTI Group (QTI) is extremely pleased to announce Brad Snelson - the newest addition to its thriving human resources and staffing organization. Snelson joined the State Fair Park location as Branch Manager on Monday,...

From a promotional video about role models for urban youth that uses 3D modeling and texture mapping, to a mobile technology access cart for speech and language delayed children, to an interactive light/sculptural installation, the state’s largest and most eagerly awaited annual show – MIAD’s 2010 Senior Exhibition – opens Gallery Night, Friday, April 16, 5 – 9 p.m.,...

PR Contact Kathy Mangold 414-975-9505 kathym@einnov8.com Local Contact: Chan Lee (414) 803-5425 chan@mamnetwork.com MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- A new credentialed college course on how to teach children the skills to respond to bullying and harassment was launched today. This course -- Verbal Self Defense - Youth Program -- was developed over the last year by Chan Lee, owner of JK Lee Black Belt Academy (http://www.jkleeblackbelt.com) in Milwaukee, Dr....

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON — The Department of Justice has obtained a judgment of $25,000 against a New York-based locksmith business, Locksmiths, Inc., and its owner, Gabriel Munteoreanu, of Brooklyn, New York. The judgment resolves a lawsuit filed by the state in Ozaukee County Circuit Court in November 2009, that resulted from an investigation by...

University Relations and Communications, 715-346-3046, Fax 715-346-2042, http://www.uwsp.edu/news College and high school students will gain a better understanding of life after college at the 16th annual Hmong and Southeast Asian American Club (HaSEAAC) conference to be held at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Saturday, April 10. The conference, “Life after College: Growth and Separation of Expertise,” takes place from 12:30–5...

The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded the Benedictine Women of Madison’s Holy Wisdom Monastery a Platinum rating – the highest level of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) certification available. The monastery earned 63 out of a possible 69 points under LEED-NC version 2.2, the most of any certified building in the United States to date. Located at...

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By Gregg Hoffmann For WisBusiness.com The Milwaukee Brewers are up to 130 sponsorships, which helps support a payroll that has reached $90 million, according to principal owner Mark Attanasio. That sponsorship number was around 70 a few years ago. "I never thought I'd see the day when the first number of our payroll was a nine, but then the Cubs'...