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NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) today announced that it has reached an agreement to sell Universal Silencer Inc. (USI) to the Stirling Group, led by current USI general manager Randy Eppli. The newly formed Stirling Group includes other key members of Universal Silencer’s management team. Universal Silencer, currently part of the Cummins Filtration business, provides unique solutions in industrial...

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE: KSS) reported today that sales for the five-week period ending October 6, 2007 increased 5.9 percent over the five-week period ending September 30, 2006. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 3.2 percent. For the 35 weeks ending October 6, 2007, total sales were up 9.2 percent over the 35 weeks ending September...

MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TomoTherapy Incorporated (NASDAQ:TTPY) announced today the pricing of a public offering of 8,500,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $22.25 per share. All of the shares are being sold by certain selling shareholders of TomoTherapy. TomoTherapy will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling shareholders. The closing...

User Friendly Analytical Monitoring & Reporting Application Ensures Fast, Actionable Decision Making Tailored to the Food Service Industry FSTec - Annual International Foodservice Technology Exposition ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RedPrairie Corporation, a leading consumer driven optimization company, unveiled today Retail Performance Management™ for Food Service. Built...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com A Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce “Eggs and Issues” breakfast that featured Mayor Dave Cieslewicz Wednesday morning was “professional and respectful,” according to attendees. But it probably did little to bridge the gap between the mayor and a business community upset over his appointment of Bill Clingan to head an economic and community development...

By Gregg Hoffmann WisBusiness.com SPARTA - A tentative settlement between the developers of an ethanol plant and a food processor in Sparta has been reached. Coulee Area Renewable Energy (CARE) and Century Foods issued a joint press release Tuesday, saying that all claims related to CARE’s proposal for an ethanol plant in the Sparta industrial park have been settled. CARE...

Grant will fund temporary jobs to assist with cleanup and recovery WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $1,220,000 grant, with $420,000 released initially, to the state of Wisconsin to help create temporary jobs to aid cleanup and recovery efforts resulting from recent flooding in central and western parts of the state. "This $1.2...

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Directors of A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.18 per share on Common Stock and Class A Common Stock. The dividend is payable on Nov. 15 to shareholders of record Oct. 31. First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact: jpellegrino@aosmith.com Source: A. O. Smith Corporation

Member brokers of Wisconsin Association of Mortgage Brokers recognize Fairway for excellence in industry performance SUN PRAIRIE, Wis., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, a mortgage broker/banker with over 100 branches nationwide, was recently presented with the prestigious Broker of the Year award by the Wisconsin Association of Mortgage Brokers (WAMB), at the state's annual broker convention....