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MILWAUKEE, July 16, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE: MI) (M&I) today reported a 2008 second quarter net loss of $393.8 million, or $1.52 per share, as compared to income from continuing operations of $178.9 million, or $0.68 per share, in the second quarter of 2007. During the second quarter of 2008, the...

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – July 16, 2008 – Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., a leading Wisconsin law firm, is pleased to announce that it has been named a “Top Milwaukee Workplace” by The Business Journal Serving Greater Milwaukee. Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek is one of 12 medium organizations (100-1,000 employees) located in Southeastern Wisconsin to receive the honor. The firm will...

Kansas wind farm will produce 100 MW of renewable energy MADISON, Wis., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Westar Energy Inc. and BP Alternative Energy have begun construction of the Flat Ridge Wind Farm site in Barber County, Kansas. The project commencement was celebrated with a groundbreaking ceremony on June 24, 2008. The Flat Ridge Wind Farm will use 40 Clipper 2.5...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Renaissance Learning(R), Inc. (NASDAQ:RLRN) , a leading provider of technology to support personalized practice, differentiated instruction, and progress monitoring in reading, math and writing for pre K-12 schools and districts, today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. Revenues for the second quarter of 2008 were $28.0 million, an...

MILWAUKEE, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Directors of A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) today announced a 5.5 percent increase in the company's quarterly cash dividend to a rate of $.19 per share. The increased dividend will apply to both Common Stock and Class A Common Stock and is payable on Aug. 15 to shareholders of record July 31. This is the sixth...

ATLANTA, July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U. S. Small Business Administration announces today that a Business Recovery Center is being established to help businesses impacted by the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that occurred on June 5, 2008 and continuing. The center will open Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 8 a.m. "Due to the amount of physical and economic losses...

251st consecutive quarter of common stock dividend payouts MADISON, Wis., July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE:LNT) announced today that quarterly dividends on common stock were declared by the Board of Directors. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020405/LNTLOGO) The common stock dividend is $0.3500 per share payable August 15, 2008, to shareowners of record on July 31, 2008. Dividends on common stock have been paid...

LITTLE CHUTE, Wis., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- LoanSifter ( http://www.loansifter.com/ ) and LeadMailbox ( http://www.leadmailbox.com/ ) announce a strategic partnership to help loan officers not only increase the number and quality of leads they manage, but also deliver more services by helping them find precisely the right loan product to meet the borrowers' unique needs and scenarios. "LeadMailbox is the...

MADISON, Wis., July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE:LNT) announced today that the estimated impact of last month's unprecedented flooding in its service territory will reduce its utility business earnings per share by approximately $0.20 in 2008. While almost 75 percent of the counties in the three states that Alliant Energy provides service were declared federal disaster areas,...

Joining forces with Schneider enhances network and eliminates complexity for world’s number one food company GREEN BAY, Wis.—July 16, 2008—Schneider National, a leading provider of transportation, intermodal and logistics services, announced today that it has been selected as a top intermodal provider for Nestlé USA. The world’s foremost nutrition, health and wellness company recently consolidated its North American network of...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- MillerCoors LLC, the joint venture between SABMiller PLC and Molson Coors, has announced that it will locate its headquarters in downtown Chicago. The recently combined company had said it was looking for a neutral site for MillerCoors, separate from Milwaukee, the home of Miller, and Denver, the home of Coors. The company will...