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MILWAUKEE, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Merge Technologies Incorporated, d.b.a. Merge Healthcare (Nasdaq: MRGE; TSX: MRG), a medical imaging software and services company, today announced that it will hold its 2006 annual meeting of its shareholders in Milwaukee, WI, on December 18, 2006. Merge's Board of Directors has established a record date of Friday, November 10, 2006. Merge shareholders of...

MADISON, Wis., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- TrafficCast International, Inc., the foremost developer of real-time and predictive traffic information in the U.S., and TrafficCast China (Shanghai), the developer of a vertically integrated traffic information system in China, today announced the deployment of the world's largest cellular probe system in Shanghai, in strategic partnership with China Mobile, the world's largest mobile...

MADISON – Department of Commerce Secretary Mary P. Burke today announced that Burton & Mayer, Inc., Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County will receive Industrial Revenue Bond (IRB) allocation totaling $1.5 million to help the company expand. The total project cost is $6,800,000.   “The decision by Burton & Mayer to expand its operations to increase its capacity is good news for Wisconsin,”...

MADISON - Phill Gross and Paul Leff have been named winners of the DistinguishedBusiness Alumnus Awards given by the University of Wisconsin-Madison School ofBusiness.The Distinguished Business Alumnus Award is given to graduates of the School ofBusiness who not only achieve outstanding success in their career, but who also havegiven back in meaningful ways to the community. In the school's...

Department of Commerce Secretary Mary P. Burke today announced awards totaling $1.033 million to three low-income rental housing projects through the HOME Rental Housing Development Program administered by the Department of Commerce.  This funding will directly provide more than 50 dwelling units.   “These awards will both expand affordable housing opportunities and foster local development, two key elements in growing...

MADISON - Governor Jim Doyle today announced that six organizations will share grants totaling $676, 313 through the Projects for Assistance in the Transition from Homeless (PATH) program administered by the Department of Commerce  (Commerce).   "I am pleased that we can assist these organizations as they enhance services for homeless persons," said Commerce Secretary Mary P. Burke. "Expanding access to...

By Meghan Conlin WisBusiness.com MILWAUKEE -- Connecting people with the right place to live: That is what Chris Muellenbach was looking to do when he started his Milwaukee-based, full-service residential rental agency My Dwelling. The company, which has been in operation since March, connects potential home renters with landlords and available rental properties throughout the Milwaukee area, handling the...

MADISON – A biodiesel facility that turns used grease into auto fuel and a business that is cultivating switchgrass as a renewable energy source were among the stops on a daylong bus trip highlighting Wisconsin’s emerging biofuels industry.   Wednesday’s trip, the second in a series of Wisconsin Green and Growing bus tours, was designed to showcase the economic development potential...

  Four start-up firms win ‘Rising Star’ awards at event   MADISON – Four young firms competing in the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium’s “Elevator Pitch Olympics” proved they know exactly which buttons to push when it comes to grabbing the attention of investors.   More than 25 companies competed in two rounds of the contest, held Oct. 30-31 during the symposium at...

NEENAH, Wis., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Plexus Corp. (NASDAQ:PLXS) today announced that revenues for its fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 ended September 30, 2006 increased 23% to $396.9 million from $322.2 million in the same quarter last year. Net income in the fourth quarter was a record $42.6 million, or $0.91 per diluted share, which included $0.03 for share-based...