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MADISON, Wis. - July 10, 2008 - CDW Corporation, a leading provider of technology products and services to business, government and education, has contracted with Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) to purchase almost 12 million kilowatt-hours per year of renewable energy as part of a corporate initiative to reduce its carbon footprint. The company’s two Madison, Wisconsin-based Enterprise Hosting...

Project to Create 75 Jobs KAUKAUNA – Governor Jim Doyle today announced that Mid Valley Industries will receive $437,000 in Enterprise Development Zone Tax Credits from the Department of Commerce for an expansion project that will bring 75 highly skilled machining and fabricating jobs to Wisconsin. The company is expanding and equipping its existing manufacturing facility in Kaukauna. “One...

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE:KSS) reported today that sales for the five-week period ended July 5, 2008 increased 10.9 percent over the five-week period ended July 7, 2007. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 2.3 percent. For the 22 weeks ended July 5, 2008, total sales were up 3.5 percent over the 22 weeks ended July 7,...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- Barely one week old, MillerCoors LLC is close to picking either downtown Chicago or the Dallas area as its headquarters, with a decision expected within weeks. MillerCoors, a joint venture of Molson Coors Brewing Co. and SABMiller PLC, has been looking for 100,000 to 150,000 square feet and could employ as many as 400...

Veterans of the Red, White and Blue Invited to Drive, Become Their Own Business Owners with the Big Orange GREEN BAY, Wis.—July 1, 2008—Schneider National, a leading provider of transportation, intermodal and logistics services, announced today a new program for military veterans returning to the workforce post-deployment. In conjunction with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the Schneider National...

Great Shopping Bargains, Fabulous Food & Marvelous Music, July 18-20, 2008 MADISON, Wis. (July 7, 2008)—The 2008 Maxwell Street Days Summer Sidewalk Sale will take place July 18-20 on State Street in downtown Madison, Wis., from 8 am to 6pm on Friday, July 18 and Saturday, July 19, and from 10 am to 5 pm on Sunday, July 20....

ATLANTA, July 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than $2 million in U.S. Small Business Administration Disaster Assistance Loans have been approved for residents and business owners in Wisconsin who were affected by the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that began on June 5, and continuing. "Currently, 111 home and business disaster loans have been approved in the amount of $2,626,600...

Community Bank & Trust Replaces Disparate Phone Systems and Standardizes on ShoreTel SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ShoreTel(R), Inc. (NASDAQ:SHOR) , a leading provider of Pure IP Unified Communications solutions, today reported the successful implementation of a ShoreTel Unified Communications (UC) solution at Community Bank & Trust in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. With ShoreTel, the bank has reduced monthly toll...

Luxury Napkin Company Unveils MLB Product at Official All-Star Gala and Pre-Game Celebration NEW YORK, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- JerseyNaps, a Wisconsin-based company producing high quality napkins folded into a patented shape that replicates a sports jersey, is providing more than 100,000 custom All-Star Game napkins to Major League Baseball (MLB) Special Events during All-Star Week in New York...