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By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com The declining dollar is a two-edged sword. Economists say it is making the price of gasoline, food, many imported goods and a trip overseas more expensive. But for Wisconsin-based companies that sell products or services abroad, the shrinking value of the once-mighty greenback is proving to be a boon, analysts say. Badger State firms that...

By Ann Huenink WisBusiness.com For those who choose to drive “green,” finding fuel stations across the United States just got a little easier. DriveAlternatives.com, developed by UW-Madison graduate students, generates maps of alternative fuel stations in cities across the United States. Any driver with a vehicle using green technology including hybrid, biodiesel, E85, electric, compressed natural gas, hydrogen and propane...

Additional space demonstrates commitment to Milwaukee and provides capacity for growth   MILWAUKEE, Wis. – April 25, 2008 – Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., one of Wisconsin’s leading law firms, has completed the expansion of its downtown Milwaukee office.   The firm took over an additional 15,000 square feet on the 16th floor of Cathedral Place, 555 E. Wells St., where it also...

Agency Continues Its Commitment To Creating Award-Winning, Innovative Marketing Communications   Milwaukee (April 25, 2008) – The Milwaukee chapter of the Business Marketing Association (BMA) and the Association for Women in Communications have recognized Scheibel Halaska with awards for excellence in marketing communications. One of Milwaukee’s fastest growing marketing communication firms, Scheibel Halaska received honors in multiple categories, including public...

CUDAHY, Wis., April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ladish Co., Inc. (www.ladishco.com) (NASDAQ:LDSH) will announce its earnings for the first quarter of 2008 on Monday, April 28, 2008 at the close of the market. A conference call to discuss those results and answer related questions will be held on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. EDT. The access number for...

MARINETTE, Wis., April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Offshore oil/gas production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico will soon be protected by special fire-fighting rigs produced by the Fire Combat division of Minneapolis-based Sensor Electronics. The rigs are customer-engineered for Pemex, the Mexican national oil company. Initially Fire Combat is furnishing fire-suppression systems for a dozen offshore platforms, said Scott Hornick, executive vice...

MILWAUKEE, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Adelman Travel Group, a leader in corporate travel management and Creative Group Inc., a front-runner in meeting planning and incentive travel programs, announced today a strategic partnership to collaborate in the corporate travel marketplace. In the newly formed alliance, Creative Group will recommend Adelman Travel's services to clients requiring corporate travel management, domestic and global....