WisBusiness

Milwaukee , WI – RedPrairie Corporation announced today that Ann Taylor has selected Red Prairie’s BlueCube Enterprise Workforce Management suite to bring a more disciplined approach and process to resource and labor deployment in its stores. The agreement leverages several BlueCube Enterprise Workforce Management components, including Forecasting, Optimized Scheduling, Dashboard, Business Process Workflows, and e-Learning Courseware, as well as the...

MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Midwest Air Group, Inc. (AMEX:MEH) , parent company of Midwest Airlines, today requested that its shareholders take no action at this time in response to the announcement by AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI) that it has commenced an unsolicited exchange offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Midwest for...

Extreme Music Creation Contest Winner to be Flown to Los Angeles for a FREE Live Showcase This Spring With Other Selected Performers MADISON, Wis., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Media Software, which brought American Idol Extreme Music Creator and Jam Trax into the homes and hands of families across the US in September 2006, just announced that they are sponsoring...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON - The State Public Service Commission today rejected a bid by a Port Edwards chemical company that would have given it a significant break on its electricity rates. The firm, ERCO Worldwide, would have used the savings to pay for conversion of it chlor alkali plant to a mercury free system. Mercury...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON – Trevor Twose credits winning the grand prize in the Governor’s Business Plan Contest two years ago with giving his start-up, Mithridion, much needed capital and a place to set up shop. But equally important, said the Mithridion CEO, was the credibility the honor gave the fledgling Alzheimer's drug discovery firm. The...

By Gregg Hoffmann WisBusiness.com SPARTA – City officials have begun the process for establishing a tax incremental district for construction of an ethanol plant, perhaps starting this spring. The City Council Finance Committee considered a plan Tuesday night. Coulee Area Renewable Energy LLC (CARE) will own and operate the plant, which could cost about $80 million and employ 35 to 40...