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Madison, Wis. (August 1, 2007) – Thanks to the help of local businessmen and women, Wisconsin DECA’s state-level competitive events are right on target.  Industry experts in the Madison area will volunteer their time on Thursday, August 2, 2007 at the Madison West Outback Steakhouse for Wisconsin DECA’s Writers Workshop.  Nineteen teachers gather for three days in order to...

MADISON, Wis., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Foundry(R) Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO) , a leader in automated rich media communications technology, today announced the company's Mediasite Event Services group will webcast Chief Executive magazine's annual CEO of the Year award ceremony. The event will take place tonight at 6:00 p.m. ET at the New York Stock Exchange. The Chief Executive 2007 CEO...

Madison, Wis. — Governor Doyle is pleased to announce that up to $2.0 million is available through the Wisconsin Comprehensive Planning Program to assist in the development and adoption of comprehensive plans. The Comprehensive Planning Grants will help local governments prepare plans to address long range community needs, assist economic development and guide the future growth of each community....

(Madison) Today, the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) released its statutorily required, biennial evaluation of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB).  As of December 31, 2006, SWIB managed $88.4 billion in assets.  Two Wisconsin Retirement System funds—the Core Retirement Investment Trust and the Variable Retirement Investment Trust—account for 94.1 percent of all assets managed by SWIB and fund...

MILWAUKEE, July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION (NASDAQ:STRT) today reported operating results for the fiscal fourth quarter ended July 1, 2007. Net sales for the Company's three months ended July 1, 2007 were $46.1 million, compared to net sales of $46.6 million for the three months ended July 2, 2006. Net income for the period was $3.4 million, compared...

WASHINGTON, July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Steven Preston, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), announced that low-interest disaster loans will be made available to Wisconsin residents and businesses affected by the severe storms and flooding that occurred on July 18, 2007. Administrator Preston took this action following a July 27 letter from Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle requesting a disaster...

WHITEWATER ­ Attracting new businesses and sustaining existing businesses iscrucial to economic growth and drawing consumers, companies and residents toa destination. The city of Milton, partnering with the University ofWisconsin-Whitewater¹s Small Business Development Center (SBDC), isconducting a Community Innovation project to build a core image to makeMilton a desired destination in anticipation of bypass road construction.Together with the Milton...

MADISON - In a study that demonstrates the promise of cell-based therapies for diseases that have proved intractable to modern medicine, a team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has shown it is possible to rescue the dying neurons characteristic of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neuromuscular disorder also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.The new work, conducted...

BELOIT, Wis., July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Regal Beloit Corporation (NYSE:RBC) today reported record financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007. This performance was lead by the strong performance of our industrial businesses, dampened by the impact of a continuing weak residential HVAC market and commodity inflation. The Company's initiatives continued to have a significant impact on...