Super Bowl Ads Linked to Stock Market Success
EAU CLAIRE, Wis., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The aggregate stock price of publicly traded firms that ran in-game Super Bowl advertisements beat the Standard & Poors 500 performance in 10 of the last 12 years, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
"During the week before and the week after the 1996-2007 Super Bowls, the stocks of companies...
PETITION: DEFICIT DEBATE MUST BEGIN WITH END TO NEW TAX BREAK FOR HEIRS, HEIRESSES
Potential Budget Shortfall - $300 Million
New Inheritance Tax Break for Wealthiest - $300 Million
Cuts for Needy While Leaving New Tax Break in Place 'Demeans Our Humanity'
Milwaukee - One Wisconsin Now has launched a statewide online petition drive calling for Wisconsin legislators to fill a projected $300 million budget shortfall not by slashing critical programs to the poor, elderly...
Marshall & Ilsley Corporation to Present at the Citigroup Financial Services Conference
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE:MI) (M&I) will present at the 2008 Citigroup Financial Services Conference at 10:30 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) Wednesday, Jan. 30, at The Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.
Speaking on behalf of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation will be Mark F. Furlong, president and CEO, and Greg A. Smith, senior vice president...
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Reduced rates on airfare and savings up to 75% on activities!
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- United Vacations is helping customers save while upgrading their O'ahu vacation packages to include in-destination activities on the island! Travelers who book their flight and hotel package to Oahu can save up to 75% on in-destination activities when they enter promotion code TOURSHNL...
Credit Unions Support Legislative Proposal on Personal Data Security
PEWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wisconsin credit unions support draft legislation introduced by State Rep. Brett Davis (R-Oregon) and State Sen. Bob Wirch (D-Pleasant Prairie) that would keep safer personal information stored on credit and debit cards.
"Due to recent breaches of consumers' personal information involving payment cards, legislators and consumers have a heightened awareness of the extremely important...
A. O. Smith to Present at Gabelli & Company’s 18th Annual Pump, Valve and Motor Symposium
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Paul Jones, chairman and chief executive officer of A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) will address attendees during the 18th annual Pump, Valve & Motor Symposium on Feb. 7 at The Grand Hyatt New York, 109 East 42nd St.
A. O. Smith Corporation, with 2007 sales of $2.3 billion, is a global leader applying innovative technology...
Lands’ End Offers Five Tips for Protecting Against Sub-Zero Temperatures and Avoiding Winter Injuries
DODGEVILLE, Wis., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the American Red Cross' tips on staying safe in cold weather, in addition to dressing in warm layers, staying dry is important to avoiding emergencies such as hypothermia and frost bite this winter season. Lands' End (http://www.landsend.com/outerwear) is releasing five easy tips for protecting against the sub-zero temperatures and preventing wintertime...
BAIRD INVESTMENT BANKING RECEIVES TOP HONORS FOR OUTSTANDING TRANSACTIONS IN ‘07
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 28, 2008 – Baird, an employee-owned international financial services firm, today announced that the firm received top honors from key trade publications for its investment banking work in 2007. Baird Investment Banking was named “Manufacturing Adviser of the Year” by Acquisitions Monthly, a U.K.-based publication of Thomson Financial, and won two manufacturing deal awards – “U.S. Middle...
