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In the news release, SBA Stands Ready to Assist Victims of Recent Severe Storms And Flooding In Wisconsin, issued 29-Aug-2007 by U.S. Small Business Administration over PR Newswire, we are advised by the organization that the fourth paragraph, first sentence, should read "The declared counties of Crawford, La Crosse, Richland, Sauk and Vernon are eligible to apply for Physical...

Three Days of Training in IT Project Management Fundamentals - September 25-27, 2007 - MILWAUKEE, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Trissential's Project Management Essentials training builds and enhances the foundation for success in all five areas of project management -- initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and closing. Intensive training over three days is designed to improve implementation, lower rework, enhance communication,...

NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE - MILWAUKEE, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- As college students across the country head back to campus, Northwestern Mutual is celebrating! This fall marks the landmark 40th anniversary of the Company's award-winning college internship program, one of America's Top Ten internships. The program has been providing real-world education in business and...

RACINE, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE:MOD), a diversified global leader in thermal management technology and solutions, announced today it has been awarded programs from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. of Ulsan, South Korea, to supply air conditioning systems for all the 9-Series Excavators in Korea and China, and the engine cooling module for the 9-Series R1400W Excavator in Korea....

PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(Grassroots Newswire) In conjunction with National Preparedness Month, Culver’s® restaurants in 16 states are donating 10 percent of sales on Wednesday, Sept. 12 to participating American Red Cross® chapters during a system-wide ‘Day of Giving’ fundraising event. In addition, guests will be able to give personal donations in canisters available at each location. Culver’s estimates...

  The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund will be conducting an application workshop in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Friday, September 7, 2007, on the application to receive financial and technical assistance through the FY 2008 round of the CDFI Fund’s Native American CDFI Assistance (NACA) Program. Friday, September 7, 2007 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – CDFI NACA Program Application...

WisBusiness.com Luncheon Series: MG&E CEO Gary Wolter Wednesday, September 12 11:45 a.m. The Madison Club WisBusiness.com, The Madison Club and Madison Magazine present "The Madison Business Luncheon" on September 12 with special guest Gary Wolter, the chairman, president and CEO of Madison Gas & Electric. The event is sponsored by Wipfli and University Research Park. See a recent Madison Magazine profile of Wolter: Walking the...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com The median household income in Wisconsin rose by 3.5 percent in 2006, far outstripping the national increase of seven-tenths of 1 percent, according to new U.S. Census Bureau figures. For the Badger State, the median household income is now $48,772 – slightly above the comparable national figure of $48,201. The city with the...

Partnership fuels sales growth, productivity gains   MADISON, Wis. –  Wisconsin manufacturers report that assistance they received from the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP) last year produced an economic benefit of $137 million, much of it in sales growth.   The FY 2007 economic impact is based on 136 surveys completed by WMEP-assisted companies and compiled by an independent national research firm.  Manufacturers...

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Who: Allen L. Leverett - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Wisconsin Energy Corporation (NYSE:WEC) What: Lehman Brothers Energy/Power Conference Leverett will present an...