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MILWAUKEE, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Johnson Controls today approved a 18% increase in the company's quarterly cash dividend, to $0.13 per common share from $0.11 per common share. A quarterly dividend at the new rate is payable January 3, 2008 to shareholders of record December 14, 2007. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070930/AQSU001LOGO) The new indicated annual dividend is $0.52...

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Weyco Group, owner of the Stacy Adams, Florsheim, Nunn-Bush, and Brass Boot brands, announced that they have licensed Excelled Sheepskin & Leather Coat Corp. to manufacture and market men's outerwear under the Stacy Adams brand. Excelled Sheepskin & Leather Coat Corp. is a leading New York-based leather outerwear company. "We proudly welcome Excelled Sheepskin &...

Project to create 51 jobs   MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today announced $169,000 in Community Development Zone tax credits for Main Street Ingredients, LLC, a La Crosse-based manufacturer. "Manufacturing is at the heart of Wisconsin’s economy," Governor Doyle said. "Projects like this help our manufacturers grow and create good, family-supporting jobs for the community."   “The La Crosse community and the State of...

HARTLAND, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Middleton Doll Company (OTCBB:DOLL) today reported results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007. Third Quarter Highlights The company reported consolidated net income of $360,183 or $0.09 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2007, including interest income of $235,701 related to the company’s preferred stock. This compares to a net...

Publication cites Yabuki’s client-driven mission for earning the top honor in 2007 BROOKFIELD, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV), a leading provider of information technology services to the financial industry worldwide, today announced its President and Chief Executive Officer, Jeffery Yabuki has been awarded the top honor in the Innovator Award of 2007...

MILWAUKEE & AMSTERDAM, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brady Corporation (NYSE:BRC) has announced that it has acquired Transposafe Systems, a specialist in security sealing and identification solutions for protecting assets during transport. Transposafe is headquartered near Amsterdam (The Netherlands), with operations in Belgium, Germany and Poland. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Transposafe serves the banking, transport and healthcare industries, among others,...

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE:SXT) today announced that an elected officer has adopted an SEC Rule 10b5-1 plan to trade company stock under a written, pre-arranged plan. The plan was adopted during an authorized trading period when the officer was not in possession of material, non-public information. The transactions under the plan will be disclosed publicly through Form 144...

MADISON -In late August, University of Wisconsin-Madison professors Jonathan Martin and Steve Ackerman prepared to head to Vilas Hall for their monthly radio gig - only to emerge directly into an unforecasted summer squall."It's raining?" asked Martin in surprise. "Hey, Steve, can I borrow your umbrella?"As they slogged through the pelting rain and wind, they laughed at the situation.After...

MADISON - For a school that began in an attic, the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) has done rather well during the last 100 years. In the fall of 1907, eight students interested in becoming doctors began their studies in the new College of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin, meeting for classes in...

Madison – Mayor Dave Cieslewicz today encouraged local businesses to take advantage of the City of Madison’s “buy local” website. The website was created as part of the city’s buy local policy, as a tool to connect city government purchasers with locally-owned businesses. The mayor highlighted the website in conjunction with the annual Dane Buy Local holiday shopping kickoff....

MADISON – Wisconsin’s Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman announced today that Wisconsin’s unemployment rate for October 2007 was 4.5 percent.  The October rate was one-tenth of a percentage point lower than the September rate of 4.6 percent.  The national rate for October fell to 4.4 percent from 4.5 percent in September. "The start of school and...

MADISON —According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA ), Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires.  The Department of Commerce joins NFPA in encouraging the public to keep safety in mind when preparing holiday meals. “NFPA studies show cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires and home fire injuries,” said Deputy Secretary Aaron...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness Staff More than 375 participants – up from 325 last year – are expected for the 2007 Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium at the Monona Terrace Convention Center. The gathering, which will be held today and tomorrow, is sponsored by the Wisconsin Technology Council and will attract investors and businessmen and women who need backing...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Business is booming for Milwaukee-based Cambridge Major Labs, which contracts with biotech companies, emerging drug makers and global multinationals. In the past year alone, said Brian Scanlan, Cambridge VP for Business Development, the company has grown by 50 percent. “For us, the business environment is excellent,” said Scanlan, whose company contracts mainly with companies...