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APPLETON, Wis., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation reports traffic for February 2008. Air Wisconsin operates as US Airways Express, scheduling nearly 500 departures per day to 69 cities in 26 states and two Canadian provinces. The fleet includes 70 Canadair Regional Jets. TRAFFIC STATISTICS ...

Miami and Milwaukee Also Join Top 10 U.S. Cities Offering the Greatest Overall Value to Visitors SAN FRANCISCO, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Hotwire(R), a leading discount travel site, today announced the results of its third annual Hotwire(R) Travel Value Index study, naming Phoenix as the top 2008 destination for value minded travelers. This honor, bestowed by Hotwire(R), showcases the...

ATLANTA and MILWAUKEE, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Elekta Neuromag(R), the world-leading equipment for non-invasive measurement of brain activity using Magnetoencephalography (MEG) technology, has been ordered by Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020318/ELEKTALOGO ) Located in the western suburbs of Milwaukee, Froedtert Hospital has played a critical role in the quality of life in Wisconsin and Northern Illinois since opening its doors...

MILWAUKEE, March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Employers will be taking a step back in hiring in the second quarter in many of the world's largest economies, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey of global hiring trends released today by Manpower Inc. (NYSE:MAN) . Notably, employers in the United States, China, Italy, Norway and Spain have indicated that they will...

MILWAUKEE, March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Plan a spring getaway now and take advantage of low springtime fares. Midwest Airlines is offering sale fares for travel April 1 through June 11, 2008. Purchase Tuesday, March 11 through midnight, Central time, on Friday, March 14 and at least 14 days in advance of travel. A minimum one-night stay is required. Sale fares...

Employers Plan to Remain Vigilant in Quarter 2 2008 MILWAUKEE, March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- U.S. employers anticipate a decline in hiring for Quarter 2 2008, according to the seasonally adjusted results of the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey conducted quarterly by Manpower Inc. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060221/CGTU012LOGO) "A slowing in hiring intentions reflects a widespread wait-and-see approach among employers," said Jeffrey A. Joerres,...

APPLETON, Wis., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Appleton's net sales from continuing operations for the fourth quarter ended December 29, 2007, increased 2.1 percent to $240.9 million compared to net sales from continuing operations of $236.0 million for the same quarter of 2006. Appleton reported a net loss from continuing operations of $3.1 million for fourth quarter 2007 compared to...

MADISON - The pending federal decision about whether to protect the polar bear as a threatened species is as much about climate science as it is about climate change.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is currently considering a proposal to list the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, a proposal largely based on...

Final decisions by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reinforce the patentability of Thomson’s human embryonic stem cell discoveries   MADISON, Wis. –The United States Patent and Trademark Office again has upheld the claims of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) by making determinations on the non-profit foundation’s two most important base human embryonic stem cell patents. These decisions are...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON – Wall Street is wobbly, credit markets are imploding and two firms with deep Wisconsin ties have been battered by problems in the mortgage and the bond insurance arenas. But neither MGIC Investment Corp., the Milwaukee-based mortgage insurance company, nor New York-based Ambac, which was founded in Milwaukee and sells financial guarantee insurance,...

Prairie du Chien has been a great place to visit for a long time. History abounds there. Scenic beauty along the Mississippi River also is plentiful. It’s likely to get just that much better over the next few years. Developer Gary Barto has proposed a 17,000 square foot convention complex in downtown Prairie. By the time the entire development would...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- The rush in the United States to produce corn-based ethanol as an alternative fuel will likely worsen pollution in the Gulf of Mexico and expand the annual "dead zone" that kills fish and other aquatic life, according to new research. In the first study of its kind, lead author Simon Donner of the University of...