June 30th Deadline for Wisconsin Microsoft Settlement Claims-Consumers and Needy Schools Stand to Gain
MILWAUKEE, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- June 30th is the last day for Wisconsin consumers and businesses to claim up to $233,896,000 in benefits from a class action settlement with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) , the lawyers involved in the Court-approved settlement announced today. The settlement includes Wisconsin consumers, businesses, and governmental entities that acquired Microsoft software from...
4imprint Gives Classic Bic(R) Pens a Metallic Twist
OSHKOSH, Wis., June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- A Wisconsin-based company is giving the Bic(R) Clic(R), Bic(R) Clic Stic(R) and Bic(R) Round Stic(R) shiny, new looks.
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After scouring the globe for the hottest, on-trend colors, 4imprint, an Oshkosh, Wisconsin-based promotional products vendor, created contemporary new colors for the classic Bic(R) pens. As industry exclusives and promotional products best-sellers, the metallic colors...
AirTran Holdings, Inc., Extends Midwest Tender Offer
ORLANDO, Fla. (June 11, 2007) – AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), the parent of AirTran Airways, today announced that the company is extending its latest tender offer of $15 per share of Midwest Air Group (Amex: MEH) until 12:00 Midnight EDT on August 10, 2007.As of the close of business on June 8, 2007, shareholders have agreed to tender...
SECRETARY BURKE ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENT
MADISON – Department of Commerce (Commerce) Secretary Mary P. Burke today announced that Henry Wilde has been appointed Commerce Administrator of the Business Development Division.
“Henry Wilde has strong background in business development and entrepreneurship as well as domestic social and economic issues brings a wealth of state government experience at the senior management level,” Secretary Burke said. “He will be a...
WisBusiness: Entrepreneurs conference should draw 400
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
Eric Antonson, who runs a 2-year-old business dubbed U.S. TrailMaps Inc., has attended numerous conferences to help give his Wausau-based interactive software company a leg-up.
Among them are the Wisconsin Technology Council’s Early Stage Symposium and the Entrepreneurs Conference, both of which gave him valuable contacts. The early stage symposium even led...
Clock is ticking on AirTran’s ‘final’ offer
AirTran Holdings Inc.'s "final" offer to acquire Midwest Air Group Inc. is due to expire at 11 p.m. CDT today.
Neither company commented this morning about the looming deadline.
AirTran's hostile takeover bid for the Oak Creek-based parent company of Midwest Airlines includes an offer of $15 per share of Midwest stock. As of the close of...
Foreclosures remain high in state, but dip slightly from April
Newly released data compiled by ForeclosuresWI.com, a leading provider of Wisconsin foreclosure resources and statistics, suggests that Wisconsin foreclosures remain at escalated levels.
After rising 34 percent in 2006, Wisconsin as a whole had 7,697 foreclosure filingsin the first five months of 2007, which on average, equates to nearly 73 foreclosures filed every business day. While May 2007...
