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MILWAUKEE, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE:BGG) Briggs & Stratton today announced second quarter fiscal 2008 consolidated net sales of $478.8 million and consolidated net income of $5.4 million or $.11 per diluted share. The second quarter of fiscal 2007 had consolidated net sales of $423.1 million and a consolidated net loss of $4.4 million or...

America Will Help Decide Who Participates in the Taping of an Oscar Mayer Commercial MADISON, Wis., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of eager songsters put their own flavor on three iconic jingles in Oscar Mayer's cross country talent search, but only eight soloists and four groups hot dogged their way into the finals. Now, Oscar Mayer is asking America...

Encourages State Employees to Wear Green and Gold on Friday   Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle announced today friendly wagers with New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine on Sunday’s NFL showdown between the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants at Lambeau Field.  Governor Doyle is encouraging state employees to put their Packer pride on display...

Workforce Data, Analysis for All 72 Counties Available on DWD Web Site; Prepared by Office of Economic Advisors, an early Grow Wisconsin Initiative of Governor Jim Doyle      MADISON – Wisconsin’s Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced the 2007 County Workforce Profiles are now available on the department web site.  The profiles contain labor market data...

On behalf of Governor Jim Doyle, Department of Health and FamilyServices Secretary Kevin R. Hayden today awarded 32 community-basedorganizations a total of $447,142 to reach out to Wisconsin families andenroll children in BadgerCare Plus starting February 1, 2008.  Thesecommunity partners will share information about the program’s benefitsand provide direct, confidential application assistance.  In some cases,children will be able to...

Madison – Schools, businesses, communities, organizations and individuals interesting in participating in the second annual National Entrepreneurship Week   (February 23 through March 1, 2008) are invited to submit their National Entrepreneurship Week 2008 activities to the Department of Commerce’s e-ship week website.  The second annual recognition of and the department’s website (www.commerce.wi.gov/eweek) will act as a clearinghouse for all...

Middle-market M&A to remain stable despite market turmoil, private equity to face new competition, and India to aggressively drive cross-border buyouts in ’08   CHICAGO, January 17, 2008 – The volatile U.S. mergers and acquisitions climate in 2007 gave many investors a bumpy ride. In the first seven months of 2007, the dollar volume of announced transactions was up 44 percent from the same period in...

Prevagen™, a Recently Launched Product Based on Jellyfish Protein, is Making Big Waves with Health Conscious Consumers Fitness & Health I MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For many people who conjure up an image of a jellyfish, a slippery denizen of the deep comes to mind. But since September 1st, 2007,...

WisBusiness.com Some 380 employees of Midwest Air Group, Inc. will lose their jobs in March and April because Midwest Air has picked a Utah-based company to take over its Midwest Connect regional carrier flights, the company announced today. Officials said Oak Creek-based Midwest Air, which operates Midwest Airlines and Midwest Connect, is hiring SkyWest Airlines Inc. to take over...

WisBusiness.com NewPage Corp., the new owner of the former Stora Enso North America, announced today that it will permanently close papermaking operations in Niagara and one of three machines in Kimberly, laying off about 440 workers. Gov. Jim Doyle said he will go to Niagara Friday to meet with workers and local officials. “This is bad news for Niagara and...