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Urges Wisconsinites to Get Moving, Lead Nation in Fitness Challenge   MADISON – As obesity rates rise, and more and more Americans lead sedentary lives, Governor Jim Doyle today issued a statewide challenge to Wisconsin residents to lead healthier and more active lives.  The Governor urged adults and kids of all ages to participate in the Wisconsin Governor’s Challenge, a...

MADISON - Thomas Rockwell Mackie, co-founder, chairman of the board and director of research at TomoTherapy, will speak on faculty entrepreneurship on Wednesday, April 2, beginning at 5 p.m.  The event, part of the Gilson Discovery Series hosted by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), is free and open to the public. The presentation is followed by a networking...

Landmark entertainment resort includes restaurant and 10 luxury condominiums OAK BROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inland Real Estate Auctions, Inc. announced today it will auction Tuscumbia Country Club in Green Lake, Wis., home to the state’s oldest golf course. The resort property also includes a full restaurant and the Green Lake Lodge, a 10-unit log cabin-style luxury condominium...

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Journal Communications, Inc. (NYSE:JRN) will announce first quarter 2008 earnings on Tuesday, April 22, before the market opens. A conference call to discuss the results will be held that day at 10:00 a.m. Central Time (11:00 a.m. ET, 8:00 a.m. PT). The full text of the earnings announcement and accompanying financial tables will be available on the Journal...

Today’s Ruling is Another Step in Complex Process MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FedEx Ground, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., (NYSE: FDX) reports that today the United States District Court in Indiana in the pending multi-district litigation (MDL) has issued a decision denying class certification in the Montana, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, South Dakota, Iowa, Virginia and Illinois...

Will Increase Marcus Theatres’ Total to 678 Screens in Seven States MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Marcus Theatres Corporation, a division of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE:MCS), today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire selected assets of the Douglas Theatre Company theatre circuit based in Lincoln, Neb. for approximately $40.5 million in cash, subject to certain closing adjustments....

WAUKESHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Middleton Doll Company (OTCBB: DOLL) today reported results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. Fourth Quarter Highlights The company reported a consolidated net loss of $260,337 or $0.07 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2007, including net interest expense of $124,644 related to the company’s preferred stock. This compares...

Four Vantage Dealers Presented with Awards at the Electronic House Expo in Orlando, Florida OREM, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Four Vantage/Legrand dealers were awarded with Best Home of the Year honors at the spring Electronic House Expo in Orlando, Florida in March. The Vantage dealerships of London Audio, Beyond Home Theater, Trikin Home Theater and Solaris Home Systems...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- The Wisconsin Bio Industry Association is lauding a Consumer Federation of America report that contends ethanol is helping hold down the price of gasoline. Joshua Morby, executive director of the WBIA, said consumers, oil companies and policy makers "are realizing the benefits far outweigh the costs. Bio fuels like ethanol are a great start down...