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MADISON – Revenue Secretary Roger Ervin today expressed disappointment with the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision in Wis. Dept of Revenue vs. River City Refuse Removal, Inc.   The Court held River City, a subsidiary of Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI), did not owe tax on vehicles and equipment received from related companies. The Department has long held that transfers of assets between related...

MILWAUKEE, March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Joy Global Inc. (NASDAQ:JOYG) today announced that on March 2, 2007, John Nils Hanson, the company's Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer, adopted a written trading plan for sales of Joy Global common stock. Pursuant to the plan, Mr. Hanson will sell up to 310,944 shares at pre-determined intervals starting March 16, 2007, subject...

MADISON - Governor Jim Doyle today announced that 10 Wisconsin businesses will share $106,000 in funding from the Department of Commerce's Wisconsin Trade Program to help cover expenses incurred while attending an international trade show.   "Wisconsin companies are known around the world for their innovation and top quality products," Governor Doyle said. "To continue growing our economy and increasing our...

Madison – Mayor Dave Cieslewicz today encouraged Madison-area entrepreneurs and small businesses owners to take part in the 2007 small business conference, a free event taking place March 22 at Monona Terrace, from 8:00am – 12:30pm. This is the second small business conference that the mayor’s office and local business leaders have organized.   “Madison-area small businesses are a vital...

MADISON - A project by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has come one step closer to making fusion energy possible.The research team, headed by electrical and computer engineering Professor David Anderson and research assistant John Canik, recently proved that the Helically Symmetric eXperiment (HSX), an odd-looking magnetic plasma chamber called a stellarator, can overcome a major barrier in plasma research,...

MILWAUKEE, March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Merge Technologies Incorporated, d.b.a. Merge Healthcare (Nasdaq: MRGE; TSX: MRG), today announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2006. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030430/MRGELOGO ) Fourth Quarter Results: For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2006, revenue totaled $13.2 million compared to $25.5 million in the fourth quarter ended December 31,...