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Mediasite webcasts hearings to provide users with 24/7 access to official record of administrative proceedings MADISON, Wis., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Foundry(R) Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO) , a leader in automated rich media communications technology, today announced the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission, the employment dispute resolution system for Oklahoma's 36,000 executive branch employees, selected the award-winning Mediasite(R) platform to capture...

WAUSAU, Wis., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Susan Doyle has been appointed president and chief operating officer of Wausau Insurance. Wausau Insurance ("Wausau") comprises the operations of Employers Insurance Company of Wausau, Wausau General Insurance Company, Wausau Business Insurance Company and Wausau Underwriters Insurance Company. Wausau Insurance is part of the Commercial Markets business unit of the Liberty Mutual Group. (Logo:...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) today announced record 2007 net earnings of $88.2 million or $2.85 per share on record sales of $2.3 billion. Net earnings increased 15 percent compared with $76.5 million or $2.47 per share in 2006. Earnings included after-tax restructuring and other charges of $10.1 million or $.33 per share in...

Supply agreement creates new application opportunities APPLETON, Wis., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Appleton has signed a supply agreement with Procter & Gamble to provide microencapsulated specialty chemicals. Appleton's initial project with P&G involves microencapsulating the fragrance for Downy(R) liquid fabric softener. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030106/CGM007LOGO) This is Appleton's first technical development partnership with P&G and includes a multiyear collaboration to co-develop innovative applications...

Employee Retention Helps Land Company on Fortune's List for Eighth Time RACINE, Wis., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- SC Johnson (SCJ) certainly has a good thing going! The company is an eight-time honoree on the "100 Best Companies to Work For" in America list, published by FORTUNE magazine. SCJ was listed as number 27. This will be the 8th time...

  WalkAmerica is Now March for Babies Premier March of Dimes Event Takes a New Name to Signal Commitment to Health of Babies MILWAUKEE, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- WalkAmerica, the March of Dimes largest fundraising event, which brought in $117 million nationwide last year, has been renamed March for Babies. The new name makes a clear connection to what the...

Four Lap Qualifying Session Intro’d; Takes Place Just Six Days After Indy 500   MILWAUKEE, Wis. (January 22, 2008) – The IndyCar Series Pole Position winner will have to turn four consecutive qualifying laps around The Milwaukee Mile on Saturday, May 31, leading up to the following afternoon’s ABC Supply / A.J. Foyt 225 IndyCar Series race.   Stemming from an IndyCar Series...

MADISON, Wis. - DNR Secretary Matt Frank, Commerce Secretary Jack Fischer, Senator Mark Miller, Senator Neal Kedzie and other state government officials, business and environmental leaders will highlight the “Green Tier Advantage” on Monday, Feb. 4 and Tuesday, Feb. 5.    The event at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison includes a forum and reception on Monday, Feb. 4...

Governor Doyle’s Incentives Lead to Film Projects and Other Expansion; Lawton Unveils New Strategic Direction for Arts Board   Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton today returned from a visit to the Sundance Film Festival to announce more creative industry jobs are coming to Wisconsin, thanks to the state’s new film incentives, which were signed into law by Governor Jim Doyle and went into...

MADISON - So it's Saturday, and you've just learned that an RV full of Badgers fans is on its way to your place for a post-basketball game victory party. You need meat, and fast. But where around campus can you find good, fresh steaks?Here's an option that may surprise you: the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Meat Science and Muscle Biology...

Johnson Financial Group enters list at #37 spot     Wisconsin, January 22, 2008—FORTUNE announced today that Johnson Financial Group, the $5 billion financial services (parent) company of Johnson Bank and Johnson Insurance has been ranked #37 on the 11th annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” list.  The full list and related stories will appear in the February 4 issue...

Fresh “family doctor” approach helps companies focus and stimulate creative idea factory   OOSTBURG, Wis. (January 23, 2007) – A new marketing ideas and innovation firm is helping companies unleash the power of thinking INSIDE the box.  PowerBox Innovation, based in Oostburg, Wisconsin, is helping mid to large companies eliminate inefficiencies often involved in the product development process and bridge the...

MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) will hold a public outreach meeting in Cassville on Wednesday, January 30 regarding an application from Alliant Energy to build a new electric power plant, known as the Nelson Dewey Generating Station. In early 2007, Alliant Energy filed an application with the PSC for permission to build a new 300 megawatt coal-fired electric generation...

METRO AREAS MADISON – Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced December 2007 unemployment rates for the state’s metropolitan statistical areas (MSA).  "The state's labor market condition for county and metro areas showed mixed results in December as the majority of areas lowered their unemployment rate, but also lowered job counts when compared to November,” Secretary Gassman...

MADISON, Wis. - FERC member Philip Moeller will join Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., and former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chair James Hoecker as keynoters at the "Coping with Climate Change" conference on Monday, Feb. 11. Because of significant interest in the conference and the addition of Moeller, the event will be lengthened into the afternoon,...