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By Ingrid Clark WisBusiness.com MILWAUKEE – The “it” trend in technology is wireless. Everything from phones to internet connections, and much more in between, seems to be wireless. However, wireless technology can be frustrating with dropped calls and weak internet signals. Brad Rake, president and managing partner of Esker Technologies, says his company has created a new technology...

By David A. Wise WisPolitics.com MILWAUKEE -- Former U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros listed Milwaukee among a group of cities nationwide that are experiencing a turnaround during his keynote address at a community and economic development summit in Milwaukee today. Before Cisneros’s address, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett highlighted many of the strides the city has made in attracting and...

MADISON, WIS. (December 6, 2006) --- Results of the just-released 2006 First Business Economic Survey of Dane County reported a significant increase of companies surveyed performed better than expectations when compared to 2005. The outlook for 2007 is also drastically better than it was in comparison to a year ago when companies surveyed projected performance. 84% of firms surveyed...

MADISON, Wis., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that Jane Hemberger has been named federal security director (FSD) at Dane County Regional Airport (MSN). As FSD, Hemberger will oversee all TSA security operations at Dane County Airport. "Jane is a tremendous asset to TSA in Madison," said Michael J. Restovich, TSA assistant administrator for Security...

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Dip, that ubiquitous part of any fully dressed holiday party buffet, can be a protocol challenge for even the most seasoned host. What to say to the guest who's a double dipper? How to manage the chip breaker? When to refresh the dip bowl after a visit from the dip hog? How to discretely...

MADISON, Wis., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Musicnotes, Inc. announced today it is offering a free download of sheet music for the Christmas classic, "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" to all visitors to its website, http://www.musicnotes.com/ . "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" is currently available as Musicnotes' December Free Sheet Music Song of the Month. It is the sixth...

APPLETON, Wis., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation (AWAC), reports traffic for November 2006. 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. TRAFFIC STATISTICS ...

MADISON, Wis., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- TrafficCast International, Inc. the leader in real-time traffic data aggregation and analysis, announces it is licensing LandSonar's Predictive Speed (LPS(TM)). This agreement will enable TrafficCast to extend its patented TrafficSuite(TM) platform and offer next-generation traffic services integrating its incident, speed and weather data with LandSonar's traffic pattern data to TrafficCast's customers in traditional...

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The fight to end modern day slavery enters a new phase today with a call from Manpower Inc. (NYSE:MAN) to 1,000 of the world's largest companies to help end human trafficking. To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/manpower/26317/ In January 2006, Manpower Inc., a world leader in the employment services industry, was the...

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