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LUDINGTON, Mich. –As the 2007 sailing season gets underway on May 11, passengers on the S.S. Badger car ferry will discover new activities and amenities that reflect Lake Michigan Carferry’s “Big Ship, More Fun!” philosophy. Improvements to the ship itself will also be apparent as the Badger begins its’ fifty-fourth year of reliable service.   During summer sailings (June 8-September 3),...

MILWAUKEE and STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Rebtel Inc. a leading provider of VoIP telephony, today announced a new pricing program that will provide millions of mobile phone users with the ability to make free or low-priced international calls to more than 36 countries around the world, reaching over 1.3 Billion people. By using Voice Over Internet Protocol...

MILWAUKEE, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Trissential, a management consulting company specializing in business improvement, aims to prepare companies in Wisconsin and Minnesota to successfully survive any storm, whether caused by humans or nature. Trissential recently organized new practice teams at its offices in Milwaukee and Minneapolis to offer businesses expertise in planning for and surviving disasters - everything from internet...

Lisa Waukau, chairwoman of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, today released the following statement regarding the Assembly’s vote on AB 205, which would require legislative approval for all off-reservation gaming in Wisconsin: “The Assembly’s vote for AB 205 robs from the poor and gives to the rich. This illconceived plan is aimed solely at protecting the Forest County Potawatomi Community’s monopoly on gaming...

MADISON—Planners, public officials, economic development practitioners, and citizens interested in learning about regional economic development should attend the Association of Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission’s Regional Economic Development Conference, to be held May 2, 2007 from 9:30 a.m.– 6:00 p.m. at the Madison Concourse Hotel.   “I encourage anyone interested in regional economic development to attend this informative conference,” says Department of...

MADISON, Wis., April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WP&L,) a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE:LNT) , yesterday received an oral decision from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) on its application for fixed financial parameters and advance rate-making principles for its proposed Cedar Ridge Wind Farm. Cedar Ridge Wind Farm, the first generating facility...

PEWAUKEE, Wis., April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel American Insurance Company is pleased to announce the launch of their new Markel Boat program for insuring boats up to 26 feet in length. MAIC's new Markel Boat program is intended to offer a wider breadth of options for those wanting to insure watercraft up to 26 feet. The new program boasts competitive...

MADISON, Wis., April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- To help institutions care for students who might be overwhelmed by the shootings at Virginia Tech, Magna Publications held an online panel discussion titled "The Compassionate Response: Helping Students after a National Tragedy" on Friday, April 20. More than 350 sites participated in the live discussion, which included a question-and-answer session. A rebroadcast of...

MILWAUKEE, April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wisconsin Energy Corporation (NYSE:WEC) will issue its first quarter 2007 earnings news release before the stock market opens on Tuesday, May 1. A conference call for security analysts is scheduled for the same day at 1 p.m. Central time. To listen to the presentation on the Web Go to http://www.wisconsinenergy.com/ and click on the link for...

MILWAUKEE, April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE:MI) announced that Dennis J. Kuester, 65, retired as CEO today in connection with the Corporation's Annual Meeting of Shareholders. He is succeeded by Mark F. Furlong, 50, who will serve as CEO of both the Corporation and M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank. Kuester will continue to serve as chairman...

MILWAUKEE, April 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Catalyst International, Inc. announces the release of CatalystCommand(TM) Labor Management software product encompassing workforce performance reporting for the lean enterprise. This release includes Catalyst's new BestPath technology for mapping work paths in a facility and real-time graphical displays and alerts to reveal performance bottlenecks and capacity. CatalystCommand(TM) Labor Management is a Java/J2EE, web-enabled application...

Monroe, Wisconsin, April 25, 2007 – A historic event for the Minhas Craft Brewery has been planned for today.  The Brewery has installed a new 24 oz can line which will continue to expand the Minhas Craft Brewery’s operational capabilities.  Also, a ground breaking ceremony is being held for a  new 24,000 square foot warehouse addition.  These developments total...

  Mission DescriptionThe World Trade Center will lead a business mission to Central Europe in June 2007. The delegation will travel together from the U.S. to Vienna (Austria) and from there have the option to visit Bratislava (Slovakia), Budapest (Hungary), and Prague (Czech Republic) with the possibility of continuing to Warsaw (Poland).The mission will include representatives from local companies interested...

Madison, WI: Tuesday morning at 8:00am, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials used a warrant for one local resident to detain that individual and two other workers who had no criminal record.   Without prior communication with local officials, ICE entered a local apartment on Madison area's south side and arrested three individuals, two of whom were detained without...

MADISON - Two vastly different Wisconsin lake districts - one in a dynamic agricultural and urban setting, the other in a forested and much less developed region of the state - are proving their value as sentinels of regional environmental change, according to a new report.Writing in the April issue of the journal BioScience, an interdisciplinary team of Wisconsin...