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The Wisconsin Policy Research Institute today released an analysis of themost recent version of the health care proposal known as the WisconsinHealth Plan (WHP).  Under the second version of the WHP, released Wednesday,claims are made that it will provide health care for nearly everyone and atlower cost.  The plan also throws in a tax cut for good measure.  “If...

Coalition Demanding Organic Integrity Prevails PIXLEY, Calif., June 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After a seven-year-long battle between organic farmers and consumers and the USDA, the first of a handful of industrial-scale dairies, producing what they claimed was organic milk, has been shutdown by regulators. The Cornucopia Institute, a Wisconsin based organic watchdog, announced that the Case Vander Eyk Jr. in...

Project to create 35 jobs   MADISON— Governor Jim Doyle today announced $250,000 in Technology Zone tax credits for Contour Plastics, a growing Baldwin company that produces injection molded parts for the medical industry.  The company's expansion project is expected to create 35 new jobs for the area.   "Wisconsin's economy is on the move," Governor Doyle said. "We have to ensure all...

New Percent-of-Revenue Lease Option Provides Owner-Operators Choice GREEN BAY, Wis., June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Schneider National, Inc., a premier provider of transportation, logistics and intermodal services, today announced that the company is offering a new Percent-of-Revenue lease option to Schneider owner-operators that will provide a competitive advantage over other trucking companies. "This new Percent-of-Revenue-based lease option affords owner-operators the freedom...

CHICAGO, June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago has awarded approximately $10.5 million to help finance more than 2,300 affordable housing units located primarily in Illinois and Wisconsin through its Affordable Housing Program (AHP) competitive grant process. The Bank plans to award a second round of grants later this year. "This is an especially satisfying announcement...

MANITOWOC, Wis., June 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (NYSE:MTW) today announced that it will redeem its 10-1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012, effective August 1, 2007. As set forth in the indenture for the notes, Manitowoc will pay holders 105.25 percent of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest up to the redemption date. The company will...

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,...

By WisBusiness Staff Early-stage investments such as “angel capital” in Wisconsin grew by 54 percent in 2006 compared to 2005, a growth rate that dramatically exceeded the reported U.S. average for the year, according to the Wisconsin Technology Council. The study, prepared by David J. Ward of NorthStar Economics, tracked a total of nearly $103 million in early-stage...

By Ryann Petit-Frere Wisconsin Technology MILWAUKEE – Jan Eddy, an entrepreneur who built and rebuilt tech-based companies in Wisconsin, is the 2007 winner of the “Seize the Day” award. She will speak over lunch Wednesday, June 13, at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference in Milwaukee. To register for the luncheon or the full conference at the Milwaukee...