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BELOIT, Wis., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Regal Beloit Corporation (NYSE:RBC) will be presenting at the Robert W. Baird & Co. Industrial Conference on November 12, 2008 at 11:50 AM CT. The presentation will take place in the North Ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel located at 120 East Delaware Place, Chicago, IL 60611. The presentation will be web-cast...

PLANO, Texas, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In the Wisconsin city of West Allis, a Niagara streaming media encoder is playing a central role in expanding the audience for public, educational, and government access (PEG) television programming. A product of ViewCast Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: VCST) , a leading global provider of streaming hardware and software, the Niagara encoder has enabled...

Jockey to Donate 100% of Proceeds from Sales of the Jockey Being Family Bear KENOSHA, Wis., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrate National Adoption Month this November with Jockey Being Family(TM), a corporate citizenship initiative aimed at strengthening adoptive families for successful futures. During November, Jockey will donate 100% of its sales of the Being Family(TM) Bear to support post-adoption...

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Weyco Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WEYS) today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. Net sales for the third quarter were $57.2 million, down 2% from $58.2 million in 2007. Net earnings for the quarter were $4.3 million, down from $5.3 million in 2007. Diluted earnings per share were $.37 in 2008, as compared...

BELOIT, Wis., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Regal Beloit Corporation (NYSE:RBC) today reported record financial results for the third quarter ended September 27, 2008. Record quarterly sales were driven by robust market demand for generators and industrial and HVACR motor products, coupled with strong operational execution and productivity improvements. The sales and earnings performance was achieved in spite of continued...

MADISON - While some students use college as a transition into the "real world," an increasing number of student entrepreneurs have asked themselves, "Why wait?"In February of last year, University of Wisconsin-Madison senior Ted Durkee teamed up with University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus Brandon Gador, who graduated last spring, to found Powered Green, a startup company promoting the use of...

MILWAUKEE -- Zizzo Group Advertising and Public Relations -- the region’s most fearless, results-driven, integrated marketing firm -- has welcomed Kristin Settle to its public relations team. As public relations account manager, Settle is responsible for managing strategic public relations programs for various business-to-business and business-to-consumer clients. Settle’s ten years of experience in the industry have allowed her...

Contact: Lisa Ninmer 414-319-5700 lisaninmer@zizzogroup.com MILWAUKEE - (November 3, 2008) - Zizzo Group Advertising and Public Relations -- the region’s most fearless, results-driven, integrated marketing firm -- has welcomed Jamie Szwiec to its public relations team . As account executive, Szwiec is responsible for providing comprehensive public relations services to clients, including counseling, writing, media relations and generating publicity. Szwiec’s...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com With the stock market swinging wildly in recent weeks and losing more than 20 percent of its value since the summer, these are trying times for pension fund managers. On the last day of September, in fact, the value of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board’s (SWIB) holdings -- which now total nearly $73 billion --...