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New awards highlight quality service in Canada and Mexico   GREEN BAY, Wis. — September 26, 2007 — Schneider Logistics and Schneider National, Inc., premier providers of transportation, logistics and intermodal services, hosted their fifth annual Carrier Recognition Conference in Green Bay, Wis., on Sept. 11, 2007.  At the daylong event, 32 carriers were honored with awards for operational performance,...

Company Achieves Maximum Score in Areas of Environmental Performance and Product Information DALLAS, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For the third successive year, Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE:KMB) has been named the personal products industry sustainability leader, as measured by the 2008 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World). The DJSI World rankings are based on long-term economic, environmental and social performance of...

Madison, WI, September 25 2007 – Broadcast Interactive Media (BIM) announces the website launch of Journal Broadcast Group’s heritage Milwaukee radio station 620 WTMJ (www.620WTMJ.com). BIM is the leading provider of locally-focused website and revenue solutions to TV and Radio broadcasters. 620 WTMJ is the award-winning radio news leader in the Journal Broadcast Group family of stations.“We took a...

METRO AREAS MADISON – Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced August 2007 unemployment rates for the state’s metropolitan statistical areas (MSA).  "Jobs data for the month of August show that Wisconsin added 1,600 jobs over the month and 26,300 jobs over the year, with 10 of the state's 12 Metropolitan Statistical Areas adding jobs over...

Global warming hotline also unveiled     (Vernon County/WI)  Clean Wisconsin today released its report on global warming, Global Warming Arrives in Wisconsin, as farmers and others continue to recover in this county declared a federal disaster area.    In early August, a state of emergency was declared in the western part of the state due to extreme drought conditions.  Within a...

Edgewood College welcomes on Thursday evening the three authors of the book The Faith Club, a Muslim, a Christian, and a Jew---Three Women Search for Understanding. Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, and Priscilla Warner will speak about their more than two-year experience of interfaith dialogue and respond to audience questions. The three authors - a Muslim, a Christian, and a Jew - originally...

Small Business Times will move its offices in October from The Design Center at 1123 N. Water St. in downtown Milwaukee to Warehouse No. 1, a 103-year-old building at 126 N. Jefferson St. in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward. SBT will occupy space on the fourth floor of the 75,000-square-foot building. Other tenants in Warehouse No. 1 include Capital H Group, Pettibone...

Highly efficient homes to achieve ‘net zero’ energy use     SUN PRAIRIE, WI - Thanks to a pioneering new program from Wisconsin Public Power Inc., homeowners looking to build or remodel in communities served by WPPI member utilities now have a new opportunity to lessen their carbon footprint.  WPPI, a nonprofit municipal power company, recently unveiled its GreenMax Home program aimed...

Candidate’s lack of experience on economic development issues a key concern   (Madison, Wisconsin)... Representatives of the Madison business community united today to voice their disappointment with Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and his decision to appoint Bill Clingan as the new Economic and Community Development Director for the City of Madison.  The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Madison, Inc....

Lt. Governor Welcomes 400 at International Ecotourism Conference   MADISON – Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton today addressed about 400 ecotourism experts, government officials, and travel and hospitality practitioners at the North American Conference of The International Ecotourism Society, a three-day event at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center.   “This is a perfect venue for your conference.  Our own Travel...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Lear Corp., which makes automotive interiors, has laid off its 780-hourly workers at its Janesville plant because of the UAW strike against GM, according to Lear spokesman Mel Stevens. The UAW struck GM yesterday, idling more than 2,700 union members at the Janesville GM plant. In addition, LSI – a transportation company that contracts...