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WisBusiness.com Ameritech Services has announced it will lay off 102 workers in Milwaukee when it shuts down the Wholesale Customer Care Center on North Milwaukee Street in late October. Other operations will continue at that location, company officials said. Nearly all of the employees are classified as “service workers.” Many are represented by the Communication Workers of...

By Patrick Fitzgerald WisBusiness.com Business leaders were largely skeptical of the “Healthy Wisconsin” care plan at today’s MMAC Blueprint Briefing in Milwaukee, which featured a panel debate over the controversial health care plan. As it stands, “Healthy Wisconsin” aims to provide health care coverage to state residents and employees, including coverage for mental health and substance abuse treatment....

$20 Million Expansion Will Create and Retain 278 Jobs WEST BEND – Governor Jim Doyle today announced $2 million to help Gehl Company expand their research and development and headquarters facilities in West Bend.  Governor Doyle joined with representatives from the City of West Bend, Washington County, the Milwaukee 7 and Gehl Company to announce the expansion, which is expected...

MADISON - The little blue pill may do more than get the blood pumping.  Sildenafil - the generic name for Viagra - also increases release of a reproductive hormone in rats, according to a new study.Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison report this month that sildenafil increases the amount of oxytocin released by stimulation of the posterior pituitary gland,...

New Deals with ESPN and Five NFL Teams Reinforce Brewer's Long-Standing Commitment to Pro Football and Its Fans MILWAUKEE, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Miller Brewing Company announced today that it has signed national and local sponsorship deals that will play key roles in Miller Lite's 2007 football promotion. Nationally, the brewer will team with ESPN for a powerful, season-long...

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION (NASDAQ:STRT) announced today that it is initiating the payment of regular quarterly dividends. At its meeting on August 21, 2007, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share. Additionally, the Board declared a special one-time cash dividend of $1.00 per common share. Both the...

The Search for the Perfect Fit Has Ended DODGEVILLE, Wis., Aug. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Within a few weeks the school year will have started for most, but will every student be ready? While some students have picked the perfect outfit for the first day back, others are still searching. It's not the lack of styles, colors or variety that's...

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- For children with allergies and asthma, going back to school presents questions beyond what to wear or bring. Are there peanuts in that birthday treat a classmate brought in? Will running in gym class trigger an exercise-induced asthma attack? Could a sting from a bee during recess cause anaphylactic shock? It is reported that...

MADISON, Wis., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Mirus Bio Corporation today announced that it has been awarded five federal grants and contracts since January of this year totaling $5.4 million. They include: -- Two Phase II SBIR grants totaling $2.4 million to further develop the Company's Dynamic PolyConjugates(TM) siRNA delivery platform and ...