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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...

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- What: Parkinson's Action Network (PAN) is holding its first-ever Midwest Regional Advocacy Conference for Parkinson's disease patients, entitled "Living with Parkinson's: How You Can Make a Difference Through Awareness & Advocacy." Where: Four Points Sheraton Airport Hotel 4747 South Howell Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53207 When: Saturday, November 11, 2006...

OSHKOSH, Wis., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- 4imprint, an Oshkosh, Wisconsin-based promotional products vendor, has been awarded a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) contract. The contract, number GS-07F-9626S, allows 4imprint to offer a variety of imprinted promotional products to U.S. government agencies, including: pens, key rings, mugs, calculators, mouse pads, tote bags, t-shirts and more. The contract follows a rigorous review...

MADISON- Governor Jim Doyle today announced that two dairy producers have received $164,000 in loans from the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to increase milk production in Wisconsin.   "In Wisconsin, farming and agriculture and not just what we do, but who we are," Governor Doyle said.  "We need to continue to support our dairy industry to help it grow and I'm...

MADISON, Wis., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Achieving Lean Success: A Pathway for Implementation introduces a road map that unites the concepts of Lean with the specific tools and techniques in a straightforward manner that makes it easy to implement Lean at every level, by every staff member, across any type of organization. When taken individually, the Lean approaches and tools...

GREEN BAY, Wis., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WPS Resources Corporation (NYSE:WPS) , an operator of regulated utility and nonregulated business units, today announced the following results for the quarter and nine month period ended September 30, 2006: Highlights: -- WPS Resources Corporation produced income available for common shareholders of $39.5 million, or $0.91...

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On October 31, 2006 the Board of Directors of Manpower Inc. (NYSE:MAN) approved an increase in the semi- annual dividend to 32 cents per share from 27 cents per share. The dividend is payable on December 15, 2006 to shareholders of record on December 5, 2006. The Board of Directors also approved a share repurchase...