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MADISON, Wis., April 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wisconsin Humanities Council, with the help of the Verizon Foundation, is offering Wisconsin's teachers, librarians, and other literacy instructors an opportunity to receive the newly updated Motheread/Fatheread Story Exploring(R) curriculum at half the cost of normal tuition. Instruction will take place June 26, 2007 in Madison at the UW-Extension's Pyle Center. A gift...

EAGAN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2007--Northwest Airlines(Pink Sheets:NWACQ) said today that it has reached a tentativecontract agreement with its flight attendants, represented by theAssociation of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA).   "Over the past several days, we have engaged in many hours ofintense negotiations with the AFA on a new collective bargainingagreement. We are pleased to have reached this tentative agreement,which would give...

MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First quarter increases in new business, total revenue and operating profit over the same period last year have propelled software developer Standard Networks to a new record of seventy-two consecutive profitable quarters. The MOVEit family of enterprise managed file transfer software products by Standard Networks are in production use at a wide variety of companies and government...

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mapping Wisconsin Communities will be the focus of beginner-level workshops in Madison and Milwaukee designed to teach the fundamentals of using GIS and Census data for community analysis. Presented by New Urban Research Inc. of Portland, Ore., the one-day workshops are designed for social service providers, academic researchers, urban planners and anyone who performs community demographic analysis...

NEENAH, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bemis Company, Inc. (NYSE:BMS) today reported quarterly diluted earnings of $0.45 per share for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared to $0.35 per share for the same quarter of 2006, a 28.0 percent improvement. Excluding restructuring and related charges and gains recorded in each period, results for the first quarter of 2007 would have increased...

Strong financial segment performance leads quarterly results BROOKFIELD, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading provider of technology solutions, today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2007. Total revenues for the quarter increased 11% to $1.22 billion compared with $1.10 billion in 2006. Earnings per share for the quarter...

MADISON - The state Public Service Commission has granted Madison Gas and Electric a $12.2 million rate hike for 2007, due to higher-than-anticipated costs for electricity earlier this year. The increase means typical residential customers will see a $2 increase in their monthly bills. In addition, the commission ordered MGE to give its customers a $2.4 million credit...

By Dan Polley WisBuness.com MILWAUKEE - Gov. Jim Doyle announced initiatives today to retain a manufacturing workforce to keep Wisconsin among the leaders in the industry. “To me, manufacturing is the heart of this state. We make things in Wisconsin. We make good things in Wisconsin,” Doyle said to a crowd of about 800 small- and medium-sized business...

By Tracy Will WisBusiness.com Tribal Transportation Conference GREEN BAY - The construction season is gearing up in northern Wisconsin and the opportunity is increasing for minority businesses to participate in these large road projects, Wisconsin Transportation Department Secretary Frank Busalacchi said Tuesday at the Tribal Transportation Conference. With Highway 41 on the drawing board, state transportation officials...