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Toyota's Mobile Experience Offers A Look Inside Hybrid Synergy Drive MADISON, Wis., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota is bringing its nationwide tour called "Highway to the Future: Mobile Hybrid Experience," to Hybridfest 2008 in Madison, Wis., on July 19-20th as part of the Dane County Fair. The tour is designed to provide consumers with a firsthand opportunity to experience...

CUDAHY, Wis., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ladish Co., Inc. ( www.ladishco.com ) (NASDAQ:LDSH) today announced it has acquired complete ownership of Aerex Manufacturing, Inc. ("Aerex"). Aerex, located in South Windsor, Connecticut, is a precision-machining enterprise serving the aerospace and commercial airplane industries since 1966. The purchase price of Aerex was approximately $14 million, paid through a combination of cash...

CHICAGO, July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grainger (NYSE:GWW) , North America's leading industrial distributor, today announced that its direct marketing subsidiary, Lab Safety Supply, Inc., (LSS) has acquired substantially all of the assets of Highsmith, Inc. located in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. Highsmith is a direct marketing leader in the library equipment, furniture and supplies market. Terms of the agreement were...

Integrated software helps tackle energy and facility management challenges MILWAUKEE, July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, Inc., the global leader in creating smart environments, today announced plans to integrate IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Energy Management software to help make data centers more energy efficient and sustainable. The offering fuses the advanced energy monitoring and control capabilities of Johnson Controls...

Italian Company Known for Premium, High-Performance Motorcycles MILWAUKEE, July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to purchase the Italian motorcycle maker MV Agusta Group (MVAG). Under the agreement, Harley-Davidson will acquire 100 percent of MV Agusta Group shares for total consideration of approximately 70 million euros ($109 million), which includes the...

Applications Due August 11 MADISON Don’t miss the opportunity to receive recognition as one of Wisconsin’s top minority-owned businesses. From now until August 11, the Wisconsin Department of Commerce Bureau of Minority Business Development is accepting applications for the 2008 Minority Business Awards. There are three award categories: Outstanding Minority Business (two awards based on...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- The state Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Menasha Corp. and against the state in a high-profile sales tax case that will cost the state nearly $300 million. A divided court affirmed the appeals court decision in the case, ruling that the state incorrectly collected sales tax on customized computer software sales....

WisBusiness.com A Northwest Airlines representative said today the company doesn’t know how many employees will be terminated in Wisconsin as a result of cutbacks announced yesterday that will result in a total of 2,500 layoffs systemwide. “It depends on how many people take voluntary separations,” said Leslie Parker, a Northwest spokeswoman. “It will take a while to sort this...