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New North company to invest $27 million in project PULASKI, April 15, 2008 – Carver Yachts announced today that it is expanding its Marquis Yacht Division plant in Pulaski, and is opening new facilities in Oconto County and Green Bay.  The expansion is expected to create 450 new jobs in the region.   Carver is investing $27 million in the expansion, and...

Recent turmoil in the job market and on Wall Street has Wisconsin residents feeling increasingly frustrated about where things are heading. But, it also appears a sizeable number are prepared to take action to improve the financial outlook for themselves and their families. According to a recent Checkpoint statewide public opinion poll, 60 percent of state residents agree that things...

By Brian E. Clark RISING Neenah corporate jobs Plexus Corp. will move its corporate headquarters to a new $18 million office building on the site of the former Glatfelter paper mill in downtown Neenah. The four-story, 94,000-square-foot office building will bring 325 employees into Neenah’s central business district. Plexus will become the third multinational company, joining Alta Resources Inc. and Bemis Co. Inc., to establish its...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- The impending loss of Famous Footwear’s headquarters and its 270 corporate jobs is unwelcome, but Madison officials shouldn’t lose too much sleep over it. That was the somewhat surprising assessment of Mark Bugher, board chairman of the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce. He delivered his assessment at a Monday luncheon sponsored by WisBusiness.com, Madison Magazine...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com The impending loss of Famous Footwear’s headquarters and its 270 corporate jobs is unwelcome, but Madison officials shouldn’t lose too much sleep over it. That was the somewhat surprising assessment of Mark Bugher, board chairman of the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce. He spoke today at a luncheon sponsored by WisBusiness.com, Madison Magazine and the...

Purchase will replace output obtained from purchased power agreement with RockGen Facility MADISON, Wis., April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE:LNT) , has received approval from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to purchase the Neenah Generating Facility, an existing 300 megawatt, simple cycle, natural gas-fired electric generating facility...

MADISON, Wis., April 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Madison Media Institute | College of Media Arts (MMI) in Madison, Wisconsin, is thrilled to announce that four of their students, along with Video and Motion Graphics Department Chairperson, Nella Citino, will be handling all the on screen production of the Career College Association (CCA) Convention June 25-27, 2008 at Mandalay Bay Resort...

consecutive quarter of common stock dividend payouts MADISON, Wis., April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE:LNT) announced today that quarterly dividends on common stock were declared by the Board of Directors. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020405/LNTLOGO) The common stock dividend is $0.3500 per share payable May 15, 2008, to shareowners of record on April 30, 2008. Dividends on common stock have been paid for...

MILWAUKEE, April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MGIC Investment Corporation (NYSE:MTG) has announced plans to release its 1st quarter 2008 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, April 17, 2008. A conference call/webcast has been scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to allow securities analysts and shareholders the opportunity to hear Management discuss the Company's results for the quarter ended...