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The Mayline Group (Mayline), an award-winning designer, manufacturer and distributor of innovative office furniture today announced the acquisition of the AVA Furniture Group (AVA).   AVA, headquartered in San Jose, CA, is a designer and distributor of transitional and contemporary office furniture including veneer casegoods, office and lounge seating.  Founded in 2003 by co-owners Anthony Glaves and Brian McNay, AVA has...

- Metavante gain and strong fee income growth boosted results. - Wealth Management total revenue rose 21 percent over the same period last year. - Economic conditions led to higher non-performing loans and charge-offs. - Capital strength provides significant cushion in uncertain environment. MILWAUKEE, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE:MI) today reported 2007 fourth quarter net...

MADISON, Wis., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS) filed a lawsuit in Milwaukee County today to stop Aurora Health Care from interfering with WPS's contractual relationship with HealthEOS by MultiPlan, an independent primary PPO network, and to compel HealthEOS to abide by the terms of its contract with WPS. This action was taken only...

New Cell Sites, Equipment Upgrades, and High-Speed Wireless Network Expansion Improve System MILWAUKEE, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless announced today it has invested more than $37 million in 2007 to enhance its digital network in Wisconsin. The enhancements included building new cell sites, upgrading existing cell sites, increasing coverage area, and expanding its high-speed wireless broadband network to...

Funding Supported Programs to Improve Literacy, Help Domestic Violence Victims, and Create Technology-Based Learning Approaches in Wisconsin SUN PRAIRIE, Wis., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Wisconsin nonprofits received more than $233,000 from the Verizon Foundation in 2007, enabling the 125 recipient organizations to improve basic literacy skills, create new and diverse approaches to technology-based learning, and help domestic violence victims...

GREEN BAY, Wis., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 21, employees from the Green Bay advertising and design firm Arketype will ask area second-graders to put on their "Respectacles" so they may see the world from others' viewpoints. The whimsical glasses are part of Arketype's effort to commemorate this year's Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday using the theme of...

The misguided indexing legislation is being considered before the WI Senate today WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Wisconsin Senate will begin debate today on SB 130, legislation sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker, which would increase the minimum wage to $7.25 and index it to inflation. Automatically increasing the minimum wage at the rate of inflation prevents lawmakers...

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- International investment and specialized fund and asset management group Babcock & Brown, a leading wind energy developer and operator, today announced it has acquired seven Midwestern wind energy projects, under various stages of development, from Gamesa Energy USA, LLC ("Gamesa") and Navitas Energy, Inc. ("Navitas"), a subsidiary of Gamesa. The seven wind energy projects,...

LA FARGE, Wis., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Organic Valley, the nation's oldest and largest cooperative of organic family farmers, strongly opposes today's U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ruling that food from cloned animals and their offspring is safe. "Organic Valley farmers work in harmony with nature; we don't seek to alter it," said George Siemon, chief executive officer for Organic...

MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Directors of A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.18 per share on Common Stock and Class A Common Stock. The dividend is payable on Feb. 15 to shareholders of record Jan. 31. First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact: jpellegrino@aosmith.com Source: A. O. Smith Corporation

Madison, Wis.– The Guild, Inc., the leading direct marketer of home furnishings and gifts created by artists, announced today that its board of directors has appointed Lisa Bayne as the company’s chief executive officer, effective immediately. Bayne succeeds Toni Sikes, who will continue to serve as the public spokesperson for the company in the areas of art and artful...

MADISON - Interested in having more locally grown meat and produce available in your hometown grocery store?How about exploring thousands of aerial photos online that show what Wisconsin's landscape looked like 70 years ago, including your own neighborhood?Or a project that could tell you how global climate change may affect your spring planting patterns, or your hunting and fishing...

Arizona Company Offers Fans Exclusive Access to Scarce Private Home Rentals in Time for Super Bowl XLII PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--There is new availability for Phoenix, AZ accommodations for Super Bowl XLII announces Super-Week-Rentals.com (www.super-week-rentals.com), a leading web site that matches fans with rental opportunities during major sports events. The site is one of the largest and...