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Sharing information about the most common charges will empower consumers who now pay nearly $.5 trillion each year for health care MILWAUKEE, July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Politicians and policy experts have plenty of Big Ideas about what needs to be done to fix our health care system. Raj Bal has a more modest proposal, which would not only be...

Wisconsin Legislature Must Protect ALL Workers WASHINGTON, July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement of William V. Corr Executive Director, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: As the Wisconsin Legislature debates smoke-free workplace legislation, a new study being published in the August 2007 issue of the American Journal of Public Health provides powerful new evidence that secondhand smoke in the...

MILWAUKEE, July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE:MI) (M&I) announced today the completion of its acquisition of Minneapolis-based Excel Bank Corporation. Excel, with $633 million in consolidated assets, has four branches in the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area. Excel shareholders will receive $13.97 in cash for each share of Excel common stock. Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE:MI) is...

www.scjohnson.com highlights initiatives to make the world a better place for future generations; Interactive features encourage consumers to do their part, too RACINE, Wis., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Emphasizing the company's longstanding commitment to doing what's right, SC Johnson has established a new section of its corporate web site devoted exclusively to the company's sustainability initiatives. The site also...

Company has met stricter pharmaceutical standards for the last 10 years GREEN BAY, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Integrative Therapeutics, Inc. (ITI), a leading developer and marketer of dietary supplements to medical professionals and their patients, applauds the Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMPs) that were passed by the FDA this week. ITI has been operating...

MOSINEE, Wisc.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wausau Paper (NYSE:WPP) will release 2007 second-quarter financial results on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, after the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The company will hold a Webcast to discuss earnings and current market conditions at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Wednesday, July 25. All interested parties are invited to listen to the Webcast live...

Company has met stricter pharmaceutical standards for the last 10 years GREEN BAY, Wis. --Integrative Therapeutics, Inc. (ITI), a leading developer and marketer of dietary supplements to medical professionals and their patients, applauds the Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMPs) that were passed by the FDA this week. ITI has been operating its manufacturing facility to even stricter Drug GMP...

Clifton Gunderson, one of the nation’s leading accounting firms, announces the following new partners as of June 1, 2007 — · Bill Drimel, CPA, Partner- Firmwide Assistant Director of Assurance Services - Milwaukee office- Bill assists the firmwide Director of Assurance Services in developing, maintaining and monitoring the firm's audit and accounting...

By Patrick Fitzgerald WisBusiness.com South Bend, Indiana wouldn’t necessarily come to mind as one of the birthing points of a relationship that would catapult Wisconsin onto the global commerce stage. However, years ago, when Bob Kraft, co-chair of the MMAC’s China Business Council, and a colleague were attending a Notre Dame versus Florida State football game, Kraft asked his friend...