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MILWAUKEE, Wis., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midwest Air Group, Inc. (AMEX:MEH) today reported January performance data for Midwest Airlines and Midwest Connect. For January, the company was among the industry leaders in load factor improvement, underscoring its commitment to sustainable growth. At the group level, a 14.1% increase in traffic outpaced a 7.6% increase in capacity, resulting in a...

CHICAGO, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 recognized four winners of EPA's National Exemplary Award for asthma management programs last night at a ceremony in Chicago. The winners will serve as models for other asthma programs across the country. "The diversity of these programs demonstrates that there are many different innovative strategies to address asthma management,"...

MADISON, Wis., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:WOLF) , North America's leading family of indoor waterpark resorts, today announced that the company will release fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 financial results on Wednesday, February 28, 2007, before the market opens. The company will hold a conference call at 10 a.m. E.T. on that day to discuss its...

MOSINEE, Wis., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- International Bank of Commerce (IBC) will deploy an enterprise-wide implementation of WAUSAU's New Account Capture Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solution, following a successful pilot installation. IBC is a subsidiary of International Bancshares Corporation (NASDAQ:IBOC) , a $10.7 billion multi-bank financial holding company headquartered in Laredo, Texas, with more than 220 facilities and serving...

GREEN BAY, Wis., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tufco Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:TFCO) , the largest provider of branded contract wet and dry wipes converting in North America and a leader in specialty printing services and business imaging products, today announced that fiscal year 2007 first quarter sales were $27,017,000, up 27% over fiscal year 2006 first quarter sales. Net income per...

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The long-standing "battle of the beer cars" on NASCAR tracks could take on added significance during the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season if Anheuser-Busch is feeling confident about the performance of the #8 Budweiser team. Miller Lite today announced its 2007 NASCAR challenge to Budweiser, this time putting naming rights to Miller Park on the...

MILWAUKEE and MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE:MI) (M&I) and Excel Bank Corporation (Excel) today announced they have signed a definitive agreement for M&I to acquire Minneapolis-based Excel Bank Corporation. Excel, with $633 million in consolidated assets, has four branches in the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area. Under the agreement, Excel shareholders will receive $9.08...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON - Midwest Airlines will continue to expand, create jobs and fend off hostile takeover attempts in 2007, a top executive with the company said Thursday at the Governor’s Conference on Economic Development. Moreover, Midwest will keep serving its signature chocolate chip cookies on its flights, said Scott R. Dickson, senior vice president and...

By Gregg Hoffmann WisBusiness.com LA CROSSE – The La Crosse Common Council has delayed action on a proposed public intoxication ordinance for 30 days, in part to give area college students a chance to learn details of it and react. The measure would establish a $222 fine for the first offense and $537 fine for the second....