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MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today requested federal disaster assistance for 13 southwest and southeastern Wisconsin counties for a major winter storm that hit the area February 5-7, 2008.  The counties named in the request – Dane, Dodge, Green, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Rock, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha – had record or near record snowfall on those...

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS Exceed Company's Earnings Guidance and Consensus Analyst Estimates MADISON, Wis., Feb. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:WOLF) , North America's leading family of indoor waterpark resorts, today reported results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007. Highlights -- Achieved Adjusted EBITDA of $11.5 million and Adjusted net loss per ...

Nation's Top-Rated High School Players Compete in Milwaukee to Raise Money for Ronald McDonald House Charities(R) OAK BROOK, Ill., Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The McDonald's All American Basketball Games selection committee unveiled the 24 members of the 31st Boys Game and 24 members of the seventh annual Girls Game to be played March 26 at the Bradley Center in...

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Manpower Inc. (NYSE:MAN) is proud to announce that Barbara Beck, President of Manpower EMEA, has been honored as one of the Top 15 Women in Business -- "The Innovators" by PINK Magazine. PINK's exclusive list profiles the most influential women driving innovation and revenue at U.S.-based corporations around the world. (Photo: ...

Security system meets the needs for center's 3,300 births this year; Shawnee Mission Medical Center is first RF Technologies customer to host ACLS/OB Courses for Nurses and Clinical Instructors BROOKFIELD, Wis., Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- RF Technologies(R) has partnered with Shawnee Mission Medical Center (SMMC) to protect its infants and children from abduction and give family members peace of...

Milwaukee, WI (February 15, 2008) - Kelben Foundation Makes Historic Grant to the MACC Fund The Kelben Foundation has made a $500,000 grant to the MACC Fund, Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer, Inc. The Kelben Foundation provides support for educational and child-oriented initiatives in the Milwaukee area. The Kelben Foundation grant is the largest ever given to the MACC...

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- When Avaya rolls its 18-wheel Mobile Briefing Center onto the exhibition show floor of HIMSS08 next week, onboard will be a broad range of Intelligent Communications solutions that are helping healthcare organizations address critical communications challenges in a progressively complex industry. Avaya Inc. is a leading global provider of business communications applications,...

MADISON - Governor Doyle today presented the Governor’s Award for Outstanding Design and Construction Services to five firms and one individual.  The 17th annual awards highlight exemplary design and construction on state building projects that invest in the state’s infrastructure and help to grow the economy.   “In Wisconsin we are working hard to build the finest research and educational space...

MADISON, WI - State leaders gathered today to recognize the graduates of the State of Wisconsin Enterprise Leadership Academy.  Twenty-nine state employees completed the ten-month advanced management development program.                  "I commend and thank the participants of the 2007-2008 class for their dedication to excellence in government service.   Leadership programs such as these will help position our state government...

MADISON – Administrator Diane Hardt of the Department of Revenue’s Income, Sales & Excise Tax Division today provided testimony on the Streamlined Sales & Use Tax Agreement (SSUTA) to the Senate Committee on Tax Fairness and Family Prosperity chaired by Sen. Robert Jauch (D-Poplar).  Hardt’s testimony was in support of conforming Wisconsin to the provisions of the agreement, which...