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LAS VEGAS and MADISON, Wis., May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Sub-Zero Freezer Co., the industry leader in premium refrigeration and wine storage equipment, today announced a complete overhaul of the company's popular line of design-focused, built-in models. The revamped line, which will become available May 2008, not only underscores Sub-Zero's commitment to design flexibility with new creative options, but also...

MADISON, Wis., May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Exerstrider Products Inc., the world leader in fitness walking and "Nordic walking" poles since 1988, introduces its newest model called the Activator(TM) Medisport Edition. The Activator(TM) is Exerstrider's first adjustable-length pole utilizing the same type of "snap button/hole length adjustment" mechanism commonly used on canes and walkers. The new model features the same...

MILWAUKEE, Wis., May 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midwest Air Group, Inc. (AMEX:MEH) today reported April performance data for Midwest Airlines and Midwest Connect. It should be noted that the performance report now includes operating statistics for the 50-seat regional jet fleet operated by SkyWest Airlines, affecting year-over-year comparisons for Midwest Air Group and Midwest Connect. That service launched April 1. At...

APPLETON, Wis., May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation (AWAC), reports traffic for April 2007. AWAC operates as US Airways Express, scheduling nearly 500 departures per day to 69 cities in 26 states and two Canadian provinces. The fleet includes 70 Canadair Regional Jets. Statistics reflect AWAC's transition to a single-fleet regional jet operation in April 2006. TRAFFIC STATISTICS ...

51% Would Avoid Doing Business With AirTran; 93% Believe Quality of Service Would Suffer MILWAUKEE, May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midwest Airlines (AMEX:MEH) , a subsidiary of Midwest Air Group, today released results of a recent survey of Milwaukee and Kansas City-area corporate travel planners showing strong opposition to a takeover of Midwest by AirTran Holdings, parent of AirTran Airways. More...

MILWAUKEE, May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Merge Technologies Incorporated, d.b.a. Merge Healthcare (Nasdaq: MRGE; TSX: MRG), today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030430/MRGELOGO ) First Quarter Results: For the first quarter ended March 31, 2007, net sales totaled $15.7 million compared to $16.2 million in the first quarter ended March 31,...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Harry Spiegelberg will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Association tonight.  Spiegelberg (whose name means “looking-glass mountain” in German) earned his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from UW-Madison in 1959. He spent his entire career - mostly in R&D - with Kimberly-Clark. He retired in 1996 as vice president for technology transfer.  ...

By Gregg Hoffmann WisBusiness.com SPARTA – Vernon County Circuit Judge Michael Rosborough has voided City of Sparta approvals for a proposed ethanol plant, thus forcing a repeat of the approval process. Coulee Area Renewable Energy (CARE) LLC, which wants to build the ethanol plant, plans to go through the city approval process again. CARE officials did not say...

The Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved construction of Alliant Energy’s 41-turbine Cedar Ridge Wind Farm in Fond du Lac County. It should begin producing power in 2008. The total capacity of the project is approximately 98 megawatts – enough to supply power for approximately 30,000 residential customers. The wind farm will cost between $140 million and...