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GREENVILLE, Wis., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- School Specialty, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCHS) the leading education company providing supplemental learning products to the preK-12 market, today reported record second quarter fiscal 2007 financial results. Revenues for the second quarter grew 10.0 percent from $344.4 million to $378.7 million and diluted earnings per share grew 50.6 percent from $0.85 per share to $1.28...

By Gregg Hoffmann WisBusiness.com CASHTON – The Department of Natural Resources has scheduled a hearing this Thursday for a plan by BEST Energies Inc. of Madison to build a biodiesel plant at the Cashton Greens Business Park. The hearing will be held at 2 p.m. at the Cashton Community Center, 812 Main St., and center on the proposed construction...

GREENVILLE, Wis., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- School Specialty, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCHS) -- The California State Board of Education has recognized the importance of active, hands-on science education by approving curricula from School Specialty Science for adoption at its November meeting. Two programs, The Full Option Science System(TM) (FOSS(R)) from Delta Education (Grades K-5) and Focus on Earth, Life and Physical...

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midwest Air Group, Inc. (AMEX:MEH) today reported October performance data for Midwest Airlines and Midwest Connect. Midwest Air Group, Inc. - Performance Report ...

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wisconsin Energy Corporation (NYSE:WEC) has released its 2005 Performance Report documenting its economic, environmental and social performance. The report can be found at http://www.wisconsinenergy.com/ . The 2005 WEC Performance Report follows the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, a voluntary protocol that helps corporations communicate information in a balanced, clear, complete and transparent manner...

On a Typical Day as Many as 59,000 Vehicles Travel Hwy. 12 and 18 Through       Madison, WI.  Most Automobile Drivers Are Not Aware of What           They Can Do to Avoid Crashes With Tractor-Trailers.  Who:         The American Trucking Associations, the Wisconsin State               Patrol, the Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association, the Federal               Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).  What:        A demonstration of highway...

Small Business Times will launch the BizTimes Real Estate Weekly, the region's firste-mail news bulletin devoted to covering the commercial and residential real estateindustries in southeastern Wisconsin.Like the BizTimes Daily, the BizTimes Real Estate Weekly will be free tosubscribers. The new bulletin will be delivered by e-mail to subscribers onWednesday mornings, beginning this week.Andrew Weiland, managing editor of Small...

MADISON – The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) recently filed a legal brief urging the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) to reject proposals by ERCO Worldwide, Inc. and by Wisconsin Power & Light Company (WPL) that would force ratepayers to subsidize the operations of one of ERCO’s plants.   CUB made its filing in a proceeding at the PSC that will...