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CORNUCOPIA, Wisc., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When staff at The Cornucopia Institute surveyed Wal-Mart stores around the country last September, analyzing the giant retailer's decision to sell a wider variety of organic food, they discovered widespread problems with signage misrepresenting nonorganic food as "organic." More than four months after informing the company of the problems, which could be interpreted as...

Madison, WI – The Guild, Inc., the leading online retailer of original art and fine craft, today reported strong results for the holiday season and full year ended December 31, 2006. Overall sales for fourth quarter were up 45 percent over fourth quarter 2005, due primarily to additional catalog mailings, increased website traffic, and a higher conversion rate on...

  In response to the federal government’s high priority for accelerated research to combat bird flu and bioterrorism, the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee has been awarded a five-year, $8.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to develop a rapid, miniaturized, automated diagnostic device to test for avian flu...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Partnership for 21st Century Skills, the nation's leading advocacy organization focused on infusing 21st century skills into education, today announced a joint partnership with the state of Wisconsin to bring 21st century teaching and learning skills to every school system in the state. Wisconsin State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster announced that Wisconsin had joined the...

BENTONVILLE, Ark., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) announced today that it will donate $2 million over a two-day period of store openings. These donations will mark a historic record in the number and amount of grants given in one grand opening month in the company's history. The donations will reach across 30 states, and will have...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE:BGG) : At its regular quarterly meeting held today, the Board of Directors of Briggs & Stratton Corporation declared a quarterly dividend of twenty-two cents ($0.22) per share on the common stock of the Corporation. The dividend is payable April 2, 2007 to shareholders of record at the close of business...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE:BGG) -- Briggs & Stratton today announced second quarter fiscal 2007 consolidated net sales of $423.1 million and a consolidated net loss of $5.9 million or $.12 per diluted share. The second quarter of fiscal 2006 had consolidated net sales of $574.3 million and net income of $21.8 million or...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) today announced its results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2006. Revenue for the quarter was $1.50 billion compared to $1.34 billion in the year-ago quarter, an 11.9 percent increase. Net income for the quarter was $252.4 million compared to $230.0 million, an increase of 9.7 percent over...

CHICAGO, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Through its Affordable Housing Program competitive grants process, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago awarded more than $25 million in 2006 to help finance more than 5,000 affordable housing units located primarily in Illinois and Wisconsin. "Our Affordable Housing Program is a source of great pride and satisfaction since it directly meets the housing...

MADISON – Recommendations for enhancing the research capacity of Milwaukee’s academic institutions, for building Wisconsin’s status as a producer of biofuels and bioproducts, and for growing the foundation for a tech-based economy in rural Wisconsin were released Thursday by the Wisconsin Technology Council.   The Tech Council, which is the independent, non-profit science and technology adviser to the governor and the...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com This week’s continuing snowfall – which brought between five to 10 inches to much of the state on Monday and more Thursday – is a shot in the arm for Wisconsin tourism. Resort operators and innkeepers hope it will put locals and visitors alike in the mood for skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, ice...

By Gregg Hoffmann WisBusiness.com LACROSSE – The 2007 Federal Farm Bill will be a key topic when more than 2,000 people gather for the 18th annual Midwest Organic Farming Conference at the La Crosse Center, Feb. 22-24. Conference participants are expected to urge Congress and the USDA to develop federal farm legislation that improves support for organic and sustainable agriculture....