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By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Are church-going folk a better risk? Jim Wallace, CEO of the GuideOne Mutual Insurance Co. thinks so, though he doesn’t have any actuarial tables to back up his “gut feeling.” But a lack of statistics didn’t stop him from launching FaithGuard, an auto and auto and homeowners policy his company offers in...

Contact: Plumer Lovelace Imagine Brainwave Technology Office: 608-235-8887 plovelace@imaginei3.com 1.1 Imagine Brainwave Technology’s educational media expertise will help Madison schools deliver hometown history online. 1.2 Madison Metropolitan School District is partnering with Imagine Brainwave Technology to deliver Web-based support for educators that need to teach new lesson plans on 150 years of Madison history to area third graders. The Madison, Wisconsin educational media consulting firm will...

Veolia ES Solid Waste, Inc., Milwaukee Jeff Meredith, 770-565-1983 Jeff.Meredith@veoliaes.com or Veolia Environmental Services North America Denisse Ike, 630-218-1751 Denisse.ike@veoliaes.com or On Ideas Denise Graham, 904-354-2600 denisegraham@onideas.com MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Veolia ES Solid Waste, Inc. today announced the signature of an agreement with Allied Waste Industries to acquire certain of Allied’s integrated solid waste landfill and collection assets in the east-central and southeastern United States. The assets include a collection company and...

Contact: Ray Knutilla of Ladish Co., Inc. 414-747-3568 Fax: 414-747-2680; or William J. Libby Libby Communications 231-755-4111 Fax: 231-755-4144 CUDAHY, Wisc., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ladish Co., Inc. (www.ladishco.com) (NASDAQ:LDSH) has announced the expansion of its manufacturing capabilities in Poland. The new manufacturing capabilities support customer demand for value-added operations to forged products for aerospace and industrial markets. The capital investment of $5...

Contact: Financial Mark Van Genderen 414-343-8002 Media Bob Klein 414-343-4433 both of Harley-Davidson, Inc. MILWAUKEE, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) has announced the election of Jochen Zeitz to the Company's Board of Directors, effective today. Zeitz is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Puma AG (XETRA:PUMMY). "Jochen brings a wealth of international consumer products business expertise and strong leadership in financial management, marketing and...

Contact: The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc., Tampa Adrienne Drew Local Marketing Specialist 813-881-0055 x149 APPLETON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc., the nation’s largest fondue restaurant franchise and The Melting Pot of Appleton, the local franchise in Appleton, Wis. that is locally owned and operated by Jay and Heidi Supple, along with their partners John and Doreen Supple, today announced their cooperative attempt to...

Contact: Investors - Alex Lombardo 703-573-9317 Media - Jennifer Beranek 608-661-4754 both for Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. MADISON, Wis., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:WOLF) , North America's leading family of indoor waterpark resorts, today reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. Second Quarter 2007 Highlights -- Reported Adjusted EBITDA of $11.5 million and Adjusted net loss per ...

Touts New State-of-the-Art Safety Design Used on the Marquette Interchange   Governor Jim Doyle today announced the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) will complete inspections of the 15 deck truss bridges in the state within the next two weeks.  A 16th deck truss bridge located in Burnett County has been removed and is currently being rebuilt.  The Governor also directed WisDOT...