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  Johnson Controls to Implement Price Increase for Batteries MILWAUKEE, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, Inc., announced today it will institute a 4 percent price increase across the board to its lead-acid battery customers, effective March 1, 2008. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070930/AQSU001LOGO) "As a global leader in the industry, Johnson Controls continues to drive innovation and productivity improvements to keep costs down for...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Reaffirming its commitment to providing customers great value and an unparalleled travel experience, Midwest Airlines (AMEX:MEH) is offering sale fares for travel January 13 through September 30, 2008. Purchase Sunday, January 6 through midnight, Central time, on Tuesday, January 15 and at least seven days in advance of travel. Sale fares are available to and...

New Initiative Will Accelerate Start-Up Businesses, Expand Angel and Venture Capital Investment, Promote Reinvestment of Capital Gains   MADISON – As part of the next phase of his Grow Wisconsin Agenda, Governor Jim Doyle today announced a new initiative to grow start-up businesses in this state.  Accelerate Wisconsin will provide new funding and tax exemptions to support investment in new Wisconsin businesses...

By Gregg Hoffmann WisBusiness.com PRAIRIE du CHIEN - A Crawford County committee voted unanimously to issue a license to a rural Wauzeka farmer who wants to establish a concentrated animal pig feeding operation with 2,900 animal units. The Land Conservation, Planning and Zoning Committee delayed action before the end of the year on the request from A.V. Roth, who currently...

Wisconsin Public Power Inc. Joins Focus on Energy -MADISON, Wis. (January 2, 2008)- Approximately 168,000 electric utility customers who are served bymembers of Wisconsin Public Power Inc. (WPPI) will benefit from thestate's energy efficiency and renewable energy program.  WPPIhas joined Focus on Energy, a statewide initiative to help utilitycustomers reduce their energy use and install cost effective energyefficiency and...

TULSA, Okla., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ONEOK Partners, L.P. (NYSE:OKS) announced today that one of its subsidiaries, Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C., accepted the certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Dec. 14, 2007, for its Guardian Pipeline expansion and extension project. The certificate authorizes ONEOK Partners to construct, install and operate approximately...

Labor Secretary says Chippewa Falls Native Shows Disabled Can Change World      EAU CLAIRE – Department of Workforce Development Secretary Roberta Gassman today praised Julie Ray, winner of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Career Achievement Award, as a role model not only for people with disabilities, but everyone in overcoming major challenges in life and working to help others succeed. “Julie...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Assurant Health, a Milwaukee, WI-based national provider of individual medical, small group and specialty health insurance products, announced today it entered into an agreement that gives its customers access to Great-West Healthcare's national network of hospitals and physicians. Under the agreement Assurant Health will offer its PPO product with the Great-West Healthcare network, which will...