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MADISON, Wis., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Media Software, a leading provider of music creation programs for the PC and FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide, the licensing division of FremantleMedia, one of the leading international creators and producers of programmed brands in the world, announced today the availability of American Idol(R) Jam Trax(TM) and American Idol Extreme Music Creator(TM) software, two...

MADISON, Wis., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:WOLF) , North America's leading family of indoor waterpark resorts, today reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. Third Quarter 2006 Highlights * Reported Adjusted EBITDA of $13.5 million, total revenues of $40.8 million, Adjusted net income of $4.1 million, and Adjusted...

MADISON, Wis.,— November 7, 2006 — Thanksgiving Day 2006 marks the third annual Berbee Derby 10k Run & 5k Run/Walk to benefit technology education in Wisconsin. Created by Berbee, a local information technology solution provider, the run will support the charitable activities of the company’s Technology Education Foundation.   “The Technology Education Foundation grant allowed us to expand our computer...

Nov. 7, 2006To: Editors, news directorsFrom: Nicole Miller, (608) 262-3636, nemiller2@wisc.eduRe: TIP/CONFERENCE LETS MIDDLE-SCHOOL GIRLS EXPLORE SCIENCE, MATH CAREERSMore than 430 middle-school girls will be at the University of Wisconsin-Madison onSaturday, Nov. 11, to explore careers in science, engineering and mathematics.  A conference, "Expanding Your Horizons," aims to encourage girls to consider careersin science, math and related fields in...

MILWAUKEE – The Business Health Care Group (BHCG) has received a $25,000 grant from NOVO Nordisk to increase the number of area physicians recognized in diabetic care and management by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). The grant will allow the BHCG to assist member physicians in its high performance network in achieving recognition for delivering care according...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com When WPS Resources announced during the summer that it planned to buy Illinois’ problem-plagued Peoples Energy for nearly $1.6 billion, executives were hoping for quick regulatory approval. It isn’t turning out that way, though officials at Green Bay-based WPS Resources remain optimistic. To date, only the Federal Trade Commission has signed off on the deal. To be...

Below is an excerpt from the most recent edition of WisBusiness Tuesday Trends, a WisBusiness product previously available only to paid subscribers. This weekly look at the state of Wisconsin business is now available for free to anyone who signs up for the Tuesday Trends mailing list. To get the full version of Tuesday Trends in your inbox every week,...

By Tracy Will WisBusiness.com "We are under attack," were the words Wisconsin Alumni Research Association Director Carl Gulbrandsen used to open his talk at the UW Law School Friday night. Gulbrandsen spoke in grave terms about the prospect of losing the Bayh/Dole bill, legislation that enables the conversion of federally funded research into innovative scientific products and procedures. The speech was sponsored...

MILWAUKEE -- A homegrown employment and recruitment processing firm in Brookfield (Pinstripe LLC) and a life sciences company that moved to the Madison area from Chicago (Caden Biosciences Inc.) will share the stage with lead investors the Nov. 13 Milwaukee meeting of the Wisconsin Innovation Network.   Susan Marks, CEO of Pinstripe, and Bill Checovich, president and CEO of Caden Biosciences,...