Regal-Beloit To Present at the Bear Stearns Commodities & Capital Goods Conference
BELOIT, Wis., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- REGAL-BELOIT CORPORATION (NYSE:RBC) will be presenting at the Bear Stearns Commodities and Capital Good Conference on November 29, 2006 at 1:50 p.m. EST. The presentation will take place in Auditorium A of the Bear Stearns Headquarters located at 383 Madison Avenue at 47th Street, New York City, NY 10179. The presentation will...
The Manitowoc Company To Host Its Inaugural Investment Community Meeting
MANITOWOC, Wis., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (NYSE:MTW) today announced that it will host its inaugural meeting with the investment community on November 28, 2006, at the Millennium Hotel in New York City. The event is scheduled to start at 12 noon, Eastern time and conclude at approximately 4:30 pm, Eastern time.
Terry D. Growcock, chairman and...
School Specialty Announces the Closing of the Sale of Its Convertible Subordinated Debentures
GREENVILLE, Wis., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- School Specialty, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCHS) announced today the closing of $200 million aggregate principal amount, including the over-allotment of $25 million exercised by the initial purchaser on November 20, 2006, of its Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2026. The debentures are unsecured, subordinated obligations of School Specialty, pay interest at 3.75% per annum on each...
ANSUL(R) Hosts Successful LNG Symposium
MARINETTE, Wis., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Complete fire protection for human lives, communities, facilities and the liquefied natural gas (LNG) itself was the main focus of the two-day symposium that ANSUL hosted October 17 - 18, 2006. Industry experts spoke on such safety topics as "Facility Emergency Response," "Challenges Facing First Responders," "Exposure Protection," and "LNG Preparedness," among others....
FIVE UW-MADISON FACULTY NAMED AAAS FELLOWS
MADISON - Five University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members are among the 449scientists and engineers to be awarded fellowships from the American Association forthe Advancement of Science (AAAS), which were announced this week (Nov. 23).The AAAS grants the distinction to researchers advancing science and engineering insignificant ways. New fellows will be recognized at the Fellows Forum, held duringthe 2007 AAAS...
WISCONSIN OCTOBER LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ANNOUNCED
Madison – Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced that unemployment rates in all twelve Wisconsin metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) decreased or remained the same for October 2006 as compared to the previous month. Janesville, Sheboygan, and Wausau MSAs unemployment rates remained unchanged at 4.4%, 3.5%, and 3.6%, respectively, with the other MSAs reporting improvements...
GOVERNOR DOYLE ANNOUNCES RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOANS
MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today announced that two Wisconsin businesses will share $92,000 in loans from the Department of Commerce Rural Economic Development (RED) Program.
“I’ve made economic development a top priority of my administration – improving our business climate, making key investments to upgrade the state’s industries, and creating more than 170,000 new, family-supporting jobs in Wisconsin,”...
WRAL Launches the World’s First Comprehensive Traffic and Weather Solution Using RouteCast(R)
MADISON, Wis., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Weather Central, Inc. and MyWeather LLC, announce the launch of RouteCast at WRAL-TV in Raleigh, NC. RouteCast is the world's first comprehensive integrated traffic and weather solution for local media. Featuring local traffic brand and talent and the best locally available data, RouteCast drives viewers to a station's on-air, online and mobile content...
