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SPRING GREEN, Wis., April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Taliesin(R) Preservation, Inc., the non-profit organization that operates Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's personal estate, today announced its 2007 tour schedule. Located near Spring Green, Wis., the 600-acre estate is home to Taliesin, Hillside Home School, Midway Farm, Tan-y-deri house, and Romeo and Juliet Windmill. Taliesin, a Welsh word meaning "shining brow," has...

MILWAUKEE - Governor Jim Doyle today announced the recipients of more than $100 million worth of affordable housing tax credits throughout the state, including more than $11 million that will be used for housing for the mentally ill in Milwaukee.  The highly competitive credits have a net value spread out over ten years and will be used to help...

MILWAUKEE, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE:MI) today reported 2007 first quarter core operating income of $218.1 million, or $0.83 per share, as compared to $186.8 million, or $0.78 per share, in the first quarter of 2006, an increase of 16.8 percent. The Corporation reported 2007 first quarter net income of $216.8 million, or $0.83 per...

WASHINGTON, April 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wal-Mart appears to be skipping out on its fair share of taxes that most Americans have to pay to help support state governments. New research conducted in part by a leading non-partisan, non-profit tax organization reveals that Wal-Mart avoided $2.3 billion in state income taxes, cutting its payment to state governments almost in half...

MILWAUKEE, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dive Into Dip Tour, featuring deans and dean's list students at four universities competing in Dean's Dip(R) eating contests, wrapped up last month in Milwaukee. The videos of the four contests at DePaul University in Chicago, University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and Marquette University in Milwaukee are...

MADISON - Marshall Rosenberg, international peacemaker, author and founder of the Center for Nonviolent Communication, will offer two days of training in Madison on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 1 and 2."Speaking Peace in a World of Conflict" will take place from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Alliant Energy Center. Participants are encouraged to bring particularly challenging situations to the...

MILWAUKEE, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Reaffirming its commitment to providing customers great value and an unparalleled travel experience, Midwest Airlines (AMEX:MEH) is offering sale fares for travel April 27 through February 12, 2008. Purchase Tuesday, April 17 through midnight Central time Friday, April 20 and at least 10 days in advance of travel. Sale fares are available to and from...

MADISON - Governor Doyle's Business Opportunity Advisory Commission (BOAC) will host a public listening session to be held in conjunction with the Business Opportunities in the Government Sector (BOGS) conference on April 19.  The commission session will take place at 2:45 pm in the Madison Ballroom of the Monona Terrace Convention Center as one of the BOGS afternoon breakout...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON – Wisconsin farmers are upbeat about making a profit this year, but remain worried about their ability to obtain affordable health insurance. And, according to a survey by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, the overwhelming majority (82 percent) say they are better off financially than they were five years ago. They say they...

By WisBusiness.com staff MADISON -- The head of Alliant Energy in Madison, going to the state Public Service Commission now to build a new coal-fired electric plant in Cassville, said the nation's most abundant fuel remains key despite increased calls for more regulation of global warming emissions. ``I don't know what else to do,'' Bill Harvey told a...