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With financial support from Scott Tucker and Level 5, Ryan Chalmers is chasing another dream: to push his racing chair from Los Angeles to New York City in 71 days with the goal of building awareness for all persons with disabilities, and raising funds for Stay-Focused, a nonprofit organization that works with teens with physical disabilities. MADISON, Wis. (PRWEB) June 13, 2013 Level 5 Motorsports owner/driver Scott Tucker has always enjoyed pitching in to support causes he deems...

Connecticut Based Startup, iQCoPay, Launches a New Platform to Pay Doctors Online Madison, CT (PRWEB) June 06, 2013 Starting today, patients at medical practices in Connecticut have a better resource in paying their bills. iQCoPay is a new tool for paying medical bills online, with monthly payment options to make large bills more affordable for patients with deductibles. Shoreline Orthopedics and Sports Medicine will begin offering the service to its patients on June 7th, with other area...

MADISON, Wis., June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) today announced that it has expanded its MyCell® Products line, offering access to a number of human disease models and licensing key genetic engineering patents from Life Technologies and Sigma-Aldrich. CDI's MyCell Products include custom cell products manufactured using induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology to make stem cells or differentiated cells from any individual, including those with...

MADISON, Wis., June 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) announced that Larry Forsgren has been named General Manager of WMSN-TV (FOX 47) in Madison, Wisconsin. The announcement was made by Steve Marks, Chief Operating Officer of Sinclair's television group. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100119/PH39783LOGO ) In making the announcement, Mr. Marks said, "We are excited to promote Larry to General Manager of the station. We believe that...

Italian Trade Commission, Italian Ministry of Economic Development and Eredi Pisano' are bringing Italy to Madison Avenue. NEW YORK, June 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: Eredi Pisano's Italian Fashion and Wine reception WHO: Tony Dovolani of the ABC's Dancing With The Stars (DWTS) All-Star winner, and his celebrated friends are hosting. "This store is in the perfect city, because New Yorkers love to dress fashionably," said Tony Dovolani. WHEN: Tuesday, June 4, 2013;...

Eight tech-based, diverse healthcare start-up companies, will present 5 minute "elevator” pitches to healthcare chief information officers, investors and healthcare leaders. Madison, WI (PRWEB) May 31, 2013 Eight tech-based, diverse healthcare start-up companies from Milwaukee, Madison, Minnesota and Chicago, will present 5 minute ”elevator” pitches to healthcare chief information officers (CIO), investors and healthcare leaders at “Start Me Up" the Emerging Healthcare...

Madison dentists Matthew Kutz, DDS and Dr. Laura Tills, DDS along with their dental hygienists at Riverplace Dental now use Apple iPads to enhance service and the overall dental experience for their patients. The investment in this technology insures that Riverplace Dental remains a leader in dental patient experience in the Madison WI area. Madison, WI (PRWEB) May 30, 2013 Madison dentist Matthew Kutz, DDS announces the addition of 5 iPad devices at Riverplace Dental to enhance the...

Telecom expense management firm Valicom releases a case study on wireline cost savings, showing how a thorough inventory and invoice audit saved this client ten percent a year. Madison, WI (PRWEB) May 30, 2013 Wireless expenses may be the stuff of telecom manager nightmares, but wireline costs remain an expensive skeleton in the closet. Valicom, a 22-year veteran of telecom expense management (TEM), finds that its clients are wasting between 10 and 30 percent of their annual wireline...

In D.C. @UnitedSpinal to Strengthen Employment Opps for People w #Disabilities #ROCH2013 http://ow.ly/kPKZN NEW YORK, May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Spinal Association recently announced Mike Mohr, a wheelchair user and lawyer from Madison, Wisconsin, will join other prominent disability advocates at United Spinal Association's Roll on Capitol Hill, June 16-19 in Washington, D.C. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110413/MM82757LOGO) Mohr, 31, will speak...

New study illustrates political trends at the state level. Madison, Wisconsin (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 Ballotpedia, a nonprofit and nonpartisan collaborative encyclopedia that connects people to politics, has released a groundbreaking study that highlights an alternative method to determine if a state leans politically red (Republican) or blue (Democrat). Using what the organization has dubbed the "partisan trifecta," Ballotpedia classified states based, not only on the most recent...