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CONTACT: Karen Tuerk, 608-265-9975 (office), 608-225-2553 (mobile), kstuerk@wisc.edu MADISON - Experts from around Wisconsin will show off the latest in technologies and projects that use high-tech mapping tools called geographic information systems (GIS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Friday, Nov. 20. Five years ago, it would have been difficult to find a navigation system in most cars. Now there's one...

Contact: Nicole Breunig 608-224-5080 MADISON – Applications are open for the next Alice in Dairyland, to be named May 22nd in Rock County. “Alice in Dairyland is the spokesperson for Wisconsin’s signature industry – agriculture, which is a $59.16 billion industry. From interviewing with media and using social media, to public speaking to groups of all sizes and varying...

For more information, contact: Jeff Bentoff, AT&T Wisconsin 414-227-6985 Jeffrey.bentoff@att.com Laura Scheunemann, Junior Achievement Program Manager (414) 352-5350 lscheunemann@jawis.org Job Shadow Event Part of $100 Million Effort to Help Reduce High School Drop Out Rate New Statistics Show Program is Making an Impact on Students MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- With 1.2 million American students dropping out of high school every year, AT&T* and Junior Achievement today...

Contact: Joan Rudnitzki, Director of Development, 262.334.9638 ext.225 WEST BEND, WI -- The Museum of Wisconsin Art is pleased to announce new developments regarding their plan for a new building. Five years ago initial plans for a new building were announced to the public and over the following years there have been numerous site and building options proposed....

Contact: Bettsy Wood 608-276-6000 bettsy@midwesthomecare.com Statistics Show that 70% of People with Alzheimer’s Disease Live at Home MADISON, WISCONSIN- November 12, 2009- Midwest Home Care gets serious about Alzheimer’s disease by educating their staff and immersing themselves in the fight to end Alzheimer’s. “According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 70% of people with Alzheimer’s disease live at home and 90% of our clients live with...

For more information, contact: Aileen Switzer, WisDOT Bureau of Planning & Economic Development (608) 266-3662, aileen.switzer@dot.wisconsin.gov The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has formally adopted and released a new 20-year, long-range plan, called Connections 2030. The plan provides a vision for highways, local roads, air, water, rail, bicycle, pedestrian and transit through the year 2030. According to WisDOT Secretary Frank Busalacchi, the plan’s...

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InteriorLOGIC Facility Planning, with offices in Fitchburg and Cedarburg, has earned the Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) Certification. The company, dedicated to making better places for people to work, was founded by Robin Stroebel 20 years ago. Stroebel is the sole owner. Stroebel is the only professional in Wisconsin whose credentials include WBE Certification, LEED Accredited Professional, Wisconsin Registered Interior Designer...

Contact: Donna Gilson 608-224-5130 MADISON -- TIGER, a high-tech tool to help investigate if terrorists were to strike Wisconsin’s vital food industry, has received one of only four grants awarded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to encourage new ways to protect the nation’s food system from agro-terrorism. The FDA has awarded a $62,500 Innovative Food Defense grant for...