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LOS ANGELES -- RPD Catalyst, LLC, a privately owned firm that invests in real estate assets throughout the country has closed Catalyst Fund 1 LLC with $65 million. Catalyst Fund 1 will leverage this equity and plans to acquire $250 million in value-add, opportunistic and niche-market investments in office, retail, industrial and mixed-use properties, actively targeting Milwaukee for acquisitions.   "Through...

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By Patrick Fitzgerald WisBusiness.com The Multi-State Working Group’s 10th annual workshop, "International Dialogue on Ecological Policy," is set to bring members of the international business community together on how to work in concert with evolving ecological policies that will be mandated for the global market in the imminent future. The conference, to be held from June 17-20 in Madison, is...

As expected, AirTran Holdings Inc. announced today it will extend its "final" tender offer of $15 per share of Midwest Air Group Inc., the Oak Creek-based parent company of Midwest Airlines. AirTran said the offer will be extended until midnight EDT on Friday, Aug. 10. The extension means the offer will be in play when Midwest Air Group conducts its annual...

PORTLAND, Ore., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Save Your World(TM) (http://www.saveyourworld.com/) announced today that Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ:WFMI) , the world's leading natural and organic grocery store, has approved Save Your Skin(TM) exfoliating soaps, body lotions, and shower gels for sale in its Midwest stores. Products are available in the Ann Arbor and Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madison, Wisconsin, and Halstead...

MADISON, Wis., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Sub-Zero, Inc., and Wolf Appliance, Inc., leading manufacturers of premium refrigeration and cooking appliances, today announced a complete renovation to their Web sites, accessible at http://www.subzero.com/ and http://www.wolfappliance.com/. The new sites reflect fresh thinking about how people use the Web for product information and ideas and also acts as a virtual showroom igniting...

MILWAUKEE, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midwest Air Group, Inc. (AMEX:MEH) , parent company of Midwest Airlines, today acknowledged the announcement by AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI) of the results of its unsolicited exchange offer, which expired Friday, June 8. Regardless of the results, the company's board of directors continues to believe there is greater value for shareholders in the company's long-term...

QuadMed Clinics at Quad/Graphics' West Allis Facility and at Briggs & Stratton and Miller Brewing Company Will Offer Free Healthcare to a Pilot Group of 50 Uninsured Milwaukee County Residents MILWAUKEE, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- MilwaukeeCares has partnered with QuadMed, the medical division of printer Quad/Graphics, to pilot a program for coordinating free access to healthcare for low income,...

Madison, Wis. (June 8, 2007) – Matt Giesfeldt will attempt to set the Guinness World Record for continuous stationary bicycling on the campus of Edgewood College from June 12 to June 15. Giesfeldt, a 2006 graduate of the College and fourth grade teacher at Jefferson Elementary School in Janesville, Wis., plans to pedal 85 hours to raise money for...

KENOSHA, Wis., June 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When nine-year-old Ian Baker gets stage fright, he just glances at the grown men around him and is instantly reassured. One of those men is David Baker, his father. Father and son are members of the all-male Spirit of Phoenix chorus, one of 800-plus choruses that comprise the Barbershop Harmony Society. "For Ian, it's fun...

MILWAUKEE, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Your music video could be viewed by users from all corners of the globe. Unsigned singers from around the world can now upload original music videos at http://www.algeka.com/, the Web's home for the coolest new music. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070611/AQM016) On June 15, fans will begin casting their votes. The video with the most votes by Aug. 15,...