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MILWAUKEE, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE:MI) and Metavante Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:MV) announced today that they have completed the separation of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation and Metavante Corporation. As a result of the transaction, Marshall & Ilsley Corporation has separated into two independent publicly-traded companies: new Marshall & Ilsley Corporation and Metavante Technologies, Inc. The shares of...

Alliant Energy Updates 2007 Earnings Guidance MADISON, Wis., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Energy Corp. (NYSE:LNT) today reported income and earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2007 of $116.2 million and $1.05, respectively, compared to $87.8 million and $0.75 for the same period in 2006. Alliant Energy's net income and EPS for the...

MADISON - With the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus just steps from Lake Mendota, the university has nationally recognized programs in rowing, sailing and limnology research. Add competitive fishing to that list.Twin brothers Drew and Derek Frederixon of Holmen, Wis., recently reeled in fourth place and $3,000 at the FOX College Sports National Collegiate Championship in Lewisville, Texas.They're both part...

Northwestern Long Term Care to Continue Dividend Scale MILWAUKEE, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Trustees of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company has approved an estimated $5.04 billion in dividends to be paid to participating policyowners in 2008. This payout will result in a larger dividend payment on nearly 99% of the company's 4.2 million life insurance...

Sendik's Food Markets Sell Out of Midwest Airlines Genuine Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough on First Day of Sales MILWAUKEE, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midwest Airlines Genuine Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough flew off the shelves of Sendik's Food Markets on Wednesday, the first day it was made available to the public. Based on the same recipe as the fresh, baked-onboard...

A total of 59 people died in Wisconsin traffic crashes in October Last month was the fourth safest month of October since World War IIIn October, 59 people died in 51 Wisconsin traffic crashes, according topreliminary statistics from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Interms of traffic deaths, last month was the fourth safest month of Octobersince World War II....

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Trucking Associations announced Tom Howells, President of the Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association, was awarded the ATA President's Annual TAEC Leadership Award at ATA's Management Conference & Exhibition Oct. 20-23 in Orlando, Fla. The award recognizes the state trucking association that has gone above and beyond in its support of American Trucking Associations,...

MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TomoTherapy Incorporated (NASDAQ: TTPY) today announced that Dr. Fred Robertson, CEO, and Steve Hathaway, CFO, will present at the CIBC World Markets 18th Annual Healthcare Conference on Monday, November 5, at 9:45 a.m. ET. The conference is taking place November 5-7, 2007, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. A live Webcast of the presentation will...

“How to Sell to the Opposite Sex” is among 80 lessons   Carlsbad, CA (November 2, 2007) -- Chances are the people most of us encounter in our work lives are not really from Venus or Mars. All of them are actually from Earth, no matter how other-worldly they may sometimes seem to us.   Being natives of the same planet, however, doesn't necessarily...

An increasingly globalized economy sparks firm's continued international growth MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jefferson Wells, a rapidly growing, global provider of accounting and finance-related services, announces the opening of its new office in Hong Kong. This latest expansion will better enable Jefferson Wells to continue its operations in Asia-Pacific, and serve its clients in the ever-changing...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--General Mills is the “sixth largest food company in the world” with revenues for 2007 estimated to be nearly $12,500,000,000. General Mills announced today that since July 1 of this year, it had distributed more than 120 million Totino's and Jeno's pizzas nationwide. Surprisingly, in light of 21-reported E. coli illnesses tied to these products, General Mills has...

UnitedHealthcare to Acquire Substantially All of Fiserv’s Health-Related Businesses Addition of Fiserv Health’s Well-Positioned Businesses Will Further Strengthen UnitedHealthcare’s Customized Benefit Service Capabilities Transaction Will Include Innoviant, Inc (PBM) and other Fiserv Health Specialty Solutions Businesses MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) company, today announced that it has signed a definitive...

MADISON -- Governor Jim Doyle today announced that the Department of Commerce (Commerce) has qualified three small businesses for investor tax credits under new Angel Investor and Venture Fund Tax Credit programs.   “Spurring more venture capital investment is essential to the state’s economic growth,”  Governor Doyle said. “By encouraging investors to make crucial investments, we are turning great ideas...

MADISON— Gov. Jim Doyle today announced that 11 small businesses will share $55,000 in Wisconsin Trade Project (WTP) Program grants to market their products at international trade shows.   “I’ve made international trade a top priority, and Wisconsin’s exports have increased by more than 60 percent since I took office,” said Gov. Jim Doyle. “This helps small companies attend international trade...

MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) will hold public hearings on Monday, November 12 in Madison, Eau Claire and La Crosse on Xcel Energy’s request to increase its electric and natural gas rates. Xcel Energy has requested to increase their electric rates by 14.32 percent and natural gas rates by 3.34 percent. When a utility requests a change in rates, the...