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MILWAUKEE, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midwest Air Group, Inc. (AMEX:MEH) , parent company of Midwest Airlines, today said that the parties have been informed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that the DOJ has closed its investigation of the pending acquisition of Midwest Air Group by Midwest Air Partners, LLC, an affiliate of TPG Capital. As a result,...

Kohl's plans to recognize 1,900 compassionate kids through the Kids Who Care(R) Scholarship Program MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Through the Kohl's Kids Who Care(R) Scholarship Program, more than 7,000 scholarships and prizes totaling over $1.5 million have been awarded to youth volunteers nationwide since 2001. This year, Kohl's plans to award another 1,900 kids ages 6...

WAUWATOSA, Wis., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Wisconsin-based Fi-Med Management, Inc. announced last week the acquisition of Mediplete, a growing medical billing firm with offices in Utah and southern California. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080130/AQW173) The acquisition, completed on Dec. 28, 2007, comes at the confluence of two goals: for Mediplete, the need to bring new, more efficient technologies on board for their clients in...

NERSAC, France, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions announced today the official opening of its new lithium-ion automotive battery manufacturing facility. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070930/AQSU001LOGO) The plant, based in Nersac, France, is dedicated to the manufacture of advanced lithium-ion batteries for hybrid, plug-in, fuel cell and electric vehicles and is the first of its kind in the world. Johnson Controls-Saft initially...

A Review of Nutrition Research Finds Cranberries Contain a Greater Concentration of Antioxidants than Other Fruit and Provide a Variety of Health Benefits -- Including Heart Health LAKEVILLE-MIDDLEBORO, Mass., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease remains the number one health threat affecting men and women in the United States today. Now, a recent...

BELOIT, Wis., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Regal Beloit Corporation (NYSE:RBC) announced today that it plans to release its 2007 fourth quarter and full year financial results at 7:00 AM CT (8:00 AM ET) on Wednesday, February 6. At 1:30 PM CT (2:30 PM ET) on Wednesday, February 6, the Company will hold a telephone conference call on its earnings release....

New Plan to Cover All Kids to Begin February 1, 2008   MADISON - Governor Jim Doyle today met with doctors, nurses and community members to discuss BadgerCare Plus, which will allow every Wisconsin family, regardless of income, to buy affordable, comprehensive health care coverage for their kids.  Families can begin signing up for BadgerCare Plus on February 1, 2008 by...

Madison – Mayor Dave Cieslewicz praised today’s unanimous State Senate vote in favor of legislation clarifying the property tax status of low-income housing projects (SB 403). The legislation now moves to the State Assembly for consideration.   “This has been a difficult issue to resolve, but thanks to a great deal of hard work and compromise from all sides, we are...

MADISON--Each year, the Governor recognizes Wisconsin firms and organizations that have achieved extraordinary results in international markets or have contributed to Wisconsin's ability to compete globally. Nomination deadline is April 11, 2008. The 2008 awards will be presented on May 13, 2008 at the 44th annual Wisconsin International Trade Conference in Milwaukee.   “During Governor Jim Doyle’s tenure, Wisconsin’s exports have...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com If movie-making takes off on the country’s “Third Coast” - as Wisconsin's promoters like to call this state - Scott Robbe says Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton should get a big pat on the back. Robbe, executive director of Film Wisconsin, said Lawton’s “leadership in building our state’s creative economy overall has been impressive, especially with the...

*************************** DISCOUNT TICKETS FOR FEB. 11 ENERGY EVENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THURSDAY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) member Philip Moeller will join Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., and former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chair James Hoecker as keynoters at the "Midwest Energy: Coping with Climate Change" conference on Monday, Feb. 11. The conference at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison will bring together...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Aided by more than $4 million in state tax credits and grants, Sargento Foods is in the midst of a $50 million expansion that officials said should add 500 jobs during the next five years to plants in Hilbert, Kiel and Plymouth. The growth will increase the number of Sargento employees by 45 percent....