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New sports league conducts first flight at EAA AirVenture Unveils DKNY MEN as first official sponsor OSHKOSH, Wis., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- History was made today in Oshkosh, WI, as the Rocket Racing League's Rocket Racer(R) took to the skies above EAA AirVenture in the first public display of the future of sports and entertainment. The Rocket Racing League...

- Another Milestone in National Expansion Strategy Funded by LoopNet - INDEPENDENCE, Mo., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Xceligent, Inc. announced today that it has successfully integrated its comprehensive research model into the Madison Commercial Data Exchange (Madison CDX), with over 65 of the top commercial real estate firms representing space for lease or sale in the market already subscribed...

MADISON, Wis., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- James C. Powell, former President and Chief Operating Officer of SurModics Inc., has joined the Board of Directors of Nerites Corporation. Under Powell's guidance, SurModics developed medical device coatings and consummated dozens of corporate partnerships to commercialize products. Powell joined SurModics in 1987 as the Director of Coatings Product Development; he helped lead the...

Board Elects Tom Linebarger, Cummins Inc.'s Recently-Named President and COO MILWAUKEE, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) has announced the election of Thomas Linebarger to the Company's Board of Directors, effective today. Linebarger, a senior executive with Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) , was recently appointed that company's President and Chief Operating Officer, effective August 1. "Tom's broad executive experience at...

Three New Systems in AV8OR(TM) Series Announced - AV8OR(TM) Handheld Multi-Function Display, and AV8OR(TM) Horizon 3D and AV8OR(TM) Vision 3D Cockpit Information Systems with Synthetic Vision OSHKOSH, Wis., July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Honeywell (NYSE:HON) , a leader in aircraft navigation and safety systems, used the occasion of EAA's 2008 AirVenture Oshkosh to announce the launch of its new Bendix/King...

MILWAUKEE, July 29, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION (Nasdaq:STRT) today reported operating results for the fiscal fourth quarter ended June 29, 2008. Net sales for the Company's fourth quarter ended June 29, 2008 were $38.6 million, compared to net sales of $46.1 million for the prior year quarter ended July 1, 2007. Net loss for the period...

MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today announced the appointment of Zach Brandon as Executive Assistant of the Department of Commerce. “Zach Brandon is a young entrepreneur whose knowledge of Wisconsin business will prove valuable to the Department of Commerce,” Governor Doyle said. “With his talent and vision, we will grow businesses in Wisconsin, create the jobs of tomorrow,...

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) Congressman Steve Kagen, M.D. was very disappointed to hear that NewPage Corporation will close their Kimberly paper mill putting another 470 employees out of work. "The pain felt throughout the Fox Valley tonight will affect all of us. As Niagara goes - and as Kimberly goes - so goes our nation," said Kagen. "I call upon President Bush to immediately...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- The state's oldest automobile dealership is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Madison's Smart Motors was started in 1908 by O.D. Smith, who first ran it out of his father's livery. The company now has a new 15,000-square foot showroom and is run by JR Smart, O.C.'s grandson. "It was difficult for the manufacturers...