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MADISON, Wis., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:WOLF) , North America's leading family of indoor waterpark resorts, today announced that the company has closed on a $55 million mortgage loan. The loan is secured by the company's Great Wolf Lodge resort in Williamsburg, Virginia and bears interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 300 basis...

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midwest Air Group, Inc. today reported January performance data for Midwest Airlines and Midwest Connect. Midwest Air Group, Inc. - Performance Report ...

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. & JANESVILLE, Wisc.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic component distributor Digi-Key Corporation and SSI Technologies, Inc. announced today that the companies have entered into a worldwide distribution agreement. SSI Technologies, Inc. is a leading designer and manufacturer of sensors, sensors based monitoring and powdered metal products for the transportation, heavy equipment, manufacturing, process and many other industries and applications....

Results to Help Improve Drug Dosing Dilemma and Reduce Risks of Adverse Reactions SANTA CLARA, Calif. & MARSHFIELD, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Affymetrix Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFX) and Marshfield Clinic today announced that researchers at Marshfield Clinic used the Affymetrix Drug Metabolizing Enzymes and Transporters (DMET) solution to discover a genetic variation associated with an individual’s response to the drug...

America’s Newest Online Photo Superstore JACKSON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sundance Photo, Inc., a Midwest regional powerhouse in traditional camera film development announces the limited launch of PictureWagon.com, America’s newest and easiest online digital photo superstore. At PictureWagon.com, it’s easy to upload and share photos with friends and family. An online photo gift superstore allows users to order...

Broadcasters Speak to Local Communities about DTV Transition Preparedness with One-Year-Out Countdown Message   Washington, D.C.— The nation’s largest speakers bureau of television station representatives, coordinated by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), is conducting a nationwide speaking blitz to mark the one-year countdown to the digital television (DTV) transition, which will be completed on February 17, 2009.   Beginning Monday, February...

Firm Announces Jeffrey Simmons Promoted To Partnership Madison, Wis. – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that attorney Jeffrey A. Simmons has been elected to partnership. Jeffrey A. Simmons is a member of the Intellectual Property Litigation, Trademark, Copyright & Advertising and General Commercial Litigation Practices. He has represented clients in patent infringement cases involving a diverse range of technologies, including medical...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- Wisconsin foreclosure filings reached record highs in January, according to newly released data compiled by ForeclosuresWI.com, a leading provider of Wisconsin foreclosure resources and statistics. Robert Jansen, president of ForeclosuresWi.com, said foreclosures have jumped 70 percent over the last three years (from 12,311 in 2005 to 20,995 in 2007), with January showing no...

WisBusiness.com Due to severe weather, the state Public Service Commission has cancelled tonight’s public outreach meeting in Madison dealing with the American Transmission Company’s proposed Rockdale to West Middleton Transmission Line. It was set for 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Promega BioPharmaceutical Technology Center, 5445 E. Cheryl Parkway. A spokeswoman for the PSC said the commission will reschedule...