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By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Wisconsin can use its Green Tier program not only to protect the environment and stimulate the economy but as a way to brand the state as ecologically progressive, panelists at a Green Tier conference at Monona Terrace said Monday. But to do that, the program, which gives companies that meet and exceed environmental standards...

  The Manitowoc Company Reports Record Sales and Earnings for Fourth-Quarter and Full Year 2007 - Fourth-quarter 2007 net sales exceed $1.1 billion, an increase of 44 percent from the fourth quarter of 2006 - Fourth-quarter 2007 diluted earnings from continuing operations totaled $0.74 per share, an increase of 111 percent from the fourth quarter of 2006 - Full-year 2007...

PEWAUKEE, Wis., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wisconsin credit unions are hoping that their help for low-income tax filers this year will flow more "unbanked" Wisconsin consumers into the financial mainstream, where they will receive fairer pricing for services and -- beyond that -- help to gain a stronger financial footing. Credit unions are helping low-income tax filers by opening deposit...

BELOIT, Wis., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Henry W. Knueppel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of REGAL-BELOIT CORPORATION (NYSE:RBC) , announced that the Board of Directors, at their regular quarterly meeting held on Saturday, February 2, 2008, declared a dividend of $.15 per share payable on April 18, 2008, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March...

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wisconsin Energy (NYSE:WEC) today reported earnings from continuing operations of $95 million or 80 cents per share for the fourth quarter of 2007. This compares with earnings from continuing operations of $78 million or 65 cents per share for the final quarter of 2006. In the fourth quarter of 2006, the company recorded a 5...

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midwest Airlines today announced the appointment of Joseph C. Kolshak as chief operating officer. In his new role, he will have responsibility for directing all aspects of the company's operations functions, including flight operations, flight standards and training, inflight services, customer service, system operations control, safety and regulatory compliance, and maintenance and engineering. Kolshak, who...

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) today announced that it has received a proposal from Smith Investment Company under which A. O. Smith would participate in a transaction with Smith Investment for the purpose of enabling Smith Investment to restructure its holdings in A. O. Smith. The proposed transaction would result in the shareholders of Smith...

Donation will fund 100 scholarships for human resource education and certification     Alexandria, Va., Feb. 5, 2008 – The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Foundation announced today that the Neenah, Wisconsin-based J. J. Keller Foundation, Inc. will underwrite $100,000 for the 2008 SHRM Foundation Regional Scholarship Program.    The SHRM Foundation funds 100 scholarships and created the program to support...

Partnership with Christianson & Associates will set industry standard   CAMBRIA – Didion Ethanol, LLC, a subsidiary of Didion Milling, Inc. has entered into a multi-stage relationship with Christianson & Associates (C&A), the leading accounting and operational software system in the bio fuel industry.     C&A is focused sharply on the renewable fuels industry. They provide audits, financial statement preparation, forecasted...