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CHICAGO, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:BKD) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.50 per share for the quarter ending September 30, 2007. The $0.50 per share dividend is payable on October 12, 2007 to holders of record of Brookdale's common stock on September...

Choice Hotels and Swift Hospitality Open Stylish New All-Suites Hotel SILVER SPRING, Md. and APPLETON, Wis., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) today announced the Cambria Suites hotel in Appleton, Wisconsin opened its doors to guests earlier this month. This marks the second Cambria Suites hotel to open nationwide and the first to open in Wisconsin. Cambria...

When most small businesses fail within five years, it takes something special to survive as well as thrive in today’s marketplace! Award-winning Wisconsin entrepreneur Donna Gray set out on a 3-year quest to find out what makes a family business, or any small business, succeed. She interviewed top family businesses nationwide, and discovered five key ingredients that gave them...

Aacer Flooring, Oshkosh Truck, Manitowoc Company Provide Equipment, Products for 2008 Summer Games   NEW NORTH, September 17, 2007 – The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China are quickly approaching, and companies from throughout Northeastern Wisconsin are playing an important role in the development and construction of equipment and facilities that will be used for the games.   “The New North is home...

MADISON - The Wisconsin MBA program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business was ranked 32nd in the regional category in this year's Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive ranking of MBA programs.The program dropped slightly from 25th place in 2006, leveling out near its previous rankings of 33rd in 2004 and 34th in 2005.The Wall Street Journal's seventh annual...

MADISON - A recent University of Wisconsin-Madison-based survey found that residents of Madison's Park Street corridor enjoy their neighborhoods and want to remain there, but affordable housing remains a key obstacle. The survey, "Housing and Community in South Madison: Local Residents' Viewpoints and Experiences," completed by 109 residents of the Bram's Addition and Burr Oaks neighborhoods in South Madison,...

MADISON - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the University of Wisconsin-Madison's new Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) one of the largest grants in the history of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, making UW-Madison a key player in an ambitious NIH plan to transform the country's clinical and translational research enterprise. >>...

MADISON—Governor Jim Doyle today announced that the  Village of Coleman, Marinette County,  will receive a $400,000 grant from the Community Development Block Grant-Public Facilities (CDBG-PF) program. The grant will be used to help the village make sewer system and roadway improvements.   “Investing in infrastructure improves not only the flow of people and products, but also enhances the ability for communities...

Madison YWCA Woman of Distinction To Lead the Office Madison, Wis. — Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Anne E. Ross succeeds Michael G. Laskis as managing partner of the firm’s Madison office. Laskis steps down after serving as office managing partner for 11 years and will continue as a member of the firm’s Commercial Transactions & Business Counseling...

Midwest Airlines CEO Tim Hoeksema said he expects TPG Capital’s buyout of the company to raise no anti-trust concerns and be closed by the end of the year. Before a group of Milwaukee Rotarians Tuesday, Hoeksema described the nine-month battle to defend Midwest from a takeover by AirTran Airways as intense, straining, expensive and at times, “hostile with a capital...

By Brian E. Clark RISING Oshkosh Truck Beijing Capital International Airport, which announced last week that it plans to buy six fire trucks worth $5 million from Wisconsin’s Oshkosh Truck, has also decided to buy two snow removal vehicles worth a total of $1 million. Gov. Jim Doyle, speaking from Beijing Monday, touted the news and said China holds great potential for companies like Oshkosh because...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Speaking from Beijing today, Gov. Jim Doyle touted his meetings with numerous Chinese government and business officials. He said the contacts have the potential to pay big dividends in the years to come. On the concrete side, he reported that the Beijing Capital International Airport will buy two snow removal trucks from Oshkosh...