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-- Taps Into SABMiller's Portfolio to Capitalize on U.S. Import Growth -- Expands Distribution of Poland's Tyskie MILWAUKEE, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Miller Brewing Company announced today that it will expand its international brand portfolio by importing three of SABMiller's recently acquired South American brands. In January 2007, Miller will begin importing the No. 1 Colombian beer Aguila and leading Peruvian...

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Directors of A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.17 per share on Common Stock and Class A Common Stock. The dividend is payable on November 15 to shareholders of record October 31. CONTACT: Media Inquiries, Mark A. Petrarca, +1-414-359-4100, or Analyst-Investor Inquiries, Craig Watson, +1-414-359-4009, both of A. O....

APPLETON, Wis., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation (AWAC), operating as US Airways Express, reports traffic for September 2006. The airline generated 166,790 million revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month and 252,417 million available seat miles (ASMs). The load factor was 66.1 percent and the passengers enplaned for September totaled 431,205. AWAC operates as US Airways...

MADISON, Wis., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Nerites Corporation announced today that it has closed a new round of financing, bringing the total raised to $3 million in two years. "The funding has allowed us to solidify corporate relationships, develop scientific partnerships, and begin working directly with clinicians for the use of our products," said Thomas J. Mozer, Ph.D., CEO and...

MIDDLETON, Wis., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- TRAVEL WITH AUTISM launches this October, providing a new concept for the autism community: vacations specifically designed for families with individuals with autism spectrum disorder. TWA's mission is threefold: (1) to provide an appropriate and safe vacation where families with individuals with ASD can simply have fun together (2) to provide an environment...

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) has named Bill Greubel, the chairman and chief executive officer of Wabash National(R) Corporation, (NYSE:WNC) to its Board of Directors. Greubel has been chairman and chief executive officer of Wabash National Corporation since 2006. The company manufactures semi truck trailers including dry freight vans, refrigerated vans, flatbed trailers, drop deck...

- Paragon Development Systems Obtains Advanced Unified Communications Specialization - Oconomowoc, Wis. (October 9, 2006) – Paragon Development Systems (PDS) has achieved Cisco Systems’ Advanced Unified Communications Specialization. The information technology service and solution provider with offices in Oconomowoc, Brookfield and Madison, Wis. is the first Cisco Partner in the Great Lakes Region to obtain the specialization. "PDS has become one...

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) today forecast that revenue growth and margin expansion would enable it to achieve earnings of approximately $6.00 per share for fiscal 2007, an increase of 14% over 2006. Johnson Controls, an industrial company that continues to diversify its businesses and markets, also said that it expects sales for 2007 to increase...

WALL, N.J. and NEW RICHMOND, Wis., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BIO-key International, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: BKYI) , a leader in finger-based biometric identification and wireless public safety, and Living Software, a leading provider of secure office solutions, today announced the immediate availability of SafeLive(TM), a software product that secures e-mail with fingerprint biometrics. Through the software's simple and intuitive interface,...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com OAK CREEK – Speaking at a Milwaukee Press Club event almost exactly a year ago, Midwest Air Group President Timothy Hoeksema predicted his airline would be in the black in 2006. His forecast – for a company that had barely avoided bankruptcy in 2003 – seemed a bit like wishful thinking at the time. But in...