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MADISON, Wis., June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Direct Response Forum (DRF), the leading trade association for payments professionals in the direct response industry, today announced that the 2007 Forum has been approved for up to 13 Certified Treasury Professional (CTP(SM))/Certified Cash Manager (CCM(SM)) recertification credit(s) by the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP(R)). This year's DRF annual meeting will be...

APPLETON, Wis., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Appleton announced today that Terry M. Murphy and Andrew F. Reardon have been elected to its board of directors. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030106/CGM007LOGO) Murphy, 58, is executive vice president and chief financial officer of A.O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) . The company is one of the world's leading suppliers of residential and commercial water heating equipment, and one of...

NEENAH, Wis., June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Plexus Corp. (NASDAQ:PLXS) understands that a putative class action complaint was filed against it today in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Other named defendants include Dean A. Foate, F. Gordon Bitter, and John L. Nussbaum. While Plexus has not yet been served a copy of the Complaint,...

SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Ralph F. Stayer, the founder of Johnsonville Sausage, passed away on June 24, 2007 at the age of 92. Ralph F. (RF) Stayer is survived by his wife of 69 years, Alice; his two children, Ralph C. Stayer and Launa Stayer-Maloney, and 27 direct descendents. RF was a true American entrepreneur who taught by...

WASHINGTON, June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two more defendants pleaded guilty in Milwaukee to charges of criminal copyright infringement as a result of their selling counterfeit software on eBay, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher for the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Steven M. Biskupic for the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced today. Robert Koster of Jonesboro, Ark., pleaded guilty before...

ELMWOOD, Wis., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers, microbiologists, dental professionals and organizations have known for decades about potential risks and concerns of disease transmission caused by dental water containing high levels of bacteria and biofilm. As health professionals became more aware of diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis/respiratory infections, hepatitis, bacterial endocarditis, legionnaires disease and pseudomonas-related diseases in immune-compromised patients,...

Canine Athletes Enjoy 'The best care in the air' Between Ft. Lauderdale and New York MILWAUKEE, June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Long recognized for providing "The best care in the air," Midwest Airlines (AMEX:MEH) yesterday extended its commitment to customer service to two special canine athletes and their trainer. Mako, an Australian shepherd, and Nemo, a Jack Russell terrier, flew...

Supreme Court's Decision Revives Free Speech Protections for Grassroots Lobbying WASHINGTON, June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In one of its most important rulings this term, the Supreme Court today overturned portions of the controversial McCain-Feingold campaign finance law that restrict grassroots lobbying directed to Senators and Congressmen facing reelection. Wisconsin Right to Life, an anti-abortion group, had argued that this...

MADISON - - Forward Wisconsin’s annual Chicago Marketing Mission held last week proved again that the Windy City is a fertile market in which to recruit corporate expansions and business investment. Five teams of Wisconsin economic development professionals met with over 30 Chicago area CEOs, real estate consultants and “headquarter” company executives on June 20-21 in the Chicago area and found that businesses continue...

Gov. Jim Doyle’s administration couldn’t convince the Joint Finance Committee to embrace his biofuels initiative. But the administration is hoping Senate Dems will find a way to resurrect it. Doyle last week called on Republicans to support his $30 million plan for renewable energy. Republicans have criticized the plan because it would pay for it using money out of the...