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MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) will hold public hearings on Tuesday, November 6 in Madison, Brookfield and Kenosha regarding We Energies’ request to increase electric and natural gas rates. We Energies has requested to increase electric rates by approximately 7.5% for 2008 and 7.5% for 2009.  The company has also requested to increase natural gas rates...

MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin Energy (NYSE:WEC) today reported net income from continuing operations of $83 million or 70 cents per share for the third quarter of 2007. This compares with net income from continuing operations of $71 million or 60 cents per share for the third quarter of 2006.   Electric sales were up slightly – driven in part by customer...

MADISON ... Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and Ald. Mike Verveer announced today a new acquisition and rehabilitation loan program to help homebuyers interested in living downtown.  The new program called the Bassett Small Cap TIF Loan Program can assist potential borrowers in the Bassett area.    Highlights of the program are: ·        10-year forgivable loans up to $60,000. ·        Loans at 0% interest. ·       ...

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Merge Technologies Incorporated, doing business as "Merge Healthcare" (Nasdaq: MRGE; TSX: MRG) (the "Company"), a leading medical imaging software and services provider, announced that, in connection with the previously announced restatement of its financial statements, the Company currently expects to file, on or before December 31, 2007: (i) its restated audited financial statements for...

MADISON, Wis., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, soil scientists and conservation leaders will share lessons learned at the International Annual Meetings of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) Nov. 7-8 in New Orleans at the...

Company's Proactive Freight Transportation Practices Reduce Emissions of Air Pollutants and Greenhouse Gases SUSSEX, Wis., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Quad/Graphics, the hemisphere's largest privately held commercial printer, has received an Environmental Excellence Award from the U.S. EPA SmartWay(SM) Transport Partnership in recognition of its leadership in reducing emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases from its freight transport activities....

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin announced today it will provide physicians with information on the quality and capabilities of the plan's contracted imaging providers. As part of the company's commitment to transparency, Anthem is introducing a new online tool that enables physicians to review and compare cost and quality information from...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TenderCare International, Inc. (OTC. Bulletin Board: TCAR.OB) today announced the signing of a merger agreement on October 24, 2007, with The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAIN) , a leading natural and organic food and personal care products company. Under the terms of the agreement, Hain Celestial has agreed to pay $0.45 per...

MADISON, Wis., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The debate on climate change is heating up and its far reaching impacts will be discussed in New Orleans with two heads of state who are facing visible signs of climate change in their own countries -- Iceland and Bangladesh. What are they doing to slow it? How can their countries serve as...

University's Information Technology Centre and system integrator Manta Projection Systems selected as Best Education Project MADISON, Wis., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Foundry(R) Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO) , a leader in automated rich media communications technology, today announced the company's patented Mediasite(R) platform played an integral role in an innovative audiovisual project that earned VSB Technical University in Ostrava, Czech Republic,...