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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Christina Roth Phone: 414.755.0066 Email: croth@glql.com Local Stores will Sell “Miracle Balloons” to Benefit Children’s Miracle Network (March 19, 2009)—Valvoline Instant Oil Change, a division of Ashland, Inc., and Children’s Miracle Network, an international non-profit that raises funds for children’s hospitals, have teamed up to make miracles happen for sick and injured kids in communities across the country. The fundraising campaign,...

For additional information, contact: Julie Cole jcole@quarles.com (414) 277-5212 MILWAUKEE, WI (March 19, 2009) -- The national law firm of Quarles & Brady is pleased to announce that Chairman John W. Daniels Jr. will be inducted into the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) Hall of Fame at its 2009 Annual National Convention Awards Gala on Saturday, March 21, 2009. Daniels will...

MEDIA CONTACT: Robyn Nowak Hoffman York (414) 225-9520 rnowak@hyc.com - Summit focuses on the unlimited economic opportunity for green businesses in Wisconsin - MILWAUKEE (March 19, 2009) - Focus on Energy, Wisconsin's energy efficiency and renewable energy initiative, is proud to sponsor the annual Wisconsin Renewable Energy Summit, which will be held March 25-28, 2009 at the Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee. This year's...

CONTACT: Greta Zenner, 608-890-2268, gmzenner@wisc.edu MADISON - The University of Wisconsin-Madison Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) on Nanostructured Interfaces presents NanoDays 2009, part of the second annual nationwide festival of educational programs about nanoscale science and engineering and its potential impact on the future. The largest public outreach effort in nanoscale informal science education, NanoDays events, organized by...

WAUKESHA – March 19, 2009 – Second Chance Partners for Education and the Waukesha School District today announced the third annual “Financial Fitness 101” event, which will take place March 27 at the Center Court Sports Complex at 815 Northview Rd. in Waukesha from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Too often we focus on undoing ramifications once students fail,...

CONTACT: Alan Alden Director of Retail Operations Trig’s 110 S. 17th Avenue Wausau, WI 54401 (715) 849-8744 alan@tasolberg.com March 19, 2009—Trig’s and Trig’s County Market, in partnership with radio station WRJO, are helping to stock local food pantries through the Magic Stocking Program. The program, which kicked off in December, allowed customers at all five Trig’s and Trig’s County Market locations to donate to a fund benefitting...

Those running the state's new Office of Recovery and Reinvestment are pledging to watch "every nickel" of the more than $3.5 billion of federal stimulus money set to flow to Wisconsin. But where exactly the money will go at this point is uncertain, says Madison Gas & Electric chief Gary Wolter, who's taking a leave to run the new...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- La Causa in Milwaukee filed notice with the state about plans to close its Ongoing Case Management site in Milwaukee and permanently lay off 87 workers on May 15. See the state filing: http://www.wisbusiness.com/1008/090318lacausa.pdf -- Manitowoc manufacturer Koenig & Vits announced the permanent layoff of 86 workers to take place between May 18 and July...

By Erik Gunn For WisBusiness.com A year since Madison's Capital Times converted from a daily, printed newspaper to a mostly online product, change has only just begun. "Things have really continued to evolve," says Cap Times editor Paul Fanlund, who came to the paper in 2006 after a reporting-editing career at the Wisconsin State Journal and a 5 1/2-year stint as vice...