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Contact: Kristine Bengtson 608.271.5277 kbengtson@westsidefamilypet.com Madison’s Pet Corner, (Westside Family Pet Clinic, Ruffin’ It Resort, Pet Styles and 4 Paws Swim & Fitness), will be hosting Madison’s 2nd Annual Pet Fair benefiting local Pet Rescues and Non-Profits. The primary goal for the event is to bring together Madison area pet related non-profit organizations and the community in order to promote awareness,...

Contact: Ann Knabe (262) 472-5068 knabea@uww.edu WHITEWATER ­ Communication students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater may find themselves studying in Dubai in coming years, thanks to friendships made during a recent visit by public relations professor Ann Knabe. Dubai is the largest city in the United Arab Emirates and is strategically located at the crossroads of the Middle East, Africa and South Asia....

Contact: Jayne Carr Thompson jthompson@jaynethompson.com 312-658-0461 Popular women’s wear retailer added to round of recent announcements (Madison, Wisconsin) - Joseph Freed and Associates LLC, the developer of Madison’s Hilldale Mall, announced today that it had signed a lease with Title Nine, an active women’s clothing retailer for a 2,000 square foot space due to open this Fall next to Anthropologie at Hilldale Mall. "Title...

Contact: Joshua Morby 414.791.9120 Biodiesel, a renewable fuel made right here in Wisconsin, reduces a number of harmful vehicle emissions when used instead of conventional diesel. Here are a few facts: * Biodiesel reduces lifecycle carbon dioxide emissions by 78 percent compared to petroleum diesel. * Emissions of carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas...

CONTACT: Amy Loudenbeck Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce 608.365.8835 amyl@greaterbeloitchamber.com Beloit, WI – (July 21, 2009) The Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce (GBCC) is doing its part to support the next generation of food producers and to help those in need of food during these challenging economic times. The Chamber is collecting donations from GBCC members and will use the combined funds to...

CONTACT: Tony Goldberg, 608-890-2618, tgoldberg@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu MADISON - When Tony Goldberg is not whacking through the brush of central Africa, one of the world's great cauldrons of emerging human and animal disease, he is scouring another disease hot spot: the southwestern suburbs of Chicago. For Goldberg, an epidemiologist and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Veterinary Medicine, the Chicago...

CONTACT: Aseem Ansari, 608-265-4690, ansari@biochem.wisc.edu MADISON - While at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, biochemist Har Gobind Khorana helped crack the genetic code, completing a set of experiments that garnered him a Nobel Prize in 1968. Shortly thereafter, he went on to synthesize the first artificial gene. Today, science has advanced to the point where entire genomes - the genetic blueprints...

For more information, contact: Charity Rood or Lori Heffernon, 608-279-4313 E-mail: lhoasis@yahoo.com MADISON , Wis. – July 22, 2009 – When a business decides to open in Madison its great for the city and clients alike. Body and Spine Chiropractic of Fitchburg recently opened on Nesbitt Rd, the buzz is all about town. According to owner Charity Rood, "the space was perfect,...

Contact: Kevin Reardon Owner & President Shakespeare Wealth Management, Inc. 262-814-1600 Kevin@shakespearewealthmanagement.com Brookfield, WI – Shakespeare Wealth Management is excited to announce that the firm is one of a select group of NAPFA-Registered Financial Advisors to be chosen as premier providers to the medical community. The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), the country’s leading association of Fee-Only financial advisors will...

By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com After two strong years for Wisconsin's agriculture industry, this summer has many state farmers grappling with adversity. On the down side, Wisconsin agriculture is suffering from depressed milk and grain prices, as well as a downturn in export markets. Worse, some farmers in the northern two-thirds of the state are facing near drought conditions that could...

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