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A Wisconsin real estate group is blaming nasty winter weather for declining home sales that dropped by 24.1 percent in the first quarter compared to the same period last year. Worries over a slow economy share some of the responsibility, analysts say. The median sales price in the state fell 3.8 percent to $154,000 for the quarter, according to...

New facility to be the most modern and sophisticated API site in the US   May 15, 2008 Germantown, WI USA: Cambridge Major Laboratories today announced a major expansion into large scale Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturing. On June 5, 2008 the company will be breaking ground on a new 120,000 square foot, state-of-the-art API manufacturing site next to its headquarters...

- Brothers to Offer New Grilling Recipes, Summer Beer Mixes, Pairing Ideas and More -   WHAT:             As craft beer fans’ thirst for diversity continues to evolve, the 141-year-old Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company, based in Chippewa Falls, WI, has experienced double digit growth thanks to its adventurous portfolio. Fifth generation brewers Jake, Dick, and John are celebrating the brand’s success and...

MADISON - As temperatures warm, farm fields begin to green and outdoor farmers' markets get under way, the time is ripe for thinking about local foods. For Madison residents, finding locally produced foods is now just a mouse click away.Four University of Wisconsin-Madison geography students have created an interactive, online map of food sources within 100 miles of Madison....

RIVER FALLS, Wis., May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Sajan, the leader in on-demand language translation technology and services, has announced the extension of the latest release of GCMS, their on-demand translation management solution. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080109/AQW007LOGO) GCMS is a leading Translation Management System (TMS) that incorporates all of the necessary functions of the entire global content lifecycle and puts them together in one...

APPLETON, Wis., May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Appleton received the 2008 Governor's Export Achievement Award for large manufacturing exporters from Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle at the 44th annual Wisconsin International Trade Conference held in Milwaukee today. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030106/CGM007LOGO) "We are focused on expanding our international market presence," said Sarah Macdonald, vice president and general manager of Appleton's International Division, who accepted the...

MADISON, Wis., May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In conjunction with Alliant Energy Corporation's (NYSE:LNT) Annual Meeting of Shareowners, you are invited to view and listen to its annual meeting that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. CT. Bill Harvey, Chairman, President and CEO of Alliant Energy Corporation will preside. What:...

MADISON — The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation is extremely pleased to learn that the Wisconsin Supreme Court has refused to review a nuisance lawsuit filed against a Sawyer County cranberry grower by his out-of-state neighbors.   “Wisconsin farmers should not be subjected to years of drawn-out, meritless litigation, and forced to incur hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees, to...

Thrive executive awarded unique, year-long fellowship Madison, WI--Rafael Carbonell, Executive Vice President of Thrive, the economic development enterprise for the Madison, Wisconsin Region, has been selected as a Fellow in the Ford Foundation Regional Sustainable Development Program, administered by the American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE). Fellows, who represent diverse communities and personal backgrounds, were chosen from a pool...

Project Will Create 300 New Jobs for Wisconsin Residents KENOSHA – Governor Jim Doyle today announced that Affiliated Foods Midwest Cooperative, Inc. will receive an $800,000 loan and a $400,000 grant from the Department of Commerce for capital investment and training in their new distribution center in Kenosha. The expansion is expected to create 450 jobs, 300 of which...

MADISON, WI – May 14, 2008 – First Business Bank, part of First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: FBIZ), announced today that Sandra L. Lampman has been appointed to the First Business Bank Board of Directors. Sandra is a life-long resident of Madison and has served the not-for-profit business community through a variety of roles during the past 20...

Oconomowoc-based firm releases LEAD IT, unveils http://www.leaditmagazine.com this week FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gareth Harwood, Executive Director of Marketing Phone: 800.966.6090 x5318 Direct: 262.569.5318 OCONOMOWOC, Wis. – May 14, 2008 – Paragon Development Systems, Inc. (PDS) has formally unveiled its newest communications endeavor – a biannual magazine called LEAD IT that offers a unique, human-interest focused approach to IT and business leadership, PDS President...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- After 30 years in the IT business (the last six with IBM), Sharon Kaminecki decided to hang up her pocket protector and pursue her passion – bicycling. “I knew there had to be something more,” said Kaminecki, 56. “And I really wanted to do something different,” added the Chicago native, who opened the Earth...

By Ali Schultz WisBusiness.com As society looks for ways to produce more energy with a smaller environmental footprint, recovering energy from existing dams may provide a solution that actually holds water. Steinbine Development LLC of Watertown, Wis., has developed the Steinbine Systems “New Hydro,” which is an impulse turbine that can provide renewable energy and green power in...