Small Street Journal: December 11, 2015

​Attorneys Tanya M. Bruder and Brian M. Nodolf of Nodolf Flory, LLP have been named Rising Stars by Law and Politics and Milwaukee Magazine.  The publications ask Wisconsin lawyers to identify an elite group of lawyers, either under the age of 40 or in practice less than 10 years, who demonstrate the highest standards of excellence in their field.  Bruder’s practice focuses on business and general litigation.  Nodolf’s practice focuses on industrial sand mining and real estate. 

Marieke Penterman and her team at Marieke Gouda earned six international awards in 2015, making more than 115 the total number of national and international awards Marieke Gouda has won since 2006. Marieke Gouda's international awards for 2015 include: 

• 2015 Nantwich International Cheese Awards Results, UK: 
  • Best USA Cheese--Soft/Semi-Soft:  1st place--Marieke Gouda Premium (Aged 12-18 months); 3rd Place--Marieke Gouda Belegen (Aged 4-6 months)
  • Best USA Cheese--Any Cheese with Additives:  1st Place--Marieke Gouda Truffle
  • Vegetarian Cheese--Other Hard Pressed Variety/Non UK Producers:  2nd Place--Marieke Golden  
• 2015 World Cheese Awards, Results, UK: Gouda made before 1/12/14: 3rd Place--Marieke Gouda Premium (Aged 12-18 months) 
• 2015 World Dairy Expo Results, Madison, WI: Open Class Semi-Soft Cheese:  2nd Place--Marieke Gouda Belegen 
  
  

Andrew Ferrell recently joined Strobel Insurance Agency and will specialize in personal and business insurance. Ferrell attended Eau Claire North High School and graduated from UW-Stout in 2007 with a degree in business administration. Prior to joining the agency, Farrell has spent the last nine years in sales and customer service. His most recent employment was as a government account manager for Grainger.

Marco, Inc. recently announced the promotion of Kevin Schmidt to sales director. Schmidt has been with Marco for nine years. Early in his career, he sold copiers in the Twin Cities office and worked on Marco’s major accounts team. In 2011, Schmidt moved to the Wisconsin area to help expand Marco’s geographic footprint in the area. Since then, Marco has grown from a staff of one to more than 65 employees in Wisconsin and has grown to approximately $14 million in Wisconsin alone. Schmidt’s responsibilities include managing Marco’s five offices in Wisconsin - Wausau, Appleton, Eau Claire, La Crosse and Madison. In addition to helping Marco’s IT and print technology advisors develop their sales careers, Schmidt also works closely with Marco’s service team and is responsible for providing the best technology solutions for its customers. Marco has hired five additional sales reps in Wisconsin to support its continued growth.