Johnson Controls and Haworth Launch Global Survey to Understand Expectations of Next Working Generation
Design, technology and location - what does Generation Y want from the workplace?
MILWAUKEE, March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, the global leader that brings ingenuity to the places where people live, work and travel, has launched a research project called OXYGENZ -- a global survey of Generation Y (18-25 year-olds) to understand their preferences for their future workplace....
Midwest Air Group Reports February Performance
MILWAUKEE, March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midwest Air Group, Inc. today reported February performance data for Midwest Airlines and Midwest Connect. Midwest Air Group, Inc. -- Performance Report
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EPA Awards $86,353 Grant to Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District for Clean School Bus Project
CHICAGO, March 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has awarded an $86,353 grant to the Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District in Ontario, Wis., for a project to cut diesel emissions from the district's school buses.
EPA said the grant will be used to retrofit nine school buses with emission-reducing diesel oxidation catalysts and crankcase filtration systems. In addition, the...
Opto Circuits (India) Limited Commences Cash Tender Offer for Criticare Systems, Inc.
MILWAUKEE & BANGALORE, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Opto Circuits (India) Limited (“Opto Circuits”) announced today that Packer Acquisition Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Opto Circuits, is today commencing a cash tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of Criticare Systems, Inc. (“Criticare”) (AMEX: CMD), for $5.50 in cash without interest and less any required withholding taxes. The tender offer...
Commerce Group Corp. and Manti Holdings LLC Enter Agreement to Fund the San Sebastian Gold Mines
MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Commerce Group Corp. (Commerce) (OTCBB: CGCO) and Manti Holdings LLC (Manti), a private company based in Corpus Christi, Texas, announced that Commerce has given Manti an exclusive thirty-day option to conduct a review of Commerce’s San Sebastian property, with a view toward a pre-defined transaction. At the conclusion of the thirty-day option period, and subject to the approval...
BAIRD NAMED MIDDLE MARKET INVESTMENT BANK OF THE YEAR BY BUYOUTS MAGAZINE
MILWAUKEE, March 10, 2008 – Baird, an employee-owned, international capital markets, private equity, wealth and asset management firm, announced today it has been named 2008 “Middle Market Investment Bank of the Year” by Buyouts magazine. Recognized for its exceptional growth in 2007, Baird's Investment Banking group accepted the award last week during a formal award ceremony at the annual...
Parts Now! Announces 2007 Sales
Middleton, Wis. - March 10, 2008 - Parts Now! announced annual sales increased to $97.8 million in 2007, up from $95.5 million in 2006. The company attributes this growth primarily to overall performance on delivery and service -- it’s emphasis on in-stock availability, fast delivery and responsive customer support have fueled sustained sales increases since 1989.“Our 18th consecutive year...
INCREASED ETHANOL PRODUCTION TO WORSEN GULF OF MEXICO ‘DEAD ZONE’
MADISON - The rush in the United States to produce corn-based ethanol as an alternative fuel will likely worsen pollution in the Gulf of Mexico and expand the annual "dead zone" that kills fish and other aquatic life, according to new research.In the first study of its kind, lead author Simon Donner of the University of British Columbia and...
(WisBusiness) MON News Summary — 10 March 2008
From WisBusiness.com ...
-- Wall Street is wobbly, credit markets are imploding and two firms with deep Wisconsin ties have been battered by problems in mortgage and the bond insurance arenas.
But neither MGIC Investment Corp., the Milwaukee-based mortgage insurance company, and New York-based Ambac, which was founded in Milwaukee and sells financial guarantee insurance, are in...
