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PEWAUKEE, Wis., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While payday lenders are making millions annually trapping Wisconsin consumers in a cycle of debt, Wisconsin's not-for-profit, member-owned credit unions are putting millions back into the pockets of cash-strapped borrowers by offering payday loan alternatives that cost less, encourage financial education and steer consumers to more traditional loans offering lower rates. Already, Wisconsin...

Public ceremony to follow Downtown Appleton Christmas Parade APPLETON, Wis., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate its 100th anniversary, the company Appleton will dedicate and present the Plaza in City Park to the City of Appleton on November 20 at approximately 7:45 p.m. immediately following the Downtown Appleton Christmas Parade. The dedication ceremony will include performances by the Appleton...

MADISON, Wis., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Fiskars Brands, Inc. announces that they have added Lil' Davis Designs to their crafting division. A family owned and operated scrapbooking company since 2002, Li'l Davis Designs (named after young daughter Davis) began operations when husband and wife team Tricia Barrett and Brian Fogg purchased laser equipment to create custom die cuts. According to...

New Option Supports Key Online Applications Important to Businesses NEW YORK, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon has upgraded its existing network in the Midwest to allow small- and medium-sized business customers to order a static IP address for use with their Verizon High Speed Internet for Business service. A static IP address, a permanent address on the Internet, enables...

More than 2,500 executives expected to attend conference and learn best practices for online video applications within the enterprise MADISON, Wis., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Foundry(R), Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO) , a leader in automated rich media communications technology, today announced chairman and CEO Rimas Buinevicius will be a featured speaker at the Streaming Media West Conference and Exhibition at...

MADISON, Wis., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:WOLF) , North America's leading family of indoor waterpark resorts, today reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007. Third Quarter 2007 Highlights -- Reported Adjusted EBITDA of $17.0 million and Adjusted net income per share of $0.09, exceeding consensus analyst...

Mediasite Recorder installed in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy as part of USC's campus wide technology enhanced learning and distance education initiative MADISON, Wis., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Foundry(R), Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO) , a leader in automated rich media communications technology, today announced the 2000th Mediasite(R) Recorder has been purchased by the University of Southern California...

Swiss Colony's New Products Take Traditional Flavors to New Heights MONROE, Wis., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 50 years ago, The Swiss Colony bakery was born with the arrival of highly skilled Meister Konditors from Austria, also known as "Master Bakers." These Master Bakers spent many years perfecting Swiss Colony's unique pastries and candies by combining their skills with...

(Chilton, WI) On Saturday, over 100 Calumet County citizens, many of them local elected officials, got a firsthand look at the type of wind turbines that are being considered for projects in Calumet County. The group traveled to Bureau County, Illinois, near Peoria, to visit the Crescent Ridge Wind Farm, a 33-turbine installation that generates 54 megawatts of electricity. The bus trip was...

MADISON - The 8th Annual Cinefest Multicultural Film & Performance Festival, to be held Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 8-11, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, will showcase films and spoken-word performances that trace the roots of hip hop from the 1970s Bronx to its current global popularity, as well as presenting the passion and poetry of cutting-edge artists currently working in...

MADISON - The public health costs of global climate change are likely to be the greatest in those parts of the world that have contributed least to the problem, posing a significant ethical dilemma for the developed world, according to a new study.In a paper to be published the week of Nov. 12, 2007, in the journal EcoHealth, a...

Get Your Pants Off and Your Groove On! KENOSHA, Wis., Nov. 05 /PRNewswire/ -- Jockey International, Inc., the iconic clothing manufacturer best known for products that are rarely seen in public, is issuing a challenge: May the Best UnderWarrior(TM) Win. Jockey's new, interactive Web site, JockeyUnderWars.com(TM), encourages people to dance in their underwear for notoriety, fun, competition and even...

Being a part of the Wisconsin technology-consulting marketplace for the last eight years is like riding one really long roller coaster at Six Flags Great America – multiple thrilling highs followed by stomach turning drops, gravity defying loops careen into unexpected twists and turns threatening to throw you right out of your seat. Since the bursting of the high...