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By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com We Energies has reached an agreement with Clean Wisconsin and the Sierra Club that will allow the utility to use the so-called “once-through” cooling system it built at its coal-fired Oak Creek power plant, company spokesman Barry McNulty said. As a result, the state Department of Natural Resources issued a final permit for the...

Project to Create 170 Jobs, Doubling Company’s Workforce MANITOWOC – Governor Jim Doyle today announced $854,500 in Community Development Zone tax credits for Orion Energy Systems, Inc. to help the company expand and create new jobs in the area. Orion Energy Systems will use the funds to further expand its manufacturing capacity and construct and equip new...

Partnership helps fuel strong sales growth and business expansion Nearly $1 billion in impact, 8,635 jobs in past 5 years MADISON, Wis. – Despite some strong headwinds in the economy, Wisconsin manufacturers report that assistance they received from the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP) produced an economic impact of $226 million, most of it in sales growth and...

Madison—Rural Mutual Insurance Company and the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation are providing farmers resources to help them develop an employee manual, a farm safety program, and a farm emergency plan. The two companies are providing three templates on CDs and through the Farm Bureau or Rural Mutual’s web sites as guides for farmers to develop policies important for employee...

MILWAUKEE, July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wisconsin Energy (NYSE:WEC) today reported net income from continuing operations of $58.3 million or 49 cents per share for the second quarter of 2008. This compares with net income from continuing operations of $57.7 million or 49 cents per share in the corresponding period a year ago. Second quarter 2008 results were helped by additional...

MIAMISBURG, Ohio, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- NewPage Corporation today announced that it will close its Kimberly, Wisconsin, mill at the end of August. The Kimberly mill currently operates two paper machines, Nos. 96 and 97, which produce approximately 500,000 tons annually of coated freesheet paper used for a variety of commercial printing and specialty applications. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080514/NEWPAGELOGO ) "The coated paper...

Ohio mill adds state-of-the-art coater and 35 new jobs APPLETON, Wis., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Appleton will conduct a dedication ceremony to mark the completion of a $125-million expansion of the company's thermal paper production capacity at its mill in West Carrollton, Ohio. The dedication will be held Wednesday, August 6 at 4:30 p.m. ET in the mill's activities...

APPLETON, Wis., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Appleton announced today that its International Division has notified its customers that the company has raised prices 7% for carbonless sheet products sold into Mexico. The company also raised prices 6% for all its direct thermal products sold to all international markets. The company said the increases are necessary to offset a portion...

MADISON - The University of Wisconsin-Madison's University Theatre (UT) takes the concept of teamwork to new heights in its 2008-09 season, partnering with three different Madison producing organizations to offer new and varied learning experiences for the students that UT serves. "We feel an immense responsibility to the students we train, to offer them opportunities to hone their distinctive specialties,...

Race Day Once Again Sunday After Memorial Day, To Include Winner of Indy 500 West Allis, Wis. (July 30, 2008) – The Milwaukee Mile will host the stars of the IndyCar Series on May 30-31, 2009, a renewal of the coveted and time-honored event immediately after the Indianapolis 500 on the IndyCar Series schedule. “The tradition continues of IndyCar...