The Manitowoc Company Appoints Cynthia Egnotovich to Its Board of Directors
MANITOWOC, Wis., July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (NYSE:MTW) today announced that Cynthia M. Egnotovich has been appointed to its board of directors effective immediately. Ms. Egnotovich replaces Robert S. Throop who retired from Manitowoc's board earlier this year after 16 years of dedicated service.
Ms. Egnotovich currently serves as Segment President, Nacelles & Interior Systems for Goodrich...
Update: Great Wolf Changes Time of Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Call on August 5
MADISON, Wis., July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:WOLF) , North America's leading family of indoor waterpark resorts, today announced that the company will release second-quarter 2008 financial results on Tuesday, August 5, 2008, before the market opens. The company will hold a conference call at 9 a.m. ET on that day to discuss its results.
The conference...
Grief Camp for Law Enforcement Surviving Families
EAST TROY, Wis., July 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Salvation Army Camp in East Troy, WI, will be filled with children this week (July 28-August 2) singing camp songs, lining up for meals, fishing, canoeing, learning archery and pellet gun shooting... and attending grief counseling sessions. The unique thing about this camp is that the children will accompanied by their...
Smith Investment Company Increases Quarterly Dividend 7 Percent
MILWAUKEE, July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At its July 24 meeting, the Smith Investment Company (Pink Sheets: SMIC) Board of Directors voted to increase the company's quarterly dividend 7 percent to $.30 per share. The dividend will be payable Sept. 2 to shareholders of record Aug. 15.
Smith Investment is a diversified company with headquarters in Milwaukee, Wis. Its product lines...
Grainger Announces Resolution of Government Trade Agreements Act and Sourcing Case
CHICAGO, July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grainger (NYSE:GWW) today announced that it has agreed to a settlement of $6 million, or $0.05 a share, with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve the Trade Agreements Act and Sourcing complaint, which had been unsealed in January 2008 in a federal court in Wisconsin. Demonstrating a commitment to cooperate fully with the...
Wisconsin DOT Selects WSI Pilotbrief(TM)
ANDOVER, Mass., July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- WSI Corporation (www.wsi.com), the most trusted weather decision support provider in the aviation industry, today announced the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation has awarded WSI a contract to provide WSI Pilotbrief(TM) weather briefing stations throughout the State of Wisconsin. WSI will furnish Pilotbrief systems at 93 locations throughout the state, in addition...
Midwest Airlines Warns E-Mail Users to be Wary of Phony E-Mails
MILWAUKEE, July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Midwest Airlines today warned e-mail users that a phony e-mail ticket confirmation is being sent out under the company's name.
The sample e-mails Midwest has received thank the recipient for using the airline's "Buy flight ticket Online" service, provide an account login and password, and indicate a credit card charge. They include an attachment called...
RDA Sells Home Party Plan Unit
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y., July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., has sold the stock of Taste of Home Entertaining, Inc. (TOHE), to a group of private investors led by Eric W. Schrier, former President and CEO of RDA and currently an RDA director, it was announced today.
Bill Shaw, TOHE's President and Founder, is also an investor and will...
Gehl Company Reports Second Quarter Results
WEST BEND, Wis., Jul 28, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Gehl Company (NASDAQ GSM:GEHL) today reported second quarter income from continuing operations of $5.2 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, compared with income from continuing operations of $8.8 million, or $0.71 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2007.
Net sales for...
