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  The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund will be conducting an application workshop in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Friday, September 7, 2007, on the application to receive financial and technical assistance through the FY 2008 round of the CDFI Fund’s Native American CDFI Assistance (NACA) Program. Friday, September 7, 2007 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – CDFI NACA Program Application...

WisBusiness.com Luncheon Series: MG&E CEO Gary Wolter Wednesday, September 12 11:45 a.m. The Madison Club WisBusiness.com, The Madison Club and Madison Magazine present "The Madison Business Luncheon" on September 12 with special guest Gary Wolter, the chairman, president and CEO of Madison Gas & Electric. The event is sponsored by Wipfli and University Research Park. See a recent Madison Magazine profile of Wolter: Walking the...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com The median household income in Wisconsin rose by 3.5 percent in 2006, far outstripping the national increase of seven-tenths of 1 percent, according to new U.S. Census Bureau figures. For the Badger State, the median household income is now $48,772 – slightly above the comparable national figure of $48,201. The city with the...

Partnership fuels sales growth, productivity gains   MADISON, Wis. –  Wisconsin manufacturers report that assistance they received from the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP) last year produced an economic benefit of $137 million, much of it in sales growth.   The FY 2007 economic impact is based on 136 surveys completed by WMEP-assisted companies and compiled by an independent national research firm.  Manufacturers...

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Who: Allen L. Leverett - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Wisconsin Energy Corporation (NYSE:WEC) What: Lehman Brothers Energy/Power Conference Leverett will present an...

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Travelers flying Midwest Airlines (AMEX:MEH) between Milwaukee and both Philadelphia and Omaha will see increased frequency and aircraft upgrades beginning October 1. The announcement is the next step in the airline's continuing roll-out of a comprehensive 2007 strategic plan, which includes new destinations, route additions, frequency increases and aircraft upgrades. The airline will add a...

PEWAUKEE, Wis., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Jim Doyle, proclaiming the 2007-2008 school year the strongest ever for personal finance education, is applauding Wisconsin credit unions for the "teen savvy" personal finance program the not-for-profit financial institutions are providing free to teachers and students at all 603 of the state's public high schools this fall. The brass|STUDENT PROGRAM is...

eStore Affiliates program provides a new means for small to mid-size organizations to promote and sell eFilm Workstation(TM), the world's most widely used diagnostic workstation MILWAUKEE, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Merge Healthcare, (Nasdaq: MRGE; TSX: MRG), a leading medical imaging software and services provider, announced the creation of a new eStore Affiliates program, which enables participating organizations to sell...

Niceware Healthcare unit is now licensed to supply ISBT 128-compliant label design and printing software solutions to healthcare providers, blood banks and laboratories MILWAUKEE, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Niceware(R) International, LLC is excited to announce that ICCBBA, Inc. granted licensing rights that enables Niceware Healthcare to provide ISBT 128-compliant blood bag labeling software solutions that support ISBT 128-compliant data...

17 Companies and 11 Communities Represented on Inc. 5,000; 8 Companies Among Top 15 Businesses on Wisconsin 75   NEW NORTH, August 28, 2007 – Inc. Magazine recently released its list of the 5,000 fastest growing companies in the country, and with 17 companies and 11 communities from Northeast Wisconsin, the New North is well-represented on the list.   “The New North...