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CONTACT: Ingo Barke, (608) 262-4881, barke@wisc.edu MADISON - "Smaller. Faster. Wildly complex." This could easily be the motto for semiconductors-the materials that, among lots of other advances in electronics, allow cell phones to continuously shrink in size while increasing the number of their mind-boggling functions. While exceptionally tiny, semiconductors possess the ability to enable a multitude of complex functions, making...

CONTACT: Craig Benson, (608) 262-7242, benson@engr.wisc.edu MADISON - Part of Craig Benson's laboratory looks - and smells - like a landfill. It's not that the University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of civil and environmental engineering is excessively messy. Rather, he's studying bioreactor landfills, a relatively recent technology in solid-waste management that may help landfill owners make better use of their land-and...

Clay Perschall Senior Public Relations Manager 312.832.4510 cperschall@foley.com Partner Introduced During Foley & Lardner Cares Week in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Edmund T. Baxa Jr. has been named chair of the firm’s national pro bono initiative. In this role, Baxa will lead Foley & Lardner’s firmwide commitment to providing...

MEDIA CONTACTS: Robyn Grossman / Tim Wirtz Hoffman York 414-225-9520 / 414-225-9522 rgrossman@hyc.com twirtz@hyc.com - Solar energy works to improve the bottom line of Wisconsin business - Most people would say that ice cream and the sun don’t mix, however, for Guy Janssen, owner of Emy J’s in Stevens Point, Wis., they make for a wonderful combination. About two months ago, Janssen had a solar...

MILWAUKEE, WI – In reaction to the overwhelming response to their Silverado 200,000 Mile Club, Chevrolet is asking Silverado owners to share their stories and photographs as part of an online journal and sweepstakes. Chevy is looking for 200,000-plus mile trucks in Wisconsin and throughout the nation. "It is no surprise to us that the 200,000 Mile Club’s enrollment...

Madison – Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today highlighted an added service for parents receiving child support and alimony.  Parents can now opt to receive their payments through direct deposit.  An added benefit of this service is the potential for the state to save up to $2.2 million each year, if parents elect to use direct...

Contact: Gillian Harvie, Public Relations Mgr. Tel: (608) 252-8708 New ads offer insight into customers’ financial needs MADISON – It’s been more than a decade since Madison-based AnchorBank changed its advertising campaign....