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UNH Milk Will Make Organic Valley New England Pastures Milk                  and Stonyfield Farm Yogurt & Smoothies   WHAT:   Organic Valley, America's oldest and largest organic farmers           cooperative and one of the nation's leading organic brands, will          welcome the University of New Hampshire Organic Dairy Research          Farm into its cooperative as a full voting member when the first          milk truck pulls...

NEENAH, Wis., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- It's the Big Game, and you, like millions of other TV viewers, adamantly wait until halftime to use the bathroom. Then, with just a few minutes before the game resumes, a toilet clog triggers a catastrophe. Every year, one-in-five Americans face a clogged toilet, often at halftime. In fact, 90 million toilets will be...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Directors of A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.17 per share on Common Stock and Class A Common Stock. The dividend is payable on Feb. 15 to shareholders of record Jan. 31.

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Icehouse today announced its "100 Days, 100 Prizes" online sweepstakes, offering consumers a chance to attend the VIP-only Maxim Hot 100 Party, as well as a major daily prize, including a home theater system, flat panel TV and Golden Tee arcade game. Legal-drinking-age consumers are invited to visit http://www.icehouse.com/ each day, beginning today through April...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Potawatomi Business Development Corporation (PBDC) announced today the purchase of Advancia Corporation of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The purchase of Advancia allows the Forest County Potawatomi Tribe of Wisconsin to participate in the Federal Government contracting arena at a new level. "The purchase of Advancia offers the Potawatomi Capital Company, a division of PBDC, the...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Officials of Crescent Hotels & Resorts, a rapidly growing hotel and resort management and ownership company, today announced it has acquired the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield and has signed binding purchase agreements to acquire two additional first-class, full-service hotels. Upon consummation of the three separate transactions, the three properties combined will undergo approximately $18 million...

MIDDLETON, Wis., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- American Girl, a division of Mattel, today announced plans to open American Girl Boutique and Bistro(TM), a new experiential retail concept, in two premier shopping centers: Galleria Dallas and North Point Mall in Atlanta. The new stores are slated to open in mid-to-late 2007. The American Girl Boutique and Bistro will carry a rotating...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE:MI) today reported 2006 fourth quarter core operating income of $218.4 million, or $0.84 per share, as compared to $177.5 million, or $0.74 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2005, an increase of 23.1%, or 13.5% on a per share basis. The Corporation reported 2006 fourth quarter net income...

By Jennifer J. Thomas WisBusiness.com MADISON -- In the wake of recent school shootings in Wisconsin, Colorado and Pennsylvania, Greg Knowles, owner and founder of Madison-based security company OmniPresent Systems LLC, believes leaders on both local and national levels need to reevaluate and refine current security measures. “Community officials need to be proactive about increasing safety in our schools...