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After Successful Regional Rollout, Miller Offers More Consumers A Taste Of The Beer That's 'As Light As It Gets' MILWAUKEE, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Citing favorable consumer response, Miller Brewing Company today announced it is expanding the rollout of MGD 64, a reformulation of Miller Genuine Draft Light that has just 64 calories, in time for Memorial Day weekend....

Company Founder Ray Brickner III Announces Retirement NAPERVILLE, Ill., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broadwind Energy, Inc. announced today that its heavy steel fabrication company, R.B.A. Inc., has acquired a second facility that more than doubles the company's manufacturing space and significantly increases its capacity. R.B.A., an industrial mechanical contractor in Manitowoc, Wis. provides subcontract machining, fabrication, efurbishing, welding and assembly...

MILWAUKEE, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Midwest Airlines is extending its codeshare agreement with Northwest Airlines to include nonstop Northwest routes from Indianapolis to Austin, Texas; Boston; Denver; Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Ft. Myers, Fla.; Hartford, Conn.; Raleigh/Durham, N.C.; and San Antonio. Passengers may begin travel in Indianapolis or in any of the destination cities. The new service more than doubles...

MILWAUKEE, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- In the wake of the devastating earthquake in China, Johnson Controls, its employees, and its joint venture partners in China are donating $780,000 to the Red Cross Society of China to assist the disaster relief efforts currently underway. Of the total, $150,000 is from Johnson Controls employees in China. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070930/AQSU001LOGO) Johnson Controls has approximately 10,000...

Company adds 13th Wisconsin store ST. PAUL, Minn., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gander Mountain, the nation's largest retail network of stores for apparel, hunting, fishing, camping, boating, marine, and outdoor lifestyle products and services will open its newest store at 6440 Skully Drive in Eau Claire on May 20. The 65,000 square foot store is built in the new larger...

New increased commission for travel agents! MILWAUKEE, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Whoa Nelly! There is big news for travel agents from the United Vacations front. As part of a new Economic Stimulus Program unveiled today, travel agents can take advantage of increased commission rates guaranteed for bookings through July 31, 2008 with the potential to earn the higher commission...

Ignite the summer grilling season on Memorial Day with three helpful beef buying tips from The Tender Filet MONROE, Wis., May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- With food prices on the rise across the country, it's important to get the most flavor and value out of your summer meat purchases. Gary Schwager, President of The Tender Filet, a leading purveyor of...

MILWAUKEE, May 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation today announced that American Idol winner Ruben Studdard and Broadway star Sarah Pfisterer will perform at the fifth annual Bradley Prizes held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, June 4, 2008. The 2008 Bradley Prize recipients are: Gary S. Becker,...

On Demand Web Content Management Provider Extends Market Leadership with Significant Customer Win, Unprecedented Growth, and Three Executive Additions to Software Association Council Board SAN FRANCISCO, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Clickability, Inc., the global leader in on demand Web Content Management (WCM), today announced a multi-year agreement with Journal Communications, Inc. (NYSE:JRN) , one of the nation's most influential...

MILWAUKEE, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Directors of Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) today authorized a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per common share. The dividend is payable July 3, 2008 to shareholders of record June 13, 2008. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070930/AQSU001LOGO) Johnson Controls has paid consecutive dividends since 1887. Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI) is the global leader that brings ingenuity...

MILWAUKEE, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE:BGG) Briggs & Stratton Corporation (the "Company") today announced that Thomas R. Savage, Senior Vice President - Administration, has entered into an individual stock trading plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Mr. Savage informed the Company that under his trading plan he intends to...

Leadership in Fight Against Tobacco Recognized Nationally- WASHINGTON, May 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Michelle Mays, 17, of Rhinelander has been named the Central Regional Youth Advocate of the Year by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids for her leadership in the fight against tobacco. Michelle is being honored at a gala in the nation's capital on May 20 along with a...

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2008--Brady Corporation (NYSE: BRC), a world leader in identification solutions, today announced record third quarter sales and earnings for its fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2008. Sales for the quarter were $381.9 million, up 10.3 percent compared to sales of $346.3 million in the fiscal 2007 third quarter. Organic sales were down 1 percent compared to...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- Wisconsin will receive nearly $1.6 million as its part of a $58 million payment from the drug giant Merck. The money stems from a suit charging that Merck “misrepresented the cardiovascular safety of Vioxx,” according to state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s office. Merck began marketing the arthritis drug in 1999 and withdrew it...

By Amanda Ciesielczyk WisBusiness.com Imagine strolling to your neighborhood coffee house to relax with a steaming mug of java and cruise through the Internet, only to find the shop’s network is continually crashing, disconnected or not secure. With millions of lives being channeled through wireless connections every second of every day, this “third location” WiFi problem is common for...