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Contacts: Financial - Patrick Davidson Vice President, Investor Relations 920.966.5939 or Media - Ann Stawski Vice President, Marketing Communications 920.966.5959 OSHKOSH, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oshkosh Truck Corporation (NYSE: OSK), a leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles and vehicle bodies, will issue its first quarter fiscal year 2008 financial results on February 1, 2008. The results will be discussed on a webcast beginning at...

Contact: Katelyn Salkin, (608) 256-6678 or kmsalkin@uwalumni.com Madison, Wisc. -- Michael Graf, owner/director of commercial production company Spot FilmWorks Ltd, was elected Monday onto the Board of Directors of IFP/Chicago (Independent Feature Project) for a third consecutive year. “It is a thrill to have the opportunity to play an active role in an organization that facilitates, supports, and nurtures the...

Contacts Investor contact - Barbara Bolens (414) 438-6940 or Media contact - Carole Herbstreit (414) 438-6882 MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brady Corporation (NYSE:BRC), a world leader in identification solutions, announced today that Thomas J. Felmer has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer. Felmer succeeds David Mathieson, who resigned from Brady last month to join RSC Holdings, Inc. of Scottsdale,...

Contact: Lynn Bostrom, 262-252-2903 lbostrom@magnetek.com MENOMONEE FALLS, Wisc.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On February 6, 2008 before commencement of trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Magnetek, Inc. (NYSE:MAG) will announce the results of its fiscal 2008 second quarter, which ended on December 30, 2007. A conference call with Magnetek management will follow at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. Magnetek will audio webcast the conference...

For additional information, please contact William Rubin at (715) 381-4383. (Winners are from Hudson, River Falls, and Woodville) Trudy Popenhagen, president of St. Croix Economic Development Corporation, announced the EDC's selection of the following companies as recipients of the 2007 business of the year awards in St. Croix County, Wisconsin: Resolution Engineering, LLC (Hudson) 2007 Emerging Business of the Year (based...

Gov. Jim Doyle today unveiled a plan to create jobs and stimulate the state’s economy by increasing investment in research and development. The plan, called Innovate Wisconsin, offers incentives for private businesses to focus on future breakthroughs. It is the latest part of his Grow Wisconsin agenda. “When it comes to research and development, our manufacturers are competing at...

WisBusiness.com The Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved a 2.5 percent electric rate hike for the Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPSC). The adjustment means the average WPSC customers in northeast Wisconsin will see a boost of about $1.50 to their monthly electric bill. The PSC said the rate hike will cover increased fuel and transmission costs, essential for...

WisBusiness.com BKT Enterprises has told state and local officials that it plans to close a Sentry grocery store in Waukesha and terminate 54 workers. The company said the layoffs are due to "unforeseen circumstances" and will begin on March 4. Workers at the store are represented by United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1473. They do not have...