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NEENAH, Wis., Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Plexus Corp. (NASDAQ:PLXS) , today announced it will release its fiscal 2008 first quarter results for the period ended December 29, 2007 on Wednesday, January 23rd after the stock market closes. Senior management will host a live webcast and conference call to review the results on Thursday, January 24th at 8:30 a.m. Eastern...

Community Grants Program application deadline is February 1   MADISON, WI – January 2, 2008 – The Alliant Energy Foundation is pleased to alert organizations seeking funding for projects, programs or initiatives that improve the quality of life in their communities to apply for an Alliant Energy Foundation Community Grant.  There are four grant cycles annually and the application deadline for...

MADISON - Their footprint on the land is distinct and alive with history: Defunct company towns, folk schools, massive industrial facades, Depression-era lodges, effigy mounds and churches on the hill. These are some of Wisconsin's "cultural landscapes" - places where land and buildings come together to tell a story about the state's economic, religious, ethnic and political history. They...

Wisconsin’s small businesses are poised to make large leaps forward in 2008.  Key changes in health care, unemployment insurance law, business equipment contracts and small claims court are all expected to receive significant attention during the legislative floor periods and, in some cases, through the remainder of the year.   Reform of health insurance purchasing has the attention of Wisconsin Independent...

Racine –For the fifth consecutive year, Racine County’s 2008 budget includes $25,000 for the Manufacturing Renewal Grant program, which provides grants for small and medium-sized Racine County-based manufacturing firms with fewer than 200 employees.  Qualifying Racine County manufacturers can apply for grants to be used to help underwrite investments in employee skills training, technology implementation projects or production efficiency...

County Executive Bill McReynolds today announced the availability of grants of up to $2,500 for small and medium-sized minority-owned businesses in Racine County.  For the third consecutive year, Racine County is making these grants available to eligible minority-owned for-profit businesses.  (Non-profits are not eligible.) The program is designed to help minority-owned businesses prosper and grow, so that they can continue...

Strategic business planning project donated to manufacturing firm that employs blind individuals   MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The days of running a manufacturing firm on autopilot are over.    With global competition forcing manufacturers to rethink the way they do business, many firms are reinventing themselves to stay competitive now and in the future.  Strategic business planning often is the first step in this...

NEENAH, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On January 1, 2008, J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. launched the beta test for its new, innovative online fleet management solution, FleetMentor™. As part of the beta test, participants will have free, unlimited access to the service through June 2008 and will be asked to provide occasional feedback to aid in the further development of the...