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MILWAUKEE, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Merge Technologies Incorporated, doing business as Merge Healthcare (Nasdaq: MRGE; TSX: MRG), a leading provider of medical imaging software and services, announces that it will delay the filing of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 and will be filing a Form 12b-25 with the Securities and Exchange...

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midwest Air Group, Inc. (AMEX:MEH) today reported July performance data, including record traffic and load factors for the month. At the group level, a 25.9% increase in traffic outpaced a 24.9% increase in capacity, resulting in a 0.7 percentage point increase in load factor compared with July 2006. Revenue per total available seat mile decreased...

APPLETON, Wis., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Appleton will release its second quarter 2007 financial results after market close on August 15, 2007. Mark Richards, chief executive officer, and Tom Ferree, chief financial officer, will host a teleconference to discuss those results with the investment community on August 16 at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030106/CGM007LOGO) The call will be broadcast live over...

MADISON - University of Wisconsin-Madison limnologist Stephen Carpenter joins the select ranks of the world's most distinguished lake researchers next week, when he will receive the highest international honor in his field.Carpenter will be awarded the Naumann-Thienemann medal on Monday, Aug. 13, at the triennial meeting of the International Society of Limnology in Montreal, Quebec. This medal, named for...

Madison - "One man's trash is another man's treasure."The truth in this adage is evident in the sheer volume of "recycled" merchandise Americans purchase at thrift sales, secondhand stores and flea markets.Now, engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of New Hampshire have launched the Recycled Materials Resource Center (RMRC), an effort that encourages a similar waste-to-resources...

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CRITICARE SYSTEMS, INC. (AMEX:CMD). It is with great sadness that Criticare Systems, Inc. announces the passing of board member Sam B. Humphries on August 7, 2007. Mr. Humphries joined the Criticare board in January 2006, quickly becoming a major contributor in the formation of the company’s strategic direction. He will be greatly missed. Criticare employees and board members...

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Badger Meter, Inc. (AMEX: BMI) today announced a 12.5% increase in its quarterly common stock dividend to 9.0 cents per share from 8.0 cents per share. The increased dividend is payable September 14, 2007 to shareholders of record August 31, 2007. The new annual dividend rate for the common stock is 36 cents per share. “This is our...

Two leading Wisconsin companies lauded by “Older Worker Champion” U.S. Senator Herb Kohl for their proven success in hiring and retaining mature workers BOSTON, EAU CLAIRE, Wis. & GREEN BAY, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RetirementJobs.com, the #1 career website for job-seekers aged 50+, today announced that it has independently evaluated and bestowed its coveted...

MILWAUKEE, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZBB Energy Corporation (AMEX: ZBB) today announced the voluntary suspension of its securities from trading on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX), effective from the close of trading today, Australian time. This initiative is undertaken to allow the orderly removal of ZBB from the official list of the ASX to be effective on August 9, 2007. This planned...

August 10, 2007 New York, NY – Broadcast Interactive Media announced today that it has now successfully launched YouNewsTV in over 25 markets in conjunction with TV station partners, including markets such as Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Milwaukee, and Buffalo. KCRG, the ABC affiliate in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, reported record website traffic following the launch of YouNews™ on their...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Superior Plus, the Canadian owner of Port Edwards’ ERCO Worldwide chemical plant, announced Wednesday that it will spend $95 million to convert the facility to a mercury free membrane technology. See release htttp://www.wisbusiness.com/1008/070808ErcoSuperior.pdf The conversion will begin immediately, the company said, and start-up of what ERCO officials are calling...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Recent storms provided much-needed moisture for farmers in the southern tier of the state, but dry conditions continue north of Stevens Point, according to farmers and the most recent report from the Wisconsin Agriculture Statistics Service. Though Rock and Dane counties got more than four inches of rain and La Crosse...