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York University Professor Diane Zorn honored with prestigious Excellence in Teaching for Online Distance Learning award for Philosophy course with Mediasite MADISON, Wis., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A professor and her Mediasite coursecast won the highest accolades at the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) National Conference last week. Professor Diane Zorn won the USDLA Excellence in Teaching for...

MADISON, Wis., May 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO) , the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, today announced that Rimas Buinevicius, chairman and CEO, and Ken Minor, chief financial officer, will be featured presenters at the 10th Annual AeA Micro Cap Conference at the Monterey Plaza Hotel in Monterey, Calif. on Monday, May...

FORT SMITH, Ark., May 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ABF Freight System, Inc.(R), service centers in Green Bay, Wis.; Rockford, Ill.; South Bend, Ind.; and Albuquerque, N.M., are the 2008 winners of the prestigious President's Quality Award, earning the distinction as the "Best of the Best." The Quality Award honors facilities that exemplify the ABF Quality Process and is the highest...

MILWAUKEE, May 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ZBB Energy Corporation (AMEX:ZBB) , a developer and manufacturer of distributed energy storage solutions based on proprietary zinc rechargeable electrical energy storage technology, announced today that its management will present at the 4th Annual Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. CleanTech Conference on May 13, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. The event will be held at...

Small Business Owners Still Have Time to Apply GREEN BAY, Wis., May 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding businesses that June 2 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans that are available to small businesses located in the counties of Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Oneida, Price, Shawano and...

Authors of 'Dirty Little Secrets From Otherwise Perfect Moms' Offer Advice on Getting Kids Past Common Speed Bumps NEENAH, Wis., May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- GoodNites(R) Brand today declared May "Positive Parenting Month," teaming up with moms and authors of the new book "Dirty Little Secrets From Otherwise Perfect Moms," Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile. Throughout the month, GoodNites(R) will...

Many farmers and agribusiness people have been following the progress of the soon-to-be-passed federal farm bill with mixed reactions. Some like the fact that the bill, which will set agriculture policies for the next five years, because it essentially preserves the status quo. It continues the Milk Income Loss Contract program, which provides subsidies to small farmers when prices...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- Logistics Services Inc., which works closely with General Motors, has told state and local officials it will lay off 132 workers at its Janesville distribution center around July 3. The move follows by less than a week the news that GM will end one of its two shifts and terminate more than 750 employees...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Michael Knetter, the UW-Madison Business School dean, today ridiculed Sen. John McCain’s proposed summer gas tax holiday as “political pandering.” Speaking at a global economics conference at the Fluno Center, Knetter said McCain’s proposal to suspend the 18.4-cent tax on gasoline (and the 24.4-cent levy on diesel fuel) from Memorial Day until Labor...

WisBusiness.com Linens Holding Co. announced today it will shut three Wisconsin Linens 'n Things stores (120 will close nationally) as part of a Chapter 11 bankcruptcy filing. The move comes just 24 hours after The Home Depot announced it would shut 15 stores around the country, including three in the Badger State. The three Wisconsin Linens 'n Things...