WisBusiness

Gov. Doyle is furious with the Legislature. "Based on complete misinformation, the Republican Legislature today rejected a key ethanol incentive... the second time in less than four months they have blocked important measures to promote the use of ethanol," he said in a release. At today's meeting of the Joint Finance Committee, Republicans objected to Governor Doyle's proposal to...

CONTACT: John Wiley through University Communications, (608) 262-8287 MADISON - Students from Milwaukee Area Technical College will have a simplified path to the University of Wisconsin-Madison as the result of a new transfer contract agreement between the two institutions. UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley and MATC President Darnell E. Cole formally signed the agreement today (June 21) in a ceremony at...

Contact: Jim Ropella, Senior Vice President and CFO First Business Financial Services, Inc. Phone 608-232-5970 jropella@fbfinancial.com MADISON, Wis., June 19, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Board of Directors of First Business Financial Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:FBIZ) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share, payable July 17, 2006 to shareholders of record on July 1, 2006. At this...

Contact: Amy Sandy, Marketing Director (608) 268-5582 asandy@murphydesmond.com Madison, WI – Wisconsin Collection Law, a leading publication of comprehensive collection law information written by Murphy Desmond S.C. attorney Bob Pasch, is now available in its 2nd Edition as Volumes 12 & 13 of the set of law publications called Wisconsin Practice Series. The 2nd Edition highlights developments...

U.S. Bank, the lead bank and subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB), and Schneider National, Inc., the nation's largest truckload provider, have announced that U.S. Bank will purchase Schneider Payment Services (SPS), a division of Schneider National, Inc. The acquisition is anticipated to close on July 1, 2006, at which time the new business will operate as U.S. Bank Freight Payment...