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Explore the “innovation process” and learn how to use it to enhance your business from Paul Lemens, director for the newly formed Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the UW-Green Bay, at the Thursday, Sept. 17 meeting of the Wisconsin Innovation Network Northeast Chapter. The event will be held at the D J Bordini Center, 5 Systems Drive, near...

PRESS CONTACT: William Malkasian, President Wisconsin REALTORS® Association ...

For additional information, contact: Julie Cole jcole@quarles.com (414) 277-5212 MILWAUKEE, Wis. (September 15, 2009) -- The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP is pleased to announce that it has achieved a 100 percent rating on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2010 Corporate Equality Index. The HRC is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and...

Madison, Wis. (September 15, 2009)—Kids and families can enjoy Halloween fun at the Downtown Madison Family Trick or Treat on Friday, October 30, from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. Families and children 12 & under can trick or treat at participating businesses on State Street and the Capitol Square. Free! Look for the “Family Trick or Treat –...

Contact: Stephen Dedow 1-920-688-3272 stephendedow@gmail.com IATSE 470 Endorsement is First Union Local Endorsement of Wisconsin Gubernatorial Race OSHKOSH -- The membership of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 470 today announced their endorsement of Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton for Governor of Wisconsin. “Our members want to see Barbara Lawton as our next governor and will work tirelessly to make that...

Contact: Jane Larson (608) 224-5005 Madison – If you have old prescription medicines or half-empty pill bottles in your home, now is the time to take them to local prescription drug collection events. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has distributed $75,000 in grants to county and...

Now into its second decade and going strong, the Collaborative Degree Program (CDP) at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) remains an attractive option for place-bound students and nontraditional students wanting to earn a four-year degree. According to Todd Good, coordinator of the CDP and American Studies program in the College of Letters and Science, 165 students have graduated from...

CONTACT: Shahla Werner Director, Sierra Club - John Muir Chapter (608) 256-0565 or (608) 332-6079 shahla.werner@sierraclub.org MEDIA ADVISORY – September 15, 2009 Who: Barbara Anderegg, PhD, Instructor, Madison Area Technical College ...

Contact: Chad Helminak (800) 242-0833, Ext 6012 chelminak@theleague.coop Pewaukee, Wis. – A report released by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) uses faulty methods to conclude that banks are doing a better job than credit unions in serving low and moderate-income persons, and calls for unnecessary regulation that would prove costly to the 2.2 million member-owners of Wisconsin’s credit...

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James A. Buchen (mailto:jbuchen@wmc.org) , (608) 258-3400 R.J. Pirlot (mailto:rjpirlot@wmc.org) , (608) 658-0817 MADISON -- Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Tuesday urged the Legislature to approve bi-partisan legislation to allow uniform rules for the development of small wind farms. "If Wisconsin has scientifically based, uniform rules for small wind farms, our state will likely see increased interest in developing those...

For more information contact: Christine Sowinski (608) 276-9200 csowinski@strang-inc.com MADISON, Wis. (9/15/2009) – Strang, Inc. is pleased to announce Larry Barton, AIA, LEED AP has been named President. Larry has been with Strang for 25 years, designing corporate office, science and technology, higher education, healthcare, municipal, and religious facilities. His background encompasses master planning, remodeling, additions, and new building design and project oversight. Larry’s...

CONTACT: Eileen Cullen, 608-261-1507, cullen@entomology.wisc.edu MADISON - Historically, crop rotation has worked to keep the western corn rootworm in check in Wisconsin. After a soybean harvest, the state's farmers could rest assured that the corn they planted the following spring would be safe from this damaging pest. Unfortunately, that's not always the case anymore. For a number of years, parts of...

CONTACT: Erik Forsberg, 608-441-8043, eforsberg@wicell.org; Janet L. Kelly, 608-890-1491, jkelly@warf.org MADISON - Four advanced pieces of scientific laboratory equipment with a total value of approximately $1 million now are available for use by University of Wisconsin-Madison stem cell and other researchers at several campus departments and centers due to a donation by the private nonprofit WiCell Research Institute. WiCell made the...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Justice has settled a lawsuit against NewPage Wisconsin System, Inc., for violations of state air pollution control laws at its Wood County pulp and paper mill in 2006. According to the complaint, filed at the request of the Department of Natural Resources,...

Contact: Linda Funk Phone: 866-430-2590 WATERLOO, Wis. – Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese was established less than ten years ago, but based on the continuing flow of accolades and awards for their cheeses they’ve secured a solid place among the nation’s most...