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Brad Elmer has joined Thrive, the regional economic development enterprise for the eight-county Madison Wisconsin Region, as Project Director. Brad will head up Thrive's Capital Initiatives. Brad's background bridges the private and public sectors and includes experience in Memphis, TN serving as Development Project Manager at the Center City Commission, where he was responsible for evaluating proposals for downtown...

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James S. Haney or James A. Buchen, (608) 258-3400 Dee Dee Myers, Dana Perino Face Off at Luncheon MADISON -- Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, a Democrat, and Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, a Republican, will address nearly 1,000 business executives at Business Day in Madison on February 23. The two are running for governor to succeed Democrat Governor...

CONTACT: Carol S. Weber, APR, Director of Public Relations PHONE: 414-755-4108 (direct) E-MAIL: cweber@wda.org WEST ALLIS, WIS., Feb. 2, 2010 – An estimated 350 Wisconsin dentists will volunteer their time and skills, along with 934 dental team members, dental, hygiene and assisting students, faculty and community advocates, to donate more than $719,000 in oral health care and education to 6,253 of the state’s low-income...

Contact: Dale Schultz 800.978.8008 Madison -- A plan to offer four-year degrees at University of Wisconsin Colleges is “student and taxpayer friendly”, according to State Senator Dale Schultz (R-Richland Center). “Wisconsin needs more workers with four-year degrees to compete in a global economy,” Schultz said. “The affordable way to get at that goal is to re-think what we’ve been calling...

CONTACT: Janet Kelly, (608) 890-1491, jkelly@warf.org MADISON - Business beyond the usual is required to create new models of financial sustainability while benefiting society. Two organizations whose social entrepreneurialism reaches across borders and continents to eliminate poverty, the Blessing Basket Project and SERRV International, will discuss their business models and operations at the next Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) Gilson...

Contacts: Jerry Flemma – Jacobson Rost President/COO 920.453.6444 Mary Brophy – Jacobson Rost Director of Public Relations 920.453.6415 Sheboygan, Wis. (Feb. 2, 2010) – Independent marketing communications agency Jacobson Rost announces the addition of Tom Gorton as Creative Director. Gorton joins the agency with two decades of award-winning creative experience working with leading global brands such as Kellogg’s, McDonald’s, Nintendo, Samsung, Procter & Gamble, Western...

Smith & Gesteland MBA Executive Speaker Series Contact: Ed Taylor, Director of Marketing & Communications 608-663-2333 Madison, Wis. (February 2, 2010) - Edgewood College is pleased to host "The State of the Madison Regional Economy- Where Are We, and Where Are We Headed? The regional economy is improving, or is it? Hear what key Madison business and community leaders have to say...

Madison, Wis. – Miron Construction Co., Inc. recently named Greg Oelerich as Vice President. He will be located in Miron’s Madison office and will utilize his 22 years of experience in general management, sales leadership and business development across multiple business sectors to help lead Miron’s business development efforts throughout Wisconsin, the Midwest and the nation. This addition to...

For additional information, contact: Joshua Morby, 414-791-9120, jmorby@afeservices.com Milwaukee-based renewable energy project to generate “green power” with clean syngas from waste products MILWAUKEE, February 2, 2010 – Alliance Federated Energy (AFE) on Monday formally announced the development of “Project Apollo,” a 25MW renewable energy project located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Project Apollo plans to utilize Westinghouse Plasma Corp.’s (WPC) plasma gasification technology to...

Contact: Kaya Freiman Communications Director Madison Area Builders Association 608-288-1133, ext. 13 kfreiman@maba.org http://www.maba.org MADISON, Wis. - The Madison Area Builders Association (MABA) proudly celebrates a milestone with its 30th annual Home Products Show, to be held March 5-7 in the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center. Thousands of products and design ideas will be showcased at the Show. Home builders, remodelers, product suppliers and...