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Contact: (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury in Connecticut indicted Stora Enso North America Corporation (SENA), based in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisc., for allegedly participating in a price-fixing conspiracy involving the sale of magazine papers, the Department of Justice announced. SENA is a U.S.-based subsidiary of Stora Enso Oyj of Helsinki, Finland, the second...

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By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Hundreds of workers in the small Wisconsin towns of Mazomanie, Jackson, Mayville, Fennimore, New Richmond and Chilton have received unwanted holiday presents in recent weeks. Their gifts were layoff notices, telling them they would be unemployed within 60 days. What happens to those towns and the soon-to-be unemployed workers varies from community to community....

By David Wise WisBusiness.com At its final meeting of the year, the Milwaukee Common Council unanimously approved a $29 million TIF package today to aid in redevelopment of the blighted Pabst Brewery complex that has sat vacant for ten years. The mixed-use plan is to include housing, office and retail space and is being billed by its aging developer, Joseph Zilber, as his...

MADISON - Governor Jim Doyle today announced that the Village of Unity, Marathon County, will receive a $272,500 Community Development Block Grant-Housing grant from the Department of Commerce (Commerce) for an affordable housing project.   "Affordable housing is a key factor in the continuing growth of a community," Governor Doyle said.  "I am pleased that we could help the Village...

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Employers are optimistic about adding to their workforces in the first quarter of 2007, with those in 20 countries and territories reporting more robust hiring plans than one year ago, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey of global hiring trends released today by Manpower Inc. (NYSE:MAN) . In contrast to the first quarter...

The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee has received a two-year, $513,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to develop palliative care educational programs for medical students and faculty at six U.S. medical schools. David E. Weissman, M.D., professor of medicine in neoplastic diseases and related disorders and director of the Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin...

VERONA, WI  – December 12, 2006. The NAVIANT GROUP, a new business of MTM International, began operations in November 2006 with one primary objective: to help companies advance their business strategies by transforming their business processes.   In an era of globalization and increased competition, business process management enables companies to achieve unprecedented efficiency and flexibility in the way work...

MADISON, Wis., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- TrafficCast International, Inc., the foremost developer of real-time and predictive traffic information in the U.S., today announced entering an agreement to secure a $1 million line of credit with SVB Silicon Valley Bank, a division of SVB Financial Group of Santa Clara, CA. The credit facility will support the ongoing technology development and market...

MILWAUKEE, Wis., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midwest Air Group, Inc. (AMEX:MEH) today reported November performance data for Midwest Airlines and Midwest Connect. Midwest Air Group, Inc. - Performance Report ...

DOOR COUNTY, Wis., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- In Door County, Wisconsin, the spirit of Valentine's Day begins in December and lasts 'til spring. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061211/CGM007 ) From early December through the end of March, Door County offers couples a chance to escape into the pampering luxury and scenic beauty of Wisconsin's peninsular jewel with two dozen specially priced getaway packages for...