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HELSINKI, Finland - Stora Enso (NYSE:SEO) today announced that it has signed an agreement with Neste Oil to join forces to develop technology for producing new-generation biofuels from wood residues to replace fossil fuels in transportation and thus cut greenhouse gases. The first step will be to design and build a demonstration plant at Stora Enso's Varkaus Mill in...

WHITEWATER ­ Fellowships in Congress are designed to provide a unique publicpolicy learning experience by allowing faculty to make connections with thewider community. Faculty are able to demonstrate the value of highereducation-government interaction, and to bring technical backgrounds andexternal perspectives to the decision-making process in Congress whilegaining exposure and expertise.Jeffry Phan, a first-year, tenure-track mathematical and computer sciencesprofessor at...

In December of 2004, the DMV replaced its aging registration and titlingcomputer system, in place since the 1970's.  As of March 3, 2007, the newsystem has issued over 14 million products, an average of more than 521,000per month or 17,300 per day."The new system is far more flexible, allowing DMV employees to work moreproductively," notes DMV administrator Lynne Judd....

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ever since it was designed for the International Space Station, it has been known as the Node 2 module. Now thanks to students from across the United States, Node 2 also will be known as "Harmony." At an event Thursday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., NASA announced the new name. Harmony is...

MANITOWOC, Wis., March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (NYSE:MTW) today announced that the company expects to exceed its current estimate for fiscal 2007 earnings per share. The company is raising its most recent earnings per share guidance of $3.85 to $4.00 to a new range of $4.20 to $4.30. In addition, the company anticipates that reported earnings...

MILWAUKEE, March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Briggs & Stratton Corporation and program spokesman Tino Martinez today announced the start of the fourth annual Diamonds in the Rough youth essay contest. The contest challenges youth baseball players, ages seven to 14, to write a short essay explaining how an adult mentor or unsung hero has helped him or her harness The...

MILWAUKEE, March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- McDonald's USA announced today that Milwaukee will be the host city for the 2008 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Boys and Girls Games. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070315/CGTH017LOGO ) The Games, scheduled to be played at the Bradley Center next March, will be nationally televised on ESPN. This is the first time in the 31-year history of the...

MILWAUKEE, March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Following through on its commitment to clearly differentiate Miller Lite from its competitors, Miller Brewing Company today announced that it is launching a new Miller Lite marketing campaign featuring a series of :15 product-focused spots set to air during the NCAA tournament on CBS. The campaign will star Miller Lite as the "Ultimate Light Beer...

March 15, 2007, Madison, WI – Inacom Information Systems, a nationally recognized business solutions provider headquartered in Madison, today launched a unique series of special interactive seminars -- the iBriefings -- in collaboration with their technology partners – Cisco Systems, EMC, Procurve, VMWare, Citrix, IBM, Microsoft, Altiris and QLogic. Other iBriefings will be held in the Fox Valley region in May and Milwaukee...