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CHICAGO, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago announces the following changes to its Board of Directors, which become effective on January 1, 2007: Newly Elected Director (Illinois) Steven F. Rosenbaum, Chairman, President, and CEO of Prospect Federal Savings Bank in Worth, Illinois, has been elected to a three-year term on the Board of Directors by the...

NEENAH, Wis., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Neenah Foundry Company ("Neenah" or the "Company") today announced that it has terminated its cash tender offer and consent solicitation with respect to its 11% Senior Secured Notes due 2010 (the "Notes"). The tender offer and consent solicitation will not be completed because certain conditions to the Company's obligation to consummate the tender...

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Joy Global Inc. (NASDAQ:JOYG) announced today that it has priced an offering pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933 of $250 million principal amount of 6.00% senior notes due 2016 and $150 million principal amount of 6.625% senior notes due 2036. The net proceeds of the notes offering...

STOUGHTON, Wis., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Two-thirds of domestic Fortune 500 companies now use 3PLs for logistics and supply chain functions according to a new in-depth research report "Trends in 3PL/Customer Relationships" just issued by Armstrong & Associates. The report utilizes Armstrong & Associates' proprietary database of 2,864 3PL customer relationships and provides detailed information on the top outsourcers...

Jack Black and Writer/Director Liam Lynch Excited About Launch of Pick of Destiny Video Mash-Up Contest MADISON, Wis., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- ACIDplanet.com(R), one of the Internet's premier sites for user-generated music and video content and computer-based recording and remixing tools, has launched a new video mash-up contest featuring audio and video clips from the upcoming Tenacious D "Pick...

MADISON, Wis., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Media Software, a leading provider of music creation programs for the PC and FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide, the licensing division of FremantleMedia, one of the leading international creators and producers of programmed brands in the world, announced today the availability of American Idol(R) Jam Trax(TM) and American Idol Extreme Music Creator(TM) software, two...

MADISON, Wis., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:WOLF) , North America's leading family of indoor waterpark resorts, today reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. Third Quarter 2006 Highlights * Reported Adjusted EBITDA of $13.5 million, total revenues of $40.8 million, Adjusted net income of $4.1 million, and Adjusted...

MADISON, Wis.,— November 7, 2006 — Thanksgiving Day 2006 marks the third annual Berbee Derby 10k Run & 5k Run/Walk to benefit technology education in Wisconsin. Created by Berbee, a local information technology solution provider, the run will support the charitable activities of the company’s Technology Education Foundation.   “The Technology Education Foundation grant allowed us to expand our computer...

Nov. 7, 2006To: Editors, news directorsFrom: Nicole Miller, (608) 262-3636, nemiller2@wisc.eduRe: TIP/CONFERENCE LETS MIDDLE-SCHOOL GIRLS EXPLORE SCIENCE, MATH CAREERSMore than 430 middle-school girls will be at the University of Wisconsin-Madison onSaturday, Nov. 11, to explore careers in science, engineering and mathematics.  A conference, "Expanding Your Horizons," aims to encourage girls to consider careersin science, math and related fields in...