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MILWAUKEE, March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Master Lock Company LLC today announced that it has entered into an agreement with bioMETRX, Inc. (OTC BB: BMRX), a leading developer of consumer biometric enabled products, in which the "Master Lock(R) smartTOUCH GDO," a finger activated garage door opener developed by bioMETRX, Inc. will be marketed and sold under the Master Lock(R) name. "The...

 GREENVILLE, Wis., March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- School Specialty, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCHS) , a leading education company and the largest provider of supplemental learning products to the preK-12 market, announced that Thomas M. Slagle, 45, has been appointed President and Chief Operating Officer, effective March 15, 2007. "I am pleased to welcome Tom to the School Specialty executive...

MILWAUKEE, March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midwest Airlines (AMEX:MEH) today announced the continued rollout of its 2007 strategic plan with the launch of nonstop Midwest Connect service between Milwaukee and Raleigh/Durham, N.C. beginning June 1. Midwest Connect will be the only airline offering nonstop service in the market. Additionally, the airline announced that it will fly larger aircraft and add seasonal...

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 - As film festivals sprout up around the state, the University of Wisconsin-Madison's very own event returns for its ninth year, running Thursday-Sunday, April 12-15. The Wisconsin Film Festival will "unspool," as they say in the industry, 182films in theaters on campus and in downtown Madison.There are now film festivals in Milwaukee, Beloit, Stevens Point, Racine, Door County...

MADISON - The Friends of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Library semiannual used book sale will be held for the 23rd time Wednesday-Saturday, March 21-24, at Memorial Library, 728 State St.Most of the materials for Wisconsin's largest used book sale, which features more than 15,000 books on nearly any subject, are donated primarily by UW-Madison faculty, staff, students and area...

VITA – Free tax preparation is available for individuals with low to moderate income at Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites across the state and March is an excellent time to visit a VITA site.    During March, most people who wanted to file early have already filed and the people who wait until the last couple weeks of the...