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Powerhouse Combination of New Broadband Option and Reliable Verizon Voice Gives Wisconsin Residents Great New Alternative to Cable Modem SUN PRAIRIE, Wis., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers in 16 Wisconsin communities now have a new broadband option from Verizon, as the company introduces an ultra-fast Verizon High Speed Internet service that more than doubles the download speed of its...

  Harley-Davidson Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results for 2007 MILWAUKEE, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) today announced its results for the fourth quarter and the year ended December 31, 2007. Revenue for the quarter was $1.39 billion compared to $1.50 billion in the year-ago quarter, a 7.7 percent decline. Net income for the quarter was $186.1...

MADISON, Wis., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Foundry(R) Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO) , a leader in automated rich media communications technology, today announced that it expects its fiscal first quarter revenue, ending December 31, 2007, to be approximately $2.5 million and first quarter loss to be approximately $3.5 million or $(0.10) per share. Key factors affecting the quarter involve: --...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Renaissance Learning(R), Inc. (NASDAQ:RLRN) , a leading provider of technology to support personalized practice, differentiated instruction, and progress monitoring in reading, math and writing for pre-K-12 schools and districts, today announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2007. Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2007 were $28.3 million,...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Four former LaSalle Bank N.A. Milwaukee-based central-region banking executives have joined The PrivateBank - Wisconsin, a unit of PrivateBancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:PVTB) , it was announced today. Named managing directors were Roger Pillsbury, who was senior vice president and region head of LaSalle Bank's central region headquartered in Milwaukee; James A. Meyer, who was senior vice...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MGIC Investment Corporation's (NYSE:MTG) Board of Directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.025 per share. The dividend is payable March 3, 2008, to shareholders of record on February 8, 2008. About MGIC Investment Corp. MGIC (http://www.mgic.com/), the principal subsidiary of MGIC Investment Corporation, is the nation's leading provider of private mortgage insurance coverage with...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE:MTG) and its primary subsidiary Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC) announced today that the Boards of Directors have jointly approved the promotions of Jeffrey Lane, Michael Zimmerman and Jeffery Nielsen. Jeffrey Lane has been promoted to Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of both MGIC Investment Corporation and MGIC. Lane has...

Tom Lochner, executive director of the Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association, representing state growers and their small business needs, today issued the following statement in response to Governor Doyle’s commitment to address the high cost of health insurance for small businesses, as outlined in his State of the State Address:                                                 “The Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association is pleased to...

MADISON, Wis., Jan. 25, 2008 – The Wisconsin Biotechnology and Medical Device Association (WBMA), the member organization that represents the state’s bioscience industry, today announced that it has moved its headquarters to the internationally-recognized University Research Park on Madison’s west side. The move, a direct result of the ongoing growth of Wisconsin’s bioscience industry and the resulting increase in...

WHITEWATER ­ The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater announced today that theaccounting firm Wipfli has given a $75,000 gift in support of the newCollege of Business and Economics building, Timothy J. Hyland Hall, andaccounting student scholarships.³Wipfli has been a long-time friend and supporter of the college¹saccounting program through recruitment, internships, involvement in theadvisory board and visits to classes and student organization...

By Rebecca Kontowicz WisBusiness.com Wisconsin is poised to weather the cooling U.S. economic climate better than other parts of the nation, panelists at an economic forum in Milwaukee said today. "We are facing a period of great uncertainty," stated Michael Knetter, dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business. "Regionally things won't feel nearly as...

WisBusiness.com Gov. Jim Doyle has not yet taken a position on the state branding bill passed by a voice vote in the Assembly yesterday. Doyle spokeswoman Carla Vigue said the governor “needs to take a closer look at the proposal and see how it interacts with what we are trying to do at the Tourism Department.” At Tourism, Secretary Kelli...

WisBusiness.com Wisconsin has received a $1.8 million National Emergency Grant to assist workers displaced by the closure of the Electrical and Safety and Powertrain divisions of Delphi Corporation located in Oak Creek, Gov. Jim Doyle announced today. The grant, awarded to the Department of Workforce Development (DWD), will be used to provide assessment, counseling, retraining, and job placement services...