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Jack L. Fischer, 54, a Fox Valley architect with 30 years of experience in construction and development – both in this country and abroad – is the state’s new commerce secretary. “At this point in my career, I’m ready to give something back to the state that has done so much for me and my family,” said Fischer, introduced...

APPLETON, Wis., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation reports traffic for October 2007. 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. Statistics reflect Air Wisconsin's transition to a single-fleet regional jet operation in April 2006. TRAFFIC...

ROCKFORD, Ill., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of AMCORE Financial, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMFI) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.185 per share. The dividend is payable to shareholders of record on November 30, 2007 and is payable December 12, 2007. AMCORE has declared dividends every quarter since its formation in June 1983. AMCORE Financial, Inc. is headquartered in Northern Illinois...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The governors of all eight Great Lakes states -- home to many of the battleground states in next year's presidential election -- are expected today to urge candidates seeking the White House to support the restoration of the Great Lakes. Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, who serves as chairman of the Council of Great...

APPLETON, Wis., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation is pleased to announce that Janet Huculak has been promoted to the position of Vice President of Strategic Sourcing. Under Janet's leadership, the newly formed Strategic Sourcing Group will have responsibility and accountability for all goods and services purchased by Air Wisconsin. The group will analyze current expenditures; issue...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com James Riordan, CEO of Wisconsin Physicians Service (WPS)Insurance Corp., told a WisBusiness.com luncheon today that raiding the Injured Families and Patients Compensation Fund to balance the state budget was a mistake.Speaking at a luncheon sponsored by WisBusiness, Madison Magazine and the Madison Club, Riordan criticized Gov. Jim Doyle and the Legislature for approving the...

WisBusiness.com UW-Madison has leapfrogged the combined University of Michigan campuses and now ranks second in the country for research spending by a university. According to a study by the National Science Foundation, UW-Madison now conducts more than $900 million worth of research annually. During fiscal 2006, some $832 million of that figure was spent spent on science and engineering...

WisBusiness The state Public Service Commission today granted Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) rate hikes for natural gas and electricity, but for significantly less than the utility requested. The new prices will go into effect in 2008. The overall increases, of 4.8 percent for electricity and 2.8 percent for natural gas, will help cover costs outlined in Wisconsin Act...