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Media Contact: Steve Schultz (608) 458-3285 Investor Relations: Susan Trapp Gille (608) 458-3956 Strategic plan continues to balance efficiency, energy and the environment MADISON, WI -- Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE: LNT) has released its annual Environmental Report highlighting the company’s environmental performance over the last year, as well as its energy efficiency programs, the status of the company’s plans to upgrade its...

The Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee is joining with other nonprofit agencies to strongly urge the legislature to pass AB 392, limiting exploitive small loan practices. In Wisconsin and throughout the country, triple-digit payday loan and auto title loans harm the most vulnerable members of society, including elderly on fixed incomes and families already crippled...

Majority of Employers Plan to Maintain Staff Levels Through Year-End MILWAUKEE, Sept 08, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- U.S. employers plan to keep their staffing levels relatively stable during Quarter 4 2009, according to the seasonally adjusted results of the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, conducted quarterly by Manpower Inc. "The hiring intentions of U.S. companies continue to be...

Media Contact Michelle Rothmeyer Senior Public Relations Specialist TMA+Peritus 715.849.4200 mrothmeyer@tmaperitus.com Growers’ Preventative Steps Ensure Hearty Harvest and Plentiful Seed Potatoes for Next Year Antigo, WI — September 8, 2009 — “Worst case scenario — if no preventative steps had been taken, then yes, we could have had 100% crop loss of 68,000 acres of potatoes,” notes Amanda Gevens, plant pathologist with University of...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON - The Wisconsin Department of Justice joins the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection in issuing a consumer advisory on foreclosure “rescue” services and loan modification offers. In recent months, the number of complaints about these practices has increased. “These “rescuers” often attempt to...

U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold is returning to Washington after what he called a "lively" round of county listening sessions during his August recess. Although the most high-profile issue has become health care reform, the Senate is under pressure to act on a number of other issues, including financial regulation and energy policy. On the latter issue, he said the nation...

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