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CHICAGO, May 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As spring changes into summer, school begins to wind down, and parents everywhere begin to look for activities they can engage in with their children, Prevent Child Abuse America and Kohl's are preparing to launch Kohl's Kids Days events this May from Maine to North Carolina. The Kohl's Kids Days will be in-store events...

56.6 Percent Outstanding Shares, or More than 13.9 Million Shares, Tendered to Date - ORLANDO, Fla., May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 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 June 8, 2007. As of the close...

NEENAH, Wis., May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- June is Potty Training Awareness Month -- the most popular time of year to embark upon potty training. As approximately four million toddlers get ready to potty train in America this year, PULL-UPS(R) helps make the transition to training pants from diapers easier with Easy Open Sides on all its Training Pants. Only PULL-UPS(R)...

CHICAGO, May 17, 2007 -- Baird Capital Partners (BCP) and Baird Venture Partners (BVP), respectively the U.S.-based buyout and venture capital funds of Baird Private Equity, will sponsor the third annual Asian Private Equity & Venture Forum titled “Asian & US Midcap Dealmakers: Opportunities For Market Access, Technology and Productivity.”  The conference is scheduled for June 4-6 at the...

MADISON - In an effort to strengthen and sustain its leadership in the companion fields of stem cell research and regenerative medicine, the University of Wisconsin-Madison will establish a new Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center.The announcement of the new center, to be made today (May 17) at a public lecture by famed developmental biologist Ian Wilmut, the creator...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON – TDS President and CEO Dave Wittwer said today he continues to support the cable competition bill now before the Joint Finance Committee and remains convinced it will be passed into law and signed by the governor. Supporters say the legislation, which allows traditional telecommunications carriers like TDS and AT&T to enter...

By Gregg Hoffmann WisBusiness.com LA CROSSE - It looks like a deal between the La Crosse Center and a NBA Development League team may be dead. Larry Crain Jr., owner of the Arkansas RimRockers, told the La Crosse Tribune the latest proposal from the Center board does not meet the requirements needed for the move of his franchise. Crain said he was...

Madison—First Lady Jessica Doyle will kick off Money Smart Week Wisconsin 2007 at a rally at the Executive Residence on Wednesday, May 16 at 1:00 p.m.   The event will take place following a meeting of the Governor’s Council on Financial Literacy (GCFL) which originated the idea for the event.   Mrs. Doyle is Honorary Chair of the GCFL.  Money Smart...

MADISON, Wis., May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Foundry(R) Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO) , a leader in automated rich media communications technology, today announced that the company used its patented Mediasite(R) technology to webcast the Campbell University graduation ceremonies so that a father, a soldier stationed overseas in Iraq, could view his daughter graduate. Since February 11, 2007, Lieutenant Colonel Charley Magruder has...