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Activity planned to help kick off the 'Les Paul's House of Sound' exhibit and M&I's Summerfest sponsorship MILWAUKEE, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In conjunction with Marshall & Ilsley Corporation's sponsorship of the M&I Classic Rock Stage at Summerfest, the world's largest music festival, M&I is inviting musicians and Les Paul enthusiasts nationwide to take part in a video tribute...

SILVER SPRING, Md., June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Planet Green, the 24-hour eco lifestyle and entertainment channel, and five Major League Baseball teams are hosting special "get your green on" events from coast to coast in honor of the network debut on June 4. Teams will "greenify" fans in the following cities: Milwaukee, Oakland, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington...

MILWAUKEE, June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Ethisphere Institute (http://ethisphere.com/) named Manpower Inc. to Ethisphere's second-annual World's Most Ethical Companies list. Ethisphere, a think-tank dedicated to the research and promotion of profitable best practices in global governance, business ethics, compliance and corporate responsibility, revealed the award at the Ethisphere and Forbes joint-conference, "Driving Profit through Ethical Leadership," on June 3rd....

MADISON, Wis., June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO) , the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, is pleased to announce that Villanova University's College of Engineering has been recognized with a Learning Impact Leadership Award by the IMS Global Learning Consortium for its lecture capture program via Mediasite. The Learning Impact Awards (LIAs)...

Premier Researchers, Advocates and Investors Will Embark Upon Madison Sept. 21-23 MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle announced today that the World Stem Cell Summit will kick off with a free one-day public forum and festival September 21. “Lab on the Lake” will feature a career and education fair, stem cell movies and expert panels as part of the World Stem...

EAGAN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA) today announced a May consolidated (mainline and regional) load factor of 85.5 percent, 1.2 points above May 2007. Northwest reported a mainline load factor of 86.5 percent, 1.7 points above May 2007. In May 2008, Northwest and its Northwest Airlink regional carriers flew 6.7 billion consolidated revenue passenger miles (RPMs) and 8.2...

MADISON - How, scientists wonder, do the French get away with a clean bill of heart health despite a diet loaded with saturated fats?The answer to the so-called "French paradox" may be found in red wine. More specifically, it may reside in small doses of resveratrol, a natural constituent of grapes, pomegranates, red wine and other foods, according to...

Tours available upon request               Madison (June 4, 2008) – Madison’s Oakwood Village East campus is now complete with the addition of a 42-bed skilled nursing facility, which endeavors to restore health and wellness to residents quickly and safely so they may return home. The new center is now open.             The two-story, $6.7 million Health and Rehabilitation Center, located...

Brownsville, Wisconsin- June 3, 2008 - Michels Corporation has been honored with a new ranking by Engineering News-Record (ENR), a leading U.S. trade publication for the construction industry.   ENR’s Top 400 Contractors list has ranked Michels Corporation number 64 among the nation’s top contractors.  A big jump from last year’s ranking of 93.  Companies were ranked according to their construction...

Madison – Mayor Dave Cieslewicz today led the official kickoff of MadiSUN program, an initiative to double Madison’s use of solar energy by 2010. The City of Madison has developed this two-year program in conjunction with Focus on Energy, UW Extension and Madison Gas and Electric (MG&E) with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s “Solar America Cities” program....

  The DCSBA celebrates small businesses and the contributions they make to our communities and economy. The DCSBA is sponsored by Centro Hispano, Chase, In Business Magazine, Madison Gas & Electric, Mid-West Family Broadcasting, Urban League of Greater Madison, UW-Madison Small Business Development Center, Wisconsin Business Development Finance Corp. Awards breakfast will be June 13, 2008 at the Sheraton Madison Hotel. For further information, please contact...

Klaskin is firm’s first woman to serve in this role               Madison, Wisconsin (June 3, 2008).  The law firm of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. today announced the appointment of Rochelle H. Klaskin, shareholder and member of the Corporate Practice Group, as managing partner of the firm’s Madison office, effective June 1, 2008.  Klaskin becomes the firm’s first woman to serve...

NEW NORTH, June 3, 2008 – The New North, Inc. is in Houston, Texas this week at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) WINDPOWER Conference to promote the region’s emerging wind energy industry.   The conference, which runs from June 1-4, features seminars on wind energy and a tradeshow that features wind energy products and services from companies throughout the world.   The...

Funding will help double the enrollment in the Electric Power Distribution Program JANESVILLE, WI – June 3, 2008 – Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), an Alliant Energy company, announced today that it will provide a $50,000 grant to the Blackhawk Technical College Foundation that will double the size of the college’s Electric Power Distribution Program. The grant was officially presented to Blackhawk...

MADISON – Wisconsin farmers should have emergency plans before a tornado, fire, or other disaster hits their farm, according to the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation. The Farm Bureau posts a farm emergency plan template on its web site, www.wfbf.com, for farmers to make their own list of emergency contacts, family members and employees, a plan to meet away from...