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  Midwest Air Group Certifies Substantial Compliance With Second Request; Enters Into Timing Agreement With Justice Department MILWAUKEE, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midwest Air Group, Inc. (AMEX:MEH) , parent company of Midwest Airlines, announced that the parties involved in the pending acquisition of Midwest Air Group by Midwest Air Partners, LLC, an affiliate of TPG Capital, have certified substantial compliance...

Products honored at Texas EMS Conference FORT ATKINSON, Wis., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- EMS Magazine, the leading monthly publication for the emergency medical services market, recently announced the winners of the EMS EXPO 2007 Top Picks, which recognizes some of the industry's most innovative products of the year. The winners were chosen by industry experts and EMS Magazine Editorial...

Credits will be issued beginning with bills processed on December 10th MADISON, Wis., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE:LNT) , will issue a credit to its electric customers through all billing cycles beginning with bills processed on December 10, 2007. The total credits issued will be approximately $4...

Results overwhelmingly reveal Mediasite's positive effect on recruitment, retention and the executive student experience MADISON, Wisc., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Foundry(R) Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO) , a leader in automated rich media communications technology, has partnered with the Paul Merage School of Business at University of California, Irvine to fully integrate Mediasite into its MBA program for Executives (EMBA) and...

MADISON---Wisconsin businesses interested in beginning or expanding an export effort in the United Kingdom or Ireland will want to join a trade mission to those countries to be led by Department of Commerce (Commerce) Secretary Jack L. Fischer, AIA, from March 10-14, 2008.  The mission will also have a focus on attracting foreign direct investment into Wisconsin.  Organizations or...

Tower Tech Acquires South Dakota-based Energy Maintenance Service MANITOWOC, December 10, 2007 – Manitowoc-based Tower Tech Holdings, Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Energy Maintenance Service, LLC (EMS), a full service provider to the wind industry based in Gary, South Dakota.   “Today’s acquisition by Tower Tech further cements the New North as one of the...

MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA®), the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and the University of Wisconsin Extension have joined forces to present a two-day conference on Wisconsin’s response to the foreclosure issues facing the state.   “An Informed Discussion of Nontraditional Mortgage Products & Escalating Foreclosures: Building an Effective Community Response for Wisconsin” will be held...

Wisconsin foreclosure filings continue at escalated levels according to newly releaseddata compiled by ForeclosuresWI.com, a leading provider of Wisconsinforeclosure resources and statistics.   After rising 34% in 2006, another 19,122 Wisconsin homes entered theforeclosure process in the first eleven months of 2007, which on averageequates to 89 foreclosures filed every business day.  Wisconsin foreclosures climbed nearly 29% compared 2006,...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com When the Chibardun Telephone Cooperative considered offering cable television services in Rice Lake six years ago, it backed off the plan because of a city requirement that it serve all of the 9,000-person community within 18 months. “We couldn’t make that commitment,” said Rick Vergin, CEO of the 70-employee company. But if the state Assembly approves...

There seems to be one bell that rings outside nearly every grocery store, shopping center and pharmacy. That's the bell of the Salvation Army of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan volunteers, making collections to help those in need. Now, you can even ring a virtual bell at www.onlineredkettle.org. This website even allows you to send emails to your friends and family...

For more than 80 years, skiers have been flying  through the air every February just outside of Westby in Vernon County.   But, the 2008 jump, scheduled for Feb. 9-10, could be the last. The Snowflake Ski Club, which has put on the event, is financially strapped for several reasons and could pull the plug on the event after its 85th...