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-- Nationally, Bulldog Breaks Into “Top 10” for First Time in Nearly 75 Years-- NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The American Kennel Club® announced today the “Top 10” most popular AKC® registered breeds in Milwaukee* for 2007. The AKC also announced their nationwide registration statistics which revealed that the Bulldog – a popular sporting mascot and one of...

MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CPM Marketing Group introduces its Perceptual Profiles™ system, developed to enhance Customer Relationship Management (CRM) campaigns through psychographics. Perceptual Profiles is an individual-based healthcare modeling system that defines how a healthcare message should be constructed to increase its effectiveness for a specific responder. Perceptual Profiles is based on an individual’s beliefs of health and healthcare. CPM’s proprietary...

Governor Will Meet with Workers and Local Officials   NIAGARA – Governor Jim Doyle announced today steps his Administration is taking to respond to the recent news that NewPage Corp., the new owner of the former Stora Enso North America, will permanently close papermaking operations in Niagara and one of three machines in Kimberly, affecting about 440 workers.  Governor Doyle will...

  MILWAUKEE, Jan 16, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Midwest Airlines (AMEX: MEH) today announced that it will transition the operation of all Midwest Connect flights from Skyway Airlines to SkyWest Airlines as part of its agreement with the St. George, Utah-based carrier to operate 50-seat Canadair regional jets for Midwest Connect. SkyWest will continue to serve regional...

WisBusiness.com The state Public Service Commission today approved the American Transmission Company’s request to construct a new substation, plus six miles of 138-kilovolt transmission line, between Fitchburg and Verona in southern Dane County. The new line is needed to meet increasing electric demands of commercial, industrial and residential customers, officials said. The approval was relatively uncontroversial, unlike the...

WisBusiness.com Gov. Jim Doyle today unveiled his Next Generation Manufacturing plan, which he said would target $85 million in existing and new tax credits to leverage $1.6 billion in private capital investment. He said the effort would focus on efficiency and lean manufacturing principles. If successful, it also would create 5,000 new positions and train 4,000 workers for the...

WisBusiness.com Brunswick Bowling & Billiards said Monday it will shut down its bowling pin plant in Antigo and lay off 70 workers. The closure is effective immediately, but the company said it would pay workers for the next two months. A company official said Brunswick will shift production from the northern Wisconsin factory to a plant in New...

iPod buff and life-long learner draws on experience and passions to discuss evolving workplace at http://www.manpowerblogs.com/holmes MILWAUKEE, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Manpower's newest blog, Contemporary Working, by 26-year Manpower veteran and Vice President of World of Work Solutions, Melanie Holmes, guides employers and employees through today's workplace with a blend of curiosity, a deep understanding of the issues and...

Daytona Bike Week Women's Activities Announced MILWAUKEE, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harley-Davidson female enthusiasts are encouraged to enter for a chance to win a spot on the Harley-Davidson Women's Day Ride, held March 4, 2008, and join Karen Davidson, great-granddaughter of one of the Company's founders, as well as the six Get Down to Daytona contest winners on the...