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MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) will hold public hearings in De Pere and Fond du Lac on March 20th and 21st regarding applications from Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPSC), We Energies and Wisconsin Gas to build gas lines to connect their existing natural gas distribution systems to a proposed expansion of an interstate pipeline owned...

MADISON, Wis., March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Foundry(R) Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO) , a leader in automated rich media communications technology, today announced it will hold its shareholders meeting at 9 a.m. CDT on Thursday, March 15 at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison, Wisconsin. The Company will host the meeting live over the Internet for analysts and investors...

MILWAUKEE, March 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a meeting today in Milwaukee with HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, executives from area businesses signed statements of support for a national initiative aimed at improving health care quality, information and cost-effectiveness for employees and their families. The Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality was recognized as a pilot site to pioneer new methods of...

MADISON - The health risks posed by mercury-contaminated fish is sufficient to warrant issuing a worldwide general warning to the public-especially children and women of childbearing age-to be careful about how much and which fish they eat.That is one of the key findings comprising "The Madison Declaration on Mercury Pollution" published today in a special issue of the international...

MILWAUKEE, March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Shaping the future of workspace management, Johnson Controls' VISIBLE Living Lab was recognized by CoreNet Global UK. Its pioneering concept measures and records how space is occupied in real time; how users interact within it; and how space can be best designed to meet the objectives of the occupier. The innovative VISIBLE technology captures...

MADISON, Wis., March 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A coalition of Wisconsin freight rail customers is rallying behind bipartisan legislation introduced by Senator Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) that would level the playing field by subjecting railroads to the same rules of competition as other industries and the customers they serve. Today, Senators Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), Norm Coleman (R- Minn.), David Vitter (R-La.)...

MILWAUKEE, March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Container Store, the nation's originator and leading retailer of storage and organization products, headquartered in Coppell, Texas, expands its use of the CatalystComplete(TM) supply chain software solution from Catalyst International, Inc. In addition to the CatalystCommand Warehouse Management, upgrade to the latest version 10, the retailer will implement Slotting Optimization, Transportation Management and...

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Eagle Airlines, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, will be pre-screening applicants and scheduling interviews for pilot positions at the Holiday Inn Select Chicago O'Hare on Saturday, March 10. There will be a short presentation beginning at 10 a.m. Those interested in learning more about pilot positions should bring a resume, or...

The UW-Madison Family Business Center (FBC) is delighted to announce that Al Gini, Loyola University, will be the keynote speaker at its Tuesday, Ma y 22, 2007 program, “The Importance of Being Lazy”.  The program will be held at the Fluno Center, Howard Auditorium with breakfast from 7-8 a.m. and program from 8-11:30 a.m.  The FBC is a not...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Film backers say Wisconsin has already lost nearly $80 million in production spending this year and they are blaming Sen. Russ Decker (D-Weston) – co-chairman of the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee - for blocking efforts to move up incentives to lure movie and video companies to come here. They specifically point to a...