Wis. Farm Bureau Federation: Adopts new dairy policies
Contact: Casey Langan, Director of Public Relations, 608-828-5711
MADISON – The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation has adopted a set of policies in hopes of improving the short and long-term market prices that dairy farmers face.
WFBF’s board of directors recently approved the recommendations of its 20-member Dairy Committee, made up of dairy farmers from...
Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation: Manager Suzanne Harmelink honored with National Weatherization Award
Media Contact:
Mark Treichel
Hoffman York
(414) 225-9554
mtreichel@hyc.com
MADISON, Wis. (September 3, 2009) - Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation (WECC), a national leader in the design and...
USDA: Agriculture Secretary Vilsack awards $4.7 Million for tribal college grants
Contact:
Jay Fletcher (202) 690-0498
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 2009 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that 22 tribal colleges in nine states have been selected to receive $4.7 million through the USDA Rural Development Tribal College Grant program.
"This funding will help tribal colleges make much-needed infrastructure improvements so they can continue to provide job opportunities for local residents and spur...
Applied Tech: Workshop – Reduce IT Costs Through Virtualization
Applied Tech Contact: Julie Vike
608.257.6051 x23 or vike@appliedtech.us
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When: Thursday, October 15, 2009
Time: 8:00am to 11:30am
Where: Lussier Family Heritage Center
3101 Lake Farm Road – Madison, WI 53711
Keynote Speaker: Gene Kussmann of Hewlett-Packard
Breakfast will be provided. RSVP required. No cost to attend.
Event Details:
Understand the benefits and drawbacks of the different software and technology available for virtualization. This...
Quintessence Biosciences Inc.: Phase II SBIR grant will fund development of EVade™ Ribonucleases
Support for the next generation of drug candidates from Quintessence Biosciences, Inc.
Contact: Ralph Kauten
(608) 441-2951
ralphk@Quintbio.com
Quintessence Biosciences, Inc. today announced the receipt of a Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR )grant from the National Cancer Institute to support the development of next generation drugs based on the EVade™ Ribonuclease (RNase) technology. This new class of drugs works by...
Miron Construction: Welcomes Lake Mills students back to school with beam-signing ceremony
Media Contact:
Karen Buckoski, Red Shoes PR, Inc.
(920) 574-3253
karen@redshoespr.com
VISUAL
On Friday, September 4, 2009, at 1 pm, Lake Mills Middle School students (grades 6-8) will participate in a beam signing ceremony. It is tradition for all team members on a construction project to partake in signing the last piece of structural steel that is set on a facility, symbolizing that they...
RedPrairie: Now hosting “Tour Trials” contest for independent traveling musicians
Fans will vote for best logistics stories to award cash prizes
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – RedPrairie Corporation, a productivity software provider, has announced the beginning of a company-sponsored contest called “Tour Trials,” which will award cash prizes among four different independent bands over the month of September. RedPrairie selected the four contestants based on the amount of time they have...
UW-Madison: Babcock Hall Dairy Store serves up a sweet job
CONTACT: Sara Brummel, 608-265-4039, brummel@wisc.edu; Bill Klein, 608-265-2726, waklein@facstaff.wisc.edu
MADISON - Imagine receiving your undergraduate degree and then immediately being put in charge of an ice cream shop that serves more than 400 customers every day and employs two dozen workers during the peak season.
It happened to Sara Brummel. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a double...
