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Popular Wisconsin Craft Beer offered to customers on all Delta Flights CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (June 26, 2008) – This month, the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company began partnering with Delta Air Lines to offer the airline’s customers Leinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat beer on all Delta flights worldwide. As the craft beer industry continues to grow in both popularity and sales,...

New DySC Products Serve Growing International Demand for Power Quality Solutions MIDDLETON, WI, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- SoftSwitching Technologies(R) (SST), a growing global leader in the power quality industry, is pleased to announce the launch of its DySC Global product line. Realizing that industries employing automated processes continue to increase on a worldwide scale as they standardize preferences for...

Dragster's original artwork combines 'Hispanic flavor' and passion for racing KENOSHA, Wis., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Some like it caliente, but even those who don't are sure to appreciate what NHRA racers Tony and Cruz Pedregon have done with their exhilarating original artwork and designs to create unique, limited-edition tool storage units with Snap-on Tools. The Pedregons are brothers and...

Company and lenders have great confidence in JHT's future success; Lenders providing $25 million in Debtor-in-Possession financing. KENOSHA, Wis., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- JHT Holdings, Inc. (JHT), a holding company whose subsidiaries provide heavy- and medium-duty truck transportation services, yesterday announced it reached agreement with its lenders to restructure its balance sheet through a voluntary, pre-negotiated Chapter 11 reorganization. "Yesterday's...

MILWAUKEE, June 25/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marshall & Ilsley Corporation today announced it will release its second quarter 2008 earnings on Wednesday, July 16, at 8:00 a.m. (Central Daylight Time). A conference call will be held at 11:00 a.m. (CDT). Individuals interested in listening should call 1-888-711-1825 and ask for M&I's quarterly earnings release conference call. A replay of the call...

WAUSAU, Wis. - Rarely does one come across a business where the phrase "reinventing the wheel" is not just a metaphor, it's an operating principle. An ambitious startup company in this central Wisconsin city is exploring that very challenge with a project to develop tires that can withstand extreme punishment, even those meted out in military combat zones. Resilient Technologies...

GOVERNOR DOYLE QUALIFIES TWO TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES FOR INVESTOR TAX CREDITS

Action Concludes Reexam for University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Most Important Base Embryonic Stem Cell Discoveries MADISON, Wis. – The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued Reexamination Certificates for the two most important base embryonic stem cell patents held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). This action officially concludes a reexamination process for these patents that began in...

Northeast Wisconsin Customers Benefit From Advanced Technology, Compelling Features and Video Choice GREEN BAY, Wis., June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northeast Wisconsin-area residents have a new -- and better -- choice for their television and communications services. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced the launch of AT&T U-verse(SM) TV and AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet in the area. AT&T is now...

WISCONSIN DELLS – Governor Jim Doyle today announced that he is providing $250,000 in grants to assist organizations in attracting visitors this summer and fall. “The best thing visitors can do right now is support the tourism businesses they’ve come to know and love over the years by keeping their vacation plans and visiting Wisconsin,” Governor Doyle said....

MADISON - There has been much publicity lately about changes in the agricultural industry, accompanied by speculation that there will be fewer large-animal veterinarians. Part of the challenge is that as the size of dairy herds grows, fewer families are farming. In turn, that means fewer youngsters are exposed to the farming lifestyle. And even those who do grow...

Proposed Measures Represent First Step in Carrying Wisconsin Toward a Clean Energy Future Sun Prairie, Wis—The Governor’s Global Warming Task Force met today and finalized recommendations that will help Wisconsin reduce greenhouse gas emissions and develop a clean energy economy. Clean Wisconsin, the state’s largest environmental organization, voted in favor of the final recommendations but vows to push...

Manitowoc, Port Washington and Tomahawk Added to Program MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today announced that three new Wisconsin cities have been named “Main Street” communities, joining the program in its 20th year. With the distinction, each community will receive five years of intensive technical service from the Department of Commerce’s Main Street team in the areas of organization,...

MADISON – Today, Governor Jim Doyle’s Task Force on Global Warming voted on emission reduction targets and key recommendations to address global warming in Wisconsin. The Task Force, comprised of a variety of environmental, industry and utility leaders and other stakeholders, will forward the recommendations in a final report to be delivered to the Governor in late July. ...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board has unanimously approved a rule that will require utilities to reduce mercury emissions from coal-fired plants by 90 percent by 2015. The move should also significantly reduce sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions, lowering ozone and particulate matter levels, and leading to major improvements in air quality beyond those already...