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For the third year in a row, the student chapter of theAmerican Marketing Association (AMA) at UW-Whtiewater has advanced to the Collegiate CaseCompetition finals, a feat accomplished by one only one other school, theBritish Columbia Institute of Technology. Five University ofWisconsin-Whitewater students will compete in New Orleans March 29-31.³I am very proud of our chapter. We are widely regarded...

BELOIT, Wis., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- REGAL-BELOIT CORPORATION (NYSE:RBC) announced that Mark J. Gliebe, the Company's President and Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors as a Class "B" Director. Mr. Gliebe was appointed to fill the vacancy on the Board of Directors that resulted from the retirement of James L. Packard, who retired as...

CHICAGO, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has selected a final cleanup plan for residential areas on the former Northwestern Barrel property in South Milwaukee, Wis. Under the plan, deep soil -- about 4 to 10 feet below street level -- in two portions of the residential area will be treated. As a preventive measure against...

KENOSHA, Wis., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE:SNA) - a leader in the development, manufacturing and marketing of tool and equipment solutions - has announced that it has won seven 2006 Technicians' Choice Awards from global growth consulting company Frost & Sullivan. The awards, which measure the everyday tool preferences of automotive technicians in the United States and the...

GREEN BAY, Wis., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WPS Resources Corporation (NYSE:WPS) , an operator of regulated electric and natural gas utilities and nonregulated energy related business units, today announced the following preliminary financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2006: Highlights: -- WPS Resources Corporation produced income available for common ...

MANITOWOC, Wis., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Manitowoc Company (NYSE:MTW) today reported outstanding results for the quarter ended December 31, 2006. As a result, the company's fiscal 2006 results set records for sales, earnings per share, and cash generation. For the most-recent quarter, net sales increased 32 percent to $775.2 million from $589.3 million during the fourth quarter of...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Grace Matthews, Inc. announced that Specialty Coatings Company, a manufacturer of industrial paints and coatings, has been acquired by a North American subsidiary of AB Wilh. Becker. The acquisition was made by Becker Industrial Coatings, a part of the Beckers worldwide group of companies. Milwaukee investment bank Grace Matthews advised Specialty Coatings on the...

Relief from taxes, lawsuit abuse and onerous regulations top the list of reforms businesses need passed into law in Wisconsin over the next two years to make the state more competitive, WMC announced Wednesday.   The 52-member Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce board of directors unanimously approved the business group’s legislative agenda.    “Wisconsin’s a great state and we look forward to working...

By Tracy Will WisBusiness.com The Legislative Council Special Committee on Nuclear Power has endorsed a proposed bill to end Wisconsin's nearly quarter-century-old moratorium on construction of nuclear power plants. The committee, created last session under the Republican-controlled Legislature, voted 10-6 this week to approve a bill draft by the Legislative Council to include nuclear power in the mix of...

BELOIT, Wis., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Henry W. Knueppel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of REGAL-BELOIT CORPORATION (NYSE:RBC) , announced that the Board of Directors, at their regular quarterly meeting held on Friday, January 26, 2007, declared a dividend of $.14 per share payable on April 18, 2007, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March...

BELOIT, Wis., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- REGAL-BELOIT CORPORATION (NYSE:RBC) announced today that it plans to release its 2006 fourth quarter and full-year financial results at 7:00 AM CST (8:00 AM EST) on Monday, February 5. At 1:30 PM CST (2:30 PM EST) on Monday, February 5, the Company will hold a telephone conference call on its earnings release. Interested parties...