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GREEN BAY, Wis., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In connection with the Edison Electric Institute's upcoming Financial Conference, WPS Resources Corporation (NYSE:WPS) will webcast its formal presentation to the financial community on Tuesday morning, November 7, at 11:00 a.m. Central Time. A live audio webcast of the presentation and the slide materials can be accessed at http://www.wpsr.com/investor/presentations.asp . A replay of...

Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE:  BBI, BBI.B) today announced that it is giving online renters unprecedented access to movies through the introduction of BLOCKBUSTER Total Access™, a movie rental program that gives online customers the option of returning their DVDs through the mail or exchanging them at more than 5,000 participating BLOCKBUSTER® stores for free in-store movie rentals.  The new program,...

Contact: Laurie Fischer - Executive Director, Dairy Business Association Phone: 920-491-9956 Email: lfischer@widba.com November 1, 2006 –UW Discovery Farms is ready to unveil how the latest run-off research will affect Wisconsin dairy operations, and producers can hear it first at the Seventh Annual Dairy Business Association Business Conference set for November 29 and 30 at the Monona Terrace in...

By Bree Andersen WisBusiness.com MADISON, Wis. -- As nearly 76 million baby boomers reach retirement age by 2011, Transitions Inc. is anticipating its own “boom.” Now in its 10th year, Transitions Inc. is a Wisconsin-based, senior moving management company designed specifically to meet the needs of mature adults and their families with busy lifestyles. It provides needed services to Dane...

MADISON, Wis., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Navitus Health Solutions LLC announced that the State of Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) has renewed its current agreement with the pharmacy benefits provider for a term of four years. As such, Navitus will continue to provide a comprehensive and cost-effective pharmacy benefit program for more than 230,000 state and local...

Alliant Energy Corp. (NYSE:LNT) today reported income and earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2006 of $87.8 million and $0.75, respectively, compared to $99.6 million and $0.85 for the same period in 2005. Alliant Energy's net income and EPS for the third quarter of 2006 were $78.8 million and $0.67, respectively, compared to...

DENVER, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Homewatch CareGivers, providing independence and peace-of-mind through professional in-home care services, has announced the completion of a partnership agreement with Seven Oaks Rehabilitation and Health Center of Glendale, Wisconsin. "This agreement helps further align Homewatch CareGivers with long term care providers across the nation," said Homewatch CareGivers President Leann Reynolds. "It also allows organizations such...

MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Karen Lincoln Michel, state bureau chief of the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Wisconsin, has been elected president of UNITY: Journalists of Color Inc. for the 2007-2009 term. The 17-member UNITY board of directors unanimously elected Lincoln Michel, a past president of the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA), on Saturday during the board's fall meeting...

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION (NASDAQ:STRT) today announced that Master Lock Company and STRATTEC are introducing RE-Codeable Lock technology for application on certain Master Lock Products. During the 2006 Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX), held in Las Vegas NV from October 30 through November 2, 2006, Master Lock Company will be displaying a variety of residential,...