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Media Contact: Nancy Craig (319) 786-4788 MEEA recognizes company for bold disaster response and unique outreach CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – November 13, 2009 – Interstate Power and Light Company, an Alliant Energy company (Alliant Energy) has been recognized as a 2010 Inspiring Efficiency award winner by the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA). The award recognizes Midwest leaders who deliver groundbreaking advancements...

CONTACT: Carol S. Weber, APR, Director of Public Relations PHONE: 414-755-4108 (direct) E-MAIL: cweber@wda.org Green Bay’s Dr. James Van Miller earns lifetime achievement honor WEST ALLIS, WIS., Nov. 13, 2009 – Green Bay resident and pediatric dentist Dr. James L. Van Miller is the 2009 Wisconsin Dental Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient in recognition of the significant amount of time, energy and expertise he has...

MILWAUKEE – Once again, U.S. Cellular is inviting communities to rally around their favorite schools to share $1 million. Ten schools across the country with the most votes will each win $100,000 to use in any way they want in the company’s Calling All Communities campaign. Between now and Jan. 15, 2010, anyone 18 or older can visit any...

Custom printed apparel maker encourages student creativity while giving back within the campus community Along with their trademark custom printed and retail apparel, Underground Printing is announcing the launch of an innovative new program known as the Campus Designers program (http://www.ugpcampusdesigners.com). The UGP Campus Designers program encourages students to express their creativity through unique apparel designs that speak to...

At its November 10th All Member Meeting, MMAC unveiled two critical public policy documents. The first was a comprehensive benchmarking study of the region. “To know where we want to go, we must first take an honest look at where we are as a region,” said MMAC President Tim Sheehy in presenting the study. The study compared the metro...

By Brian Clark For WisBusiness.com Way back when -- sometime around the Cambrian and Orodovician periods -- large amounts of low-iron, pure quartz sandstone were deposited in the shallow ocean covering what is now Wisconsin. This was roughly between 470 and 500 million years ago, in what UW-Madison emeritus geology professor Bob Dott calls “those dim, long-gone days when...

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By WisBusiness Staff The Wisconsin Public Service Commission today granted We Energies a $90 million rate increase, which translates into an average 4 percent boost. It will take effect on Jan. 1. Industrial users will see a 2 percent to 3 percent rate hike, while residential customers will face a 5 percent to 6 percent hike in their utility bills. The...