WisBusiness: American Girl not hit by Mattel recalls of toys
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
MIDDLETON – American Girl, a division of Mattel, Inc., has not been affected by the three major recalls that have hit the world’s largest in a little more than a month.
“Mattel’s recalls do not include us,” said Julie Parks, American Girl’s public relations director.
American Girl’s high-end dolls,...
Traffic deaths in August tied for second lowest since World War II
In August, 64 people died in 59 Wisconsin traffic crashes, according to preliminary statistics from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. In terms of traffic deaths, last month tied with August 1960 as the second safest month of August since World War II. The lowest fatality total for August was set last year with 56 traffic deaths. The deadliest month...
BorgWarner Manufacturers’ Challenge Cup Awarded to Toyota at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Driving his Toyota Tundra 4x4 pickup, Johnny Greaves won the 13th consecutive running of the World Championship BorgWarner Shootout at the Crandon International Off-Road Raceway in Crandon, Wisconsin, Labor Day Weekend. The victory secured Greaves' second 'King of Off-Road Racing' crown, and Toyota's second opportunity to host the BorgWarner Manufacturers' Challenge Cup,...
Spartech Corporation Announces Agreement to Purchase Packaging Business
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spartech Corporation (NYSE:SEH) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the stock of Creative Forming. Inc. (Creative), a custom manufacturer of plastic packaging with approximately $48 million in annual sales. Creative designs and produces value-added packaging solutions primarily for the food, consumer product, produce, and medical/pharmaceutical markets from its...
For Some, Going Back to School Takes Place at the Kitchen Table or the Local Coffee Shop
High Schoolers Across the State Log On for 2007-08 School Year at Insight School of Wisconsin
GRANTSBURG, Wis., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Students across the state are piling onto buses and heading back to school this week, but for the hundreds of students that started school today at Insight School of Wisconsin, the classroom was only a click away....
Few Defaults Seen on Mortgages Issued by Member-Owned Credit Unions
Members Are Making Payments and Building Equity in an Otherwise Troubled Mortgage Market
PEWAUKEE, Wis., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- People who have used a credit union for a home loan have been making regular payments -- indicating credit unions offer a safe haven during otherwise troubled times for mortgage borrowers.
Wisconsin credit unions' sixty-day delinquency rate for first mortgages is...
The Manitowoc Company to Participate in Morgan Stanley Global Industrials CEOs Unplugged Conference
MANITOWOC, Wis., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (NYSE:MTW) today announced that it will participate in the Morgan Stanley Global Industrials CEOs Unplugged Conference at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Nigel, in Dana Point, California, on Tuesday, September 11, 2007. Terry D. Growcock, Manitowoc's chairman of the board, will begin speaking at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time (1:00 p.m. Pacific...
