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MADISON, Wis., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Media Software, a leading provider of professional video and audio editing software applications, is now offering its Sony Certified Vegas User (SCVU) exam online. A Sony Certified Vegas User endorsement is provided to individuals who demonstrate proficiency with Vegas+DVD. To earn the SCVU designation, one must possess the core skills needed to ensure a...

CHICAGO, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- EPA Region 5 has recently settled four cases involving late notification of hazardous chemical releases. The facilities cited are located in Alsip, Chicago Heights and Dwight, Ill., and River Rouge, Mich. EPA also announced a new case, citing a Kansasville, Wis., company for late notification of a chemical release. Hondo Inc. (doing business as Coca-Cola...

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midwest Airlines (AMEX:MEH) today announced it was launching a new advertising campaign, attracting new customers with its unique promise of award-winning service at competitive fares. The new campaign, with its theme of "Simply the best care in the air," begins February 16. "Midwest's growth plans for 2007 create great opportunities to introduce new customers to...

DELEFIELD, Wis.-- TireStamp today announced that it had entered into a TPMS Partnership Agreement with Vehicle Monitoring Systems, the North American marketing and sales channel partner for ORANGE Electronic Co., Ltd., a leader in the development of Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) products in Taiwan. Vehicle Monitoring Systems and TireStamp will integrate the entire family of ORANGE TPMS products for...

YORK, Pa., Feb. 16 -- Harley-Davidson reported today that it has reached a tentative labor agreement with representatives of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local 175 in York. The agreement is subject to membership ratification and a vote is expected to occur the week of Feb. 19. If approved, the agreement would end a strike...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON - Gov. Jim Doyle’s proposed budget would keep funding at current levels of $320,000 annually for the state’s public-private economic development arm – Forward Wisconsin. The budget also includes $590,000 a year for the state Commerce Department for additional economic development activities to promote the state, recruit new companies and help others expand their operations in...

Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton submitted the following written testimony to the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Family Prosperity and Housing regarding Senate Bill 24, which would move the effective date of tax incentives for the film industry from January 1, 2008 to January 1, 2007:   "I have been privileged to join a bipartisan coalition of legislators and private...

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a cash dividend of $0.21 per share for the first quarter of 2007. The dividend is payable March 20, 2007 to the holders of record of the Company's common stock on March 5, 2007. Harley-Davidson, Inc. is the parent company for the group of...