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PEWAUKEE, Wis., March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- "Everyone loses," said Brett A. Thompson, President & CEO of the Wisconsin Credit Union League, in response to a recommendation to tax large credit unions included in a self-funded study released by the Wisconsin Bankers Association. "If credit unions were taxed, Wisconsin's working families would lose because they would see their tax burden grow....

MILWAUKEE, March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Johnson Controls, Inc. today announced that Susan M. Kreh was named corporate controller and elected as a vice president and corporate officer. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030423/JCILOGO ) Ms. Kreh, 45, joins Johnson Controls after 22 years with PPG Industries where she served in a variety of finance and operational roles, including the past five years as corporate treasurer. She...

MADISON, Wis. – New York Times best-selling author Oren Harari will keynote the 10th annual Manufacturing Matters! Conference on Wednesday, April 25, in Milwaukee.    More than 700 participants from 250 manufacturing firms are expected to attend Wisconsin’s leading conference devoted to manufacturing excellence.  Governor Jim Doyle will address the conference at 1:10 p.m. prior to the afternoon keynote speaker....

Wisconsin consumers could potentially save between  $121.30 and $149.01annually on their cable bills if more competition is allowed, according to anew report, The Benefits of Cable Competition in Wisconsin, released todayby the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute.The report describes the benefits of competition on cable rates, and how newphone companies are set to compete with cable companies for video service.New...

Madison – Film star and activist Danny Glover will travel to Madison to join the March for Immigrant Rights which steps off at 2 pm on Saturday, March 24, at Brittingham Park proceeding to a rally at the State Capitol.  Glover will be accompanied by Bruce Raynor, international president for UNITE HERE, a union representing a large number of...

MADISON, Wis., March 21 /PRNewswire/ --   Who:     Kevin Henkes, recipient of the 2005 Randolph Caldecott Medal for           "Kitten's First Full Moon," is the creator of several picture           books featuring his mouse characters including "Lilly's Big Day,"           the #1 New York Times bestseller "Wemberly Worried," the           Caldecott Honor Book "Owen," and the beloved "Lilly's Purple           Plastic Purse."  Henkes, who...

NEW YORK, March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthShares(TM), a family of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) created by XShares Advisors LLC, a financial services company based in New York, is pleased to announce that Tommy G. Thompson, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and Governor of Wisconsin, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of HealthShares effective immediately. "We are...

MANITOWOC, Wis., March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Manitowoc Company (NYSE:MTW) today announced that its Board of Directors has adopted a new Rights Agreement. In connection with its approval of the Rights Agreement, the Board of Directors declared, to shareholders of record as of March 30, 2007, a dividend distribution of one right for each outstanding share of Common Stock...

MILWAUKEE, March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin announced today that it has been awarded the prestigious Brand Excellence Award by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA). The awards were presented by BCBSA at its Board of Directors meeting on March 14th. The BCBSA Brand Excellence Awards are given in recognition of Blue Cross...