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MANITOWOC, Wis., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Manitowoc Company (NYSE:MTW) today reported that financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 represented the company's third consecutive quarter of record net sales and earnings. Net sales increased 38 percent to $779.0 million from $564.9 million during the third quarter of 2005. Reported earnings per diluted share were $0.80 for...

Reed Sendecke Krebsbach, Inc. (R S + K), a marketing communications agency at 701 Deming Way, announces the addition of two new talented associates.   Kristi Ackerman has joined R S + K as production designer.  She will prepare creative files for print production and media placement.  Kristi comes to R S + K after a very successful career at Econoprint,...

Madison, WI – October 26, 2006, Telecommunications Professionals ofWisconsin – Madison Chapter (TPW-Madison) has agreed to consolidate itsmembership with Accelerate Madison to join forces with AccelerateMadison’s broad reach in the information technology marketplace.This joining of forces reflects the increasingly blurred line between thetelecommunications sector and the information technology sector acrossoperations in companies of all sizes and in every sector...

Green Bay, WI – Officials of Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, a subsidiary of WPS Resources Corporation (NYSE: WPS) announced today that the company reached a settlement with the Sierra Club on a lawsuit filed earlier this year. According to the settlement, Public Service agreed to decide whether to perform environmental upgrades at its 373-megawatt J. P. Pulliam Plant units...

Madison – Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced that unemployment rates in nine of Wisconsin’s 12 metropolitan statistical areas decreased over the prior month and rates in the remaining three MSAs were unchanged. The Fond du Lac MSA registered the largest monthly metro area decline, falling seven-tenths of a percentage point to 4.0 percent....

uwsp news release       University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point University Relations and Communications, 715-346-3046, Fax 715-346-2042, www.uwsp.edu/news October 25, 2006 UWSP freshman balances college life with entrepreneurship Zach Vruwink, a freshman political science major at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, is not your average college student. Whereas some students go through college without a job and others get part-time jobs to help...

Fond du Lac, Wis. — Marian College will hold its 25th annual Business & Industry Awards dinner at Marian’s Stayer Center for Technology & Executive Learning Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. George W. Buckley, chairman, president and chief executive officer of 3M Company, is the featured speaker. Before coming to 3M, he was chairman and chief executive officer of...

Madison, WI - Imago Scientific Instruments®, the world leader in LEAP® atom probe microscopy, announced today the sale of its LEAP 3000X Si™ microscope to Iowa State University’s College of Engineering.  The LEAP will be the centerpiece of the new W. M. Keck Laboratory for High Throughput Atom-Scale Analysis, which will be the primary research center of Iowa State’s...

MENASHA, Wis., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Banta Corporation (NYSE:BN) , a leading printer of books, magazines, catalogs and direct marketing materials, and a global provider of supply-chain management services, today reported 2006 third quarter revenue of $382 million, comparable to the $381 million reported in the same period last year. Net earnings declined to $15.9 million from the prior...

  Oriel Incorporated Announces Publication of Implementing Six Sigma: A Planning Guide for Executive Teams MADISON, Wis., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Oriel Incorporated is pleased to announce the publication of Implementing Six Sigma: A Planning Guide for Executive Teams. This workbook is designed to help guide executive teams through the key decisions and planning steps that lead to a successful...

By Brian Clark WisBusiness.com The campaign for guv has seen competing claims about Wisconsin's job picture and who would do better in luring jobs to Wisconsin. Doyle says the stats back up his case that he's building the state's economy. Green says Doyle has failed to capitalize on big opportunities and claims he'd be more like the state's best known...