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By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Statements by National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Elias A. Zerhouni that embryonic stem cell research should be expanded are drawing praise in Madison. Zerhouni’s comments were published in the latest edition of a magazine called Medline Plus. His views clash with those of President George Bush, Zerhouni’s ultimate boss. Bush has twice...

In March 2007, Orleans County, La., had the largest over-the-yearpercentage increase in employment among the largest counties in the U.S.,according to preliminary data released today by the Bureau of LaborStatistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.  Orleans County, which in-cludes the city of New Orleans, experienced an over-the-year employment gain of 15.0 percent compared with national job growth of...

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE:BGG) Briggs & Stratton Corporation today announced first quarter consolidated net sales of $366.7 million and a net loss of $20.5 million or $.41 per diluted share. Consolidated net sales increased $28.4 million or 8% from the prior year while the net loss increased $4.0 million from the same period...

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE:BGG) : At its regular quarterly meeting held today, the Board of Directors of Briggs & Stratton Corporation declared a quarterly dividend of twenty-two cents ($0.22) per share on the common stock of the Corporation. The dividend is payable January 2, 2008 to shareholders of record at the close of business...

WHO:            Nakoma Development LLC and Enterprise Community                  Investment, Inc.  WHAT:           Ribbon cutting and unveiling of permanent entryway signage                  for Parmenter Circle  WHEN:           Friday, October 19, 2007, at 10 a.m.  WHERE:          Parmenter Circle, 2310 Parmenter Street, Middleton, WI  GUEST SPEAKERS: Kurt Sonnentag, Mayor, City of Middleton                  Sanjeev Jaipuriar, Director, Tax Credit Syndication,                  Central Region, Enterprise Community Investment, Inc.                  Bill Boerigter,...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Renaissance Learning(TM), Inc., (NASDAQ:RLRN) , a leading provider of technology to support personalized practice, differentiated instruction, and progress monitoring in reading, math, and writing for pre-K-12 schools and districts, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.07 per share, payable December 3, 2007, to shareholders of...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the Michigan-based company's Midwest expansion plan, Zoup! Fresh Soup Company -- the country's leading quick-casual soup concept restaurant -- today announced it is registered to do business in Indiana, Wisconsin and Illinois. "We are actively seeking qualified franchise candidates for Zoup! locations throughout the Midwest," said Zoup! co-founder and managing partner...

3rd quarter 2007 3rd quarter 2006 2nd quarter 2007 Net Revenues $54,396 $62,310 $60,166 Net Income $1,889 $12,505 $10,603 Diluted Shares 22,666 24,498 23,098 Diluted EPS $0.08 $0.51 $0.46 ROCKFORD, Ill., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMCORE Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMFI) announced today that it would increase its third quarter 2007 provision for loan losses by $11.1 million over the previous...

David Shulman, former managing director and head REIT Analyst at Lehman Brothers, is the new assistant director of the AREIT (Applied Real Estate Investment Track) for the James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business.  Shulman will teach and oversee a group of three second-year Real Estate MBA students who to manage...

MADISON - What do the countries of Thailand, Uruguay and Ghana have in common? They all could become leading producers of the emerging renewable fuel known as biodiesel, says a study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.The ease of manufacturing biodiesel from vegetable oils and animal fats has made it one of the most promising,...

MADISON - What type of dairy farmer would you expect to be more satisfied with life?One who owns a large confinement farm, milks hundreds of cows, raises hundreds of acres of row crops, hires many employees and invests heavily in field equipment, feed storage and waste management?Or one who milks fewer than 100 cows and feeds them in large...