NORTHEAST - Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation (SCEDC) presented its second annual “Sheboygan County Economic Driver of the Year” Award to Ben Salzmann, President and CEO of Acuity. • Research conducted by Super Lawyers® has awarded the Super Lawyer® distinction to 37 attorneys at Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. In addition, 24 Godfrey & Kahn attorneys have been recognized as 2011 Wisconsin Rising Stars®. • Larry Alsum, Owner of Alsum Farms & Produce Inc. was recognized by Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin for donating 302,306 meals in fiscal 2011. • Terrie Pohjola, SECURA Vice President, Associations & Programs, has been honored as one of Business Insurance’s 2011 Women to Watch • The Wisconsin Family Business Forum welcomes its newest member, Fedco Electronics, Inc.

Northwest – David Eckmann, Director for Marathon County Economic Development Corporation recently graduated from the University of Oklahoma’s Economic Development Institute. • Building Community Capacity through Broadband has been awarded a Top Rural Development Award 2011 from Wisconsin Rural Partners, Inc. • Linda Sharretts, the office administrator at Bakke Norman Law Offices, has been honored with an Unsung Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award from the Wisconsin Law Journal.

Southeast – The Better Business Bureau of Wisconsin has given a 2011 Torch Award for Business Ethics and Integrity to Batzner Pest Management. • Public accounting and business advisory firm Vrakas/Blum, S.C. is pleased to announce that Sara Johnson has recently passed all parts of the CPA exam. • Marini Tool and Die Company has changed its name to Marini Manufacturing, Inc. to coincide with its 60th anniversary. • Logan Productions, Inc. won the 2011 Silver Davey Awards from the International Academy of Visual Arts, for its film “History of Horicon — Grain Drills to Gators” to commemorate the John Deere Horicon Works facility. • The Wisconsin Dental Association’s “Promoting Early Childhood Dental Health” program has won a 2011 American Dental Association Golden Apple Award. • Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. was recently named a “Highly Recommended Wisconsin Litigation Firm” by Benchmark Litigation. In addition, Daniel Flaherty, James Friedman, James Peterson and Brady Williamson were named 2012 Wisconsin Litigation Stars and Michael Huitink and Roxana Wizorek were named 2012 Wisconsin Future Litigation stars by Benchmark Litigation. • Tim Trecek, a managing partner of the law firm Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C., recently received the Robert L. Habush Trial Lawyer of the Year award by the Wisconsin Association of Justice. • Okanjo Partners, Inc., of Milwaukee has received the Qualified New Business Venture certification from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. • Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) of Wisconsin awarded PDC Midwest the Silver 2011 Projects of Distinction Award. • Attorney Kristine S. Cherek with the firm, Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. has been shortlisted for the 2012 Chambers USA Women in the Law Awards in the Up & Coming Real Estate Lawyer of the Year category. • The Milwaukee Chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry recently announced the following individuals as recipients of its annual President’s Awards: Kevin Anundson, Tom Hagner, Tom Kammerait and Tony Rink.

Southwest –  Kristi Thorson, the Director of External Relations at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine received the 2011 ATHENA Young Professional Award given by The Business Forum of Madison. • Waunakee-based communications company, Suttle-Straus has been recognized by The Printing Industries of America (PIA) for its exemplary human resources practices in its 2011 Best Workplace in the Americas program. • Robin Schnettler, accountant at Summit Credit Union, is celebrating 30 years of service, and mortgage loan senior underwriter Janine Sharp is celebrating her 20th anniversary. • InsperityTM Time and Attendance employees donated more than $1,250 to Gilda’s Club Madison, which offers support to those battling cancer. • UW-Platteville's Distance Education programs have surpassed 1,000 graduates. • Full Compass was recently recognized in the D&B 200-Day Digital Tribute, a series of small business success stories, hosted on Dun & Bradstreet’s website. • Summit Credit Union received the American Society for Training & Development’s BEST Award.