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Michael Heisman's idea may fit right into its surroundings. After all, his plan to bring scheduled air service to the Baraboo-Dells Airport is targeted to an area where indoor roller coasters, man-made waves and $150-a-day private, pool-side gazebos are the norm.

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The stock price has plummeted, there was a proxy fight for seats on the company's board and an economic downturn has families in all income brackets re-evaluating vacation plans. But the company's new chief executive officer is excited about taking the Great Wolf brand of water slides, spas and indoor entertainment to other locales in North America and around the globe.

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LAKE DELTON -- A trip to this temperature-controlled oasis involves more than just water slides and wave pools. The number of indoor activities without water will grow this winter as resort operators in the Wisconsin Dells area continue to push the year-round entertainment envelope. And at the Kalahari Resort & Convention Center, the $20 million indoor amusement facility scheduled to open Friday ...

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Great Wolf Lodge in Lake Delton will be closed for six days in November and four days in December in an effort to save money. Great Wolf is one of the largest waterpark resorts in the Wisconsin Dells area but it has little meeting and convention space. The closings, all on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, are on days that have typically been slow for the resort, an official with Madison-based Great Wolf ...

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SAUK CITY -- They help create 9-foot waves, conduct land surveys and help cemeteries manage their plots. Ramaker & Associates, tucked into an industrial park behind the Culver's restaurant, is a diversified engineering firm that is one year into being employee owned. With the waterpark industry in its infancy, the company, founded by Terry Ramaker, has positioned itself as one of the industry ...

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