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MILWAUKEE, May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MGIC Investment Corporation's (NYSE:MTG) shareholders today re-elected four directors who each will serve three-year terms on the company's Board of Directors. Shareholders elected the following directors: -- David S. Engelman, a Director since 1993, has been a private investor for more than five years. He was President and Chief...

Madison – Mayor Dave Cieslewicz said today that improvements for badly-deteriorated segments of State Highway 151 (East Washington Avenue) and State Highway 113 (Pennsylvania and Packers Avenues, and Northport Drive) are being moved up to 2008. The improvements will substantially and immediately improve the quality of these roadways, which are slated for major reconstruction by the Wisconsin Department of...

WHITEWATER – As of May 15, students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater have raised more than $3,000 to fund wells in India as part of an effort by the Rotary India Water Trust to develop a sustainable water supply for 650 villages. “I am pleased that we have not only met our goal of raising money for 10 wells, but...

New North City Recognized by Relocate America APPLETON, May 16, 2008 – The New North Community of Appleton was named among Relocate America’s 2008 list of the 100 Top Places to Live in the United States. “It’s no surprise that the New North is home to some of the best communities in the country for people to raise a family,” said Jerry Murphy,...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- Bill Harvey, president of Alliant Energy, is defending his utility’s plans to build a coal and biofuels-fired plant at Cassville as a “balanced” approach to meeting the state’s future energy needs. Speaking at Alliant’s annual shareholders’ meeting, Harvey said the proposed 300-megawatt plant would be able to burn coal, corn stalks, wood waste and...

WisBusiness.com Wisconsin scored an overall B-/C+ for its competitiveness with other states, according to a report from the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance. The nonpartisan group graded 33 “subjects” in six categories — economic health, business climate, environmental quality, quality of life, workforce excellence, and public sector performance. Of the 33 measures, Wisconsin had four grades in the A range, 12...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Bill Harvey, president of Alliant Energy, defended his utility’s plans to build a coal and biofuels-fired plant at Cassville as a “balanced” approach to meeting the state’s future energy needs. Speaking at Alliant’s annual shareholders’ meeting, Harvey said the proposed 300-megawatt plant would be able to burn coal, corn stalks, wood waste and...

"The Wisconsin Economy in a Time of Uncertainty" --A WisBusiness.com-WisPolitics.com Forum presented by AARP Wisconsin-- MADISON - Scott Lockard, U.S. Bank, Madison market president, James R. Imhoff, Jr., chairman/CEO. First Weber Group, Inc., and Bill Duddleston, director of the Center for Economic Education at Edgewood College will highlight "The Wisconsin Economy in a Time of Uncertainty" forum on June...

Report Card Time for State, Too WISTAX Grades State on “Competitiveness” MADISON—School children across the state are receiving report cards, and the state of Wisconsin is getting one, too, thanks to a “competitiveness benchmarking” project at the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance (WISTAX), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to public-policy research and citizen education. The goal of the project, done on behalf of Competitive Wisconsin, Inc....