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APPLETON, Wis., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Appleton announced today plans for an expansion of the company's thermal paper production capacity at its mill in West Carrollton, Ohio. The expansion program will include the installation of a state-of-the-art coater to produce thermal paper and construction of related facilities as well as enhancements to the mill's No. 92 paper machine. The...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC), the primary subsidiary of MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE:MTG) , announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the promotion of Stephen M. Dempsey. Dempsey has been promoted to Vice President Managing Director of Northeast Region for MGIC. During his 23 year tenure with MGIC, Dempsey has held positions with...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MGIC Investment Corporation's (NYSE:MTG) Board of Directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share. The dividend is payable March 1, 2007, to shareholders of record on February 12, 2007. About MGIC MGIC ( http://www.mgic.com/ ), the principal subsidiary of MGIC Investment Corporation, is the nation's leading provider of private mortgage insurance coverage with $176.5...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Leaders of the Midwest Airlines pilots union have endorsed their management's business plan to remain independent. The pilots' union Master Executive Council (MEC), during its quarterly meeting last week, unanimously passed a resolution supporting management's business plan to remain independent under the Midwest Air Group corporate structure. This comes on the heels of AirTran Holding's...

MADISON-Governor Jim Doyle announced today that the village of North Freedom, Sauk County, will receive up to $225,000 from the Community Development Block Grant-Public Facilities (CDBG-PF) grant to upgrade and renovate the village of North Freedom's current Community Center.   "Strengthening our communities is vital for keeping Wisconsin a great place to live, work, and raise a family," Governor Doyle said....

MADISON – Entries in the 2007 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest will be accepted through 5 p.m., Jan. 31, on the contest web site at www.govsbizplancontest.com   The contest is the nation’s first statewide, tech-based business plan competition. The Grand Prize will worth $50,000 in cash and services; more than $160,000 in cash and in-kind prizes have been pledged to date....

Railroad crossings warrant special attention from motorists throughout theyear, but winter weather and potentially slippery road conditions requiredrivers to be especially careful when approaching at-grade railroadcrossings."The most important thing motorists can do is slow down and watch foradvance warning signs that alert them that they are approaching a railroadcrossing," said Jim Tracey, Operation Lifesaver Coordinator for theWisconsin Department of...