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MILWAUKEE, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smith Investment Company (Pink Sheets: SMIC) announced today that it has made a proposal to restructure its holdings in A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) . The proposed transaction would result in the shareholders of Smith Investment having direct ownership of the same number and type of A. O. Smith shares currently held by Smith...

CUDAHY, Wis., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ladish Co., Inc. ( www.ladishco.com ) (NASDAQ:LDSH) will announce its earnings for the fourth quarter and year-end of 2007 on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at approximately 4:00 p.m. EST. A conference call to discuss those results and answer related questions will be held on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. EST. The...

Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS), Aurora Health Care and HealthEOS announced today that they have reached an agreement to settle a contract dispute. MADISON, Wis., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- As a result of the settlement agreement, WPS customers that use the HealthEOS and HealthEOS Plus networks will have access to Aurora physicians and facilities through the end of...

KENOSHA, Wis., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chrysler Foundation and Kenosha (Wis.) Engine Plant today presented the Kenosha YMCA with a $100,000 donation for its new Aquatics Center. Chrysler's donation will help build the aquatic center, which will be a new addition to the YMCA. The center will have two pools: a six-lane swimming pool and a warm water instructional...

MINNEAPOLIS (January 25, 2008) — The Minnesota Association of Cooperatives (MAC) and the Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives (WFC) have each received a $2,500 check from CoBank on behalf of Douglas W. Triplett, a former director on the cooperative bank’s board.  Triplett, who owns and operates a farm in Annandale, Minn., is also a former chairman and board member of...

Dairyland Power Cooperative continues to get hit on more than one side about environmental issues. Last week, the People for HOPE — Harmony Township Opposing Pollution of the Environment — questioned state permits that were about to be renewed for Dairyland Power. The group claims the power plants in Genoa and Alma would double their output of mercury discharged into...

Dairyland Power Cooperative continues to get hit on more than one side about environmental issues. Last week, the People for HOPE — Harmony Township Opposing Pollution of the Environment — questioned state permits that were about to be renewed for Dairyland Power. The group claims the power plants in Genoa and Alma would double their output of mercury discharged into...

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