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OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best Co. has assigned an issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a+” and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) of CUNA Mutual Insurance Society (CUNA Mutual) (Madison, WI), the lead parent organization within the CUNA Mutual Group. The outlook assigned to the ICR is stable, and the outlook for the FSR is stable. The...

MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle will lead a delegation of Wisconsin business and government leaders to the United Kingdom and Ireland from March 10-14, 2008.  The trade mission will provide participants with opportunities to meet with distributors, potential customers, and key business and government officials.  The Governor will also promote investment by European companies in Wisconsin.  Organizations or individuals...

Wisconsin is Only State to Have Its Own Representative   (Madison) David D. Mancl, Director of DFI’s Office of Financial Literacy has been appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy. The aim of the Council which will be under the auspices of the U.S Department of the Treasury is according to executive...

MADISON, Wis. – January 30, 2008 – Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. is pleased to announce it has extended its Corporate Transactions & Business Acquisitions and Finance and Securities practices with the addition of Attorney Kristine A. Ackerman Sperling.   Sperling will primarily focus her practice on business organization and growth through capital development and financing transactions across industry sectors.   Her past experience...

By Kerry B. Ferguson WisBusiness.com MILWAUKEE – Paradigm Sensors believes it has a timesaving edge in the booming alternative fuel industry. The company has created a hand-held monitor to insure that biodiesel engines operate at an optimal level. That means means Paradigm could lower the market barriers of using biodiesel by putting accurate tests directly in the hands of consumers. Paradigm’s...

By Brian E. ClarkWisBusiness.comInvestors -- both venture capital funds and angel groups -- pumped more than $120 million into Wisconsin entrepreneurial companies in 2007 and that number could rise even more when final figures are released this spring, Joe Kremer, director of the Wisconsin Angel Network (WAN) said today. “We believe we will have strong results...

(MADISON, WI) John Biondi, President of C5-6 Technologies, stepped into his new role as Board Chair of Thrive last week as he led Thrive’s first Board of Directors meeting of 2008. He will serve as Thrive Board Chair through December 2008. A noted business and community leader, Mr. Biondi served on Thrive’s inaugural Board of Directors in 2007 as...

January 31, 2008 Dallas, TX – Cornerworld Corp. (OTCBB: CWRL - News) announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to purchase Sway Inc. (http://www.swayonline.com), a social media marketing company that sells sophisticated digital media tools to leading advertisers. Sway products enable central control for administering marketing campaigns across numerous platforms. “Sway has pioneered the technology that helps top brands build their social...