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By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com There is a wide range of winter heating cost predictions coming from utilities that serve Wisconsin. MGE and Alliant Energy, both of which are based in Madison, are forecasting that the cost of heating our homes will rise between 5 and 10 percent - based on normal winter temperatures. ...

MADISON - Peggy Shepard, a prominent environmental and health advocate for minority groups in New York City, will give a free public lecture Wednesday, October 24, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Her topic will be "Environmental Justice, Health, and Sustainability: An Urban View" at 7:30 p.m. in room 180 Science Hall, 550 N. Park St.Shepard is executive director and co-founder...

MADISON, Wis., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite a recent law signed by President Bush, patient safety remains in jeopardy. Necessary information about treatments and procedures is still unavailable to average citizens. Now patients can buy a collaborative experience report from HealthLat (www.healthlat.com) to make truly informed medical decisions. Current health care systems cannot effectively monitor patient safety. Lacking incentives, shareholders...

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Looking for a toy that is American-Made, safe for kids, environment-friendly and fun to play with. Say hello to Toobee, the Amazing Flying Can. Across the globe, this aerodynamic wonder is being called, "The Hottest item Since the Frisbee(R)." Designed by two aeronautical engineers, the patented high-tech aluminum airfoil is only .005 inches thick and...

OSHKOSH, Wis., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- 4imprint, an Oshkosh, Wisconsin-based promotional products vendor, carried the momentum of its one by one(R) charitable program into the third quarter, awarding 65 non-profit organizations a total of $32,500 in in-kind grants for imprinted promotional products. For every third-quarter business day, the imprinted-products retailer awarded at least a $500 in-kind grant to organizations across...

MADISON - Katie Mortier knew she wanted to work with children when she graduated from college, but for a long time, she wasn't sure in what way."I started the nursing program at (the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) and then transferred to an elementary education program at UW-Oshkosh," she says.  "After a about a year and a half I decided to...

Expansion to enhance efficiency, better incorporate 21st century technology into family-owned business   PLYMOUTH, Wis. – Masters Gallery Foods, a leader in the private label, retail and food service cheese business, today announced it intends to build an $8 million addition to its Plymouth packaging and distribution facility, expanding the company’s ability to provide top-quality products to customers nationwide and potentially...

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Day care attendance early in life seems to protect infants and young children from later developing asthma, from the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI). The study, "Influence of early day care exposure on total IgE levels through age 3 years" can be found in the Articles in Press section of the JACI Web...

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) today announced third quarter net earnings of $24.7 million or $.79 per share compared with $17.0 million or $.55 per share in the third quarter of 2006. Earnings in the current quarter included a tax benefit of $3.1 million or $.10 per share. Third quarter sales were $553.5 million,...