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MILWAUKEE, March 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Master Lock Company LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortune Brands (NYSE:FO) , and bioMETRX, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: BMRX.OB) , a leading developer of biometric enabled consumer products, today jointly announced that they have entered into a comprehensive development and marketing partnership to create a co-branded line of innovative security products. Master Lock will incorporate...

Governor Jim Doyle today announced grants totaling more than $2 million to help communities develop and adopt locally-created plans to address long-term needs, promote economic development, and guide future land use decisions.  The Governor awarded the 2007 Comprehensive Planning, or "Smart Growth," grants to 12 applicants that cover 145 counties, cities, villages, and towns with a cumulative population of...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Madison mayoral candidate Ray Allen and incumbent Dave Cieslewicz clashed at a noon luncheon Tuesday over the appropriateness of a $700,000 city loan two years ago to a medical technology firm. The pair spoke at a Wisconsin Innovation Network gathering and were grilled by three successful entrepreneurs. While both men said they support helping...

By Dan Polley For WisBusiness.com Midwest Air Group Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tim Hoeksema dismissed the current offer by AirTran Holdings Inc. for the Wisconsin-based airline "significantly low." “I don’t think we’re at a point that we would sit down and talk to them without a fair offer on the table,” he said. He said he and the company’s board...

MILWAUKEE, March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MGIC Investment Corporation (NYSE:MTG) will hold a conference call, on Thursday, April 12, 2007, at 10 a.m. Eastern Time to allow securities analysts and shareholders the opportunity to hear Management discuss the Company's results for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. Financial results for the quarter will be released before the market opens on...

MADISON, Wis., March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Musicnotes, Inc., announced today it has acquired and plans to reopen the popular guitar tablature website, MXTabs.net as the first site to work directly with music publishers in offering free, licensed legal guitar tab downloads. Through agreements with music publishers, participating copyright holders will receive a portion of all advertising revenue generated through views...

MILWAUKEE, March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Can you have a nice-looking yard without investing hours of labor each week and emptying your wallet? You bet, according to yard care expert, Trey Rogers, Ph.D., also known as the Briggs & Stratton "Yard Doctor." "Some people love to spend countless hours in their yards making them the focal point of their neighborhoods, and...

MILWAUKEE, March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Barking dogs, loud stereos, lawnmowers, airplanes -- just a few of the distractions that detract from the quality of our daily lives. Imagine what you could get done in a world without all this noise. Just as heat and light can be transmitted through windows, noise pollution can stubbornly find its way through and impose...

MILWAUKEE, March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, one of the world's most admired companies, begins celebrations this month of its 150th anniversary. In what will be a year-long campaign, the company will mark its achievements over the past 150 years as well as look to the future for its policyowners, employees, and representatives. As a part...

MADISON-Governor Jim Doyle today announced $51,000 from the Department of Commerce to help upgrade infrastructure and support economic development in the Village of Fall River.   "Growing Wisconsin's economy has been the top priority of my Administration since day one," Governor Doyle said. "We need to continue our investments to upgrade infrastructure, and provide communities and businesses with the resources...

Madison – Wisconsin’s Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced local unemployment rates rose in February, reflecting historical trends. February unemployment rates are generally among the highest of the year as construction and manufacturing industry employment levels subside in a seasonal pattern.  While local unemployment rates inched upward, most of Wisconsin’s major urban areas posted job...