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APPLETON, Wis., May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Appleton's net sales for the first quarter ended April 1, 2007, decreased 5.1 percent to $255.3 million compared to net sales of $268.9 million for the same quarter of 2006. Appleton reported a net loss of $0.1 million for first quarter 2007 compared to net income of $5.6 million for first quarter 2006. (Logo:...

CHICAGO, May 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Six Wisconsin cities and one Indian reservation have been awarded a total of $3.2 million in federal Brownfields grants, according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5. The largest grant awarded in Wisconsin was a $1 million award to the Milwaukee Redevelopment Authority. The cities of Baraboo, Green Bay and West Allis, as well...

STURGEON BAY, Wis., May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Baylake Corp. (BULLETIN BOARD: BYLK) , a bank holding company with $1.1 billion in assets, reported a first quarter net loss of $2.3 million or $0.29 basic loss per share, as compared to income of $1.3 million or $0.17 basic earnings per share in the first quarter of 2006. Impacting the first...

Team becomes first MLB franchise to use StratTix data analytics to increase revenues BOSTON, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Milwaukee Brewers, currently off to the best start of any season in franchise history, will keep loyal fans coming to the park by using StratBridge's StratTix software to analyze ticket sales data. The Brewers are the first Major League Baseball (MLB)...

64 schools across the country competed for the grand prize, a cash contribution to support literacy and student enrichment AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In celebration of 24 years of Chrysler Group minivan production and more than 11 million vehicles sold, the Chrysler Group is proud to award five winning schools of the Drive for Your School...

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WisBusiness.com Luncheon Series: TDS Telecom President & CEO Dave Wittwer5/16/2007 11:45 a.m.The Madison Club, Madison. WisBusiness.com, The Madison Club and Madison Magazine present "The Madison Business Luncheon" with special guest Dave Wittwer, president and CEO of TDS Telecom. Wittwer joined TDS in 1983 and in his 24-year career worked hisway up to his current position as president and CEO....

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Until now a “virtual” company, Stemina Biomarker Discovery, Inc. will soon enter the world of bricks, mortar and lab equipment – thanks to $1 million in state grants and low interest loans announced this morning by Gov. Jim Doyle. Doyle used the lab of Dr. Gabriela Cezar, a...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON – Gov. Jim Doyle said today that he hopes the pending $7.4 billion sale of the money-hemorrhaging Chrysler Group to a private equity firm will not affect the Chrysler engine plant in Kenosha and its 850 workers. The company lost $1.5 billion last year. “We want those jobs to...

Door Co. growers cheery over cherry season so far