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Latest release supports Microsoft Silverlight with cross-browser, cross-platform playback MADISON, Wis., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO) , a leader in automated rich media communications technology, today announced the company's collaboration with Microsoft Corp. to add support for Microsoft Silverlight to Mediasite 4.3. With this latest release of the company's award-winning and patented webcasting and content management...

MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) will hold public outreach meetings in the Madison, Fitchburg and Stoughton areas regarding an application from American Transmission Company (ATC) to build between 32 and 55 miles of new transmission line and related facilities in Dane County. In 2007, ATC filed an application with the PSC for permission to build a new 345 kilovolt transmission...

MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) will hold a public outreach meeting in Cassville on Wednesday, January 30 regarding an application from Alliant Energy to build a new electric power plant, known as the Nelson Dewey Generating Station. In early 2007, Alliant Energy filed an application with the PSC for permission to build a new 300 megawatt coal-fired electric generation...

Offer Effective February 1, 2008 to all Wisconsin  Farmers Insurance Customers and New Customers     MILWAUKEE, WI—(January 29, 2008) -- Farmers Group, Inc. announced it is offering an auto insurance discount to its customers and future customers who have vehicles equipped with electronic stability control (ESC) technology.   “Farmers is offering a 5% discount beginning February 1, 2008 to apply to the...

BELOIT, Wis., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Regal Beloit Corporation (NYSE:RBC) will be presenting at the Gabelli 18th Annual Pump, Valve & Motor Symposium on February 7, 2008 at 10:20 a.m. ET. The presentation will take place in the Manhattan Ballroom at the Grand Hyatt New York located at Park Avenue at Grand Central, New York, NY 10017. The...

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Wisconsin-based Festival Foods broke grocery store Web site traffic records last year primarily using Grocery Shopping Network (GSN), a leading provider of proprietary software for grocery store retailers. Total page views of the Festival Foods Web site, FestFoods.com, surpassed 12 million, more than four times the volume it saw in 2006. GSN is the first...

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- A legendary cold one returns with a timely dose of Northwoods flavor to lure taste buds out of hibernation. Specialty craft beer fans are in for a nice surprise with the return of Leinenkugel's Northwoods Lager this February. The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company will reintroduce Northwoods Lager to Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota,...

Partnership program addresses shortage in skilled trades; helps guarantee jobs for HVAC students MILWAUKEE, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE:JCI) , the global, multi-industrial leader in creating smart environments, today announced the Future Hires Program (FHP). FHP is a workforce development strategy that guarantees jobs for select students enrolled in their first year of the heating, ventilating,...