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MILWAUKEE, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midwest Air Group, Inc. (AMEX:MEH) , parent company of Midwest Airlines, today mailed the following letter to shareholders from Timothy E. Hoeksema, chairman and chief executive officer, regarding the unsolicited exchange offer made by AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI) for Midwest common stock. February 28, 2007 Dear Fellow Shareholder: During the past several weeks,...

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Joy Global Inc. (NASDAQ:JOYG) , a worldwide leader in high-productivity mining solutions, today reported first quarter fiscal year 2007 results. Net sales for the quarter totaled $560 million compared with $553 million in the first quarter of last year. Operating income totaled $94 million in the first quarter versus $90 million in the corresponding...

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Joy Global Inc. (NASDAQ:JOYG) , a worldwide leader in high-productivity mining solutions, today reported first quarter fiscal year 2007 results. Net sales for the quarter totaled $560 million compared with $553 million in the first quarter of last year. Operating income totaled $94 million in the first quarter versus $90 million in the corresponding...

MADISON, Wis., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:WOLF) , North America's leading family of indoor waterpark resorts, today reported results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2006. Fourth Quarter 2006 Highlights -- Reported Adjusted EBITDA of $8.5 million, achieving the high end of earnings guidance range, which was...

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 28, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wisconsin State Patrol recently began testing Raytheon Company's (NYSE:RTN) JPS Communications Project 25 (P25) channel controller. Developed by Etherstack, the P25 channel controller converts analog radio channels to P25 digital channels allowing users to economically replace conventional analog communication systems with the modernized P25 digital system. The device was first released in...

TORONTO, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cedara Software, a Merge Healthcare company (Nasdaq: MRGE; TSX: MRG) and a leading independent developer of medical software technologies for the global healthcare market, today announced plans to introduce its powerful C4 Integration platform and a host of new medical imaging technologies at the 2007 ECR Conference held March 9-13 in Vienna, Austria. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030430/MRGELOGO...

WAUKESHA, Wis., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- It is with great excitement that Markel American Insurance Company announces the launch of its new website http://www.markelinsuresfun.com/. This site will provide a single access point to people seeking to insure their recreation. The site allows customers and potential customers to quote and purchase insurance for their motorcycle, boat, personal watercraft and ATV all...

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Manpower Inc. (NYSE:MAN) today named Francoise Gri as president of its French operating unit, which accounted for $6 billion, or 34 percent, of its total revenues in 2006. Gri, 49, joins Manpower in March, coming from IBM where she was president and director general of its France and North Africa division. In both 2005...

STEVENS POINT, Wis., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Air travel is becoming more challenging than ever, according to new statistics from the U.S. Department of Transportation. In 2006, flight delays climbed past 22 percent -- a record- high -- while the number of diverted flights also registered an all-time high. Additionally, about one in every 150 U.S. Passengers had a...

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Joy Global Inc. (NASDAQ:JOYG) announced today that management will participate in the Citigroup 20th Annual Global Industrial Manufacturing Conference being held at the Grand Hyatt in New York City on March 6 & 7, 2007. Chief Executive Officer Michael W. Sutherlin and Chief Financial Officer Donald C. Roof are scheduled to present at the...

MADISON—Governor Jim Doyle today announced that the City of Fennimore, Grant County, will receive a $156,000 grant from the Community Development Block Grant-Public Facilities (CDBG-PF) grant to assist with local storm drainage improvements.   “This project will allow the City of Fennimore to accommodate the new Highway 61 improvements” Governor Doyle said. “I’m happy that we could invest and improve the...

MADISON-Internet providers seeking to provide broadband capability to previously unserved or underserved areas of Wisconsin can earn sales and income tax credits through a new Department of Commerce (Commerce) program, Commerce Secretary Mary P. Burke announced today.   "The Broadband Tax Exemption and Credit Program creates an incentive to expand broadband service around Wisconsin," said Secretary Burke. "Broadband availability is a...

MADISON - On Friday and Saturday, March 9 and 10, the Morgridge Center for Public Service at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will celebrate a decade of achievement at its 10th anniversary conference, titled "Celebrating the Many Faces of Public Service at UW-Madison." The conference will focus on UW-Madison's past as a leader in public service, as well as the...

MADISON, Wis., March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Third Wave Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:TWTI) today announced that the company has filed its response to the recent patent lawsuit brought against it by Digene Corp. The company's answer to the suit was filed with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin in Madison, where it is being heard. Third Wave's response...