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APPLETON, Wis., Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Appleton employees represented by Local 10-0422 of The United Steelworkers Union have approved a four-year labor agreement affecting the company's paper mill at Roaring Spring, Pa. On Friday, the mill's union employees ratified the new contract by a vote of 222 to 73. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030106/CGM007LOGO) The agreement includes improvements in wages and benefits and addresses...

Leading Business Magazine Presents Annual Listing of Innovative Supply and Demand Chain Vendors FORT ATKINSON, Wis., Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine, the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, this week announced the seventh-annual listing of the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100. The Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 lists supply...

Mediasite by Sonic Foundry again nominated for Best Webcasting Platform MADISON, Wis., Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO) , the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, today announced the company's Mediasite platform is once again a finalist in the Best Webcasting Platform category in the second annual Streaming Media Magazine Readers' Choice Awards. Streaming...

APPLETON, Wis., Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation reports traffic for July 2008. Air Wisconsin operates as US Airways Express, scheduling nearly 500 departures per day to 69 cities in 26 states and two Canadian provinces. The fleet includes 70 Canadair Regional Jets. TRAFFIC STATISTICS ...

Company Expands European Presence with Premium Italian Motorcycle Company MILWAUKEE, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) today announced the completion of its purchase of the privately-held Italian motorcycle maker MV Agusta Group. The Company has acquired 100 percent of MV Agusta Group shares for total consideration of approximately 70 million euros ($108 million), which includes the satisfaction of...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aug. 11, 2008 — Schneider National, a leading provider of transportation, intermodal and logistics services, announced today that it was named the 2008 Carrier of the Year for Georgia-Pacific LLC. The award recognizes exceptional transportation services and is offered to carriers who haul at least 2,000 loads each year for the company, which is one...

FARMINGDALE, N.Y., Aug. 11 -- DCI Cheese Company a leading manufacturer and supplier of cheese products announced today the successful implementation of RIMS Warehouse Management System from Robocom Systems International in their Green Bay, WI facility. The successful implementation of RIMS will manage DCI's finished goods and raw material inventory. Green Bay is the second distribution center which DCI...

Madison and Brookfield, Wis. – Wine Spectator magazine has recognized each of the Wisconsin locations of Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar with an Award of Excellence in this year’s “2008 Restaurant Awards” program, announced in the August issue of the magazine. This awards program is considered to be the definitive guide to the best restaurants in the...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON--State and local building code officials interested in influencing international building code development should consider attending the 2008 fall International Code Council (ICC) National Business Conference and Final Action for 2009 Code Hearings, to be held Sept. 17-23 at the Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 2nd Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN. “This conference offers...

Contact: Scott Reigstad (608) 458-3145 Dollars will help group makeup for lost revenues due to flooding and further promote trail MADISON, WI – August 11, 2008 – The Friends of the 400 Trail were dealt a major blow with the recent flooding that struck the 400 State Trail sections in Juneau and Sauk Counties. Water damage to the trail running...

All of the “Fleming’s 100” wines will be open for tasting on Sept. 20 Madison, Wis. – Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar in Madison is well known for offering its Fleming’s 100™ wines-by-the-glass. On Sept. 20, wine lovers may sample from the entire list and benefit charity at the same time. Fleming’s (at 750 Midvale Blvd.)...

Contacts: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Carla Vigue, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 SUPERIOR--Governor Jim Doyle today announced a grant award of $385,059 in Rental...

MADISON, WI (August 11, 2008) — Gentel® Biosciences, a protein microarray life sciences company, announces it has obtained an exclusive license to novel technology for manufacturing highly-reproducible nitrocellulose protein microarray slides. The technology, developed by Agnitio Science and Technology of Hsinchu, Taiwan, covers the use of ultrasonic coating to produce nitrocellulose films. “Ultrasonic coating produces nitrocellulose films with a consistency unattainable using traditional...

Farmers in Western Wisconsin continue to come up with innovative methods that fit the geography of the region, minimize impact on the environment and meet demands for organic and healthy food products. Government continues to notice and recognize the efforts with some monetary grants. A $69,030 grant to the Coulee Graziers Network and a $2,500 grant to the...

Was it the stained, aging carpet in the hallways, the sweltering heat and lack of air conditioning or the fight for sinks in the shared bathrooms each morning that kept reminding you, “there’s no place like home….’’ These days, students also have come to dread the stress of moving every year in a relentless search for housing that accommodates...