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MADISON, Wis., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Former Wisconsin Governor and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson said today he is exploring a run for President because we need to start building America again with common sense solutions for the common problems facing American families. The son of a small-town grocer, Thompson said his unifying brand of common...

ATLANTA, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellnet(R) today announced that it has entered a new 15 year expansion contract with Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based We Energies, a subsidiary of Wisconsin Energy Corporation (NYSE:WEC) . Under the terms of the agreement, Cellnet and We Energies will expand the fixed-network advanced metering program with the addition of 201,000 new electric and gas customers throughout service...

DOUSMAN, Wis., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site in Dousman that expands network coverage and increases capacity, enabling more customers to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls; send and receive email and text, picture and video messages; and download games and ringtones while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls. This new...

HOUSTON, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- SeqWright, Inc., an international leader in the field of contract genomics services, announced today its selection by Third Wave Technologies, Inc. to participate in the clinical trial for two human papillomavirus (HPV) screening products. Third Wave Technologies is currently conducting a clinical trial for the evaluation of two new HPV in vitro diagnostic molecular...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At a news conference on the grounds of Duluth International Airport, Midwest Connect (AMEX:MEH) today announced it will launch nonstop service between Duluth/Superior and Milwaukee on March 4. The airline will offer two nonstop roundtrip flights each weekday and a total of three roundtrips on weekends. Duluth/Superior will be the 48th destination on Midwest's...

GENT, Belgium and MADISON, Wis., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Biotechnology Company Innogenetics announced today that a U.S. District Court judge for the Western District of Wisconsin affirmed a previously awarded $7 million damage verdict against Abbott Laboratories for infringing the company's HCV genotyping patent. In the same ruling the judge rejected Abbott's requests for a new trial on infringement...

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective December 29, 2006, Alter Trading Corporation purchased Wisconsin-based Samuels Recycling Company. Alter, a privately held firm, is a leading processor of scrap metal and currently employs 550 people. The acquisition of Samuels Recycling Company will significantly increase Alter's capacity, making it one of the largest scrap metal recycling companies in the United...

MADISON, Wis., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Third Wave Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:TWTI) today announced that it has submitted a 510(k) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its InPlex(TM) Cystic Fibrosis Molecular Test. The InPlex(TM) Cystic Fibrosis Molecular Test submitted to the FDA is designed to simultaneously detect and identify mutations and variants in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane...

MADISON - A pair of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have developed amethod of making flexible, thin-film transistors (TFTs) that are not onlyinexpensive to produce, but also capable of high speeds - even microwave frequency,impossible before now. Assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering Zhenqiang (Jack) Ma andgraduate student Hao-Chih Yuan recently demonstrated flexible TFTs capable ofoperating at a world-record...