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MADISON – A plan to construct a state-of-the-art flexible fuel plant is good news for Wisconsin’s agricultural and rural economies, says the state’s largest farm organization. The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation fully supports a proposal by Alliant Energy-Wisconsin Power and Light Company to construct a new baseload generating station in the community of Cassville. “This proposal...

Shortly after joining ShopKo Stores in 1996 as their new Data Warehouse Manager, I became involved in the development and support of a spreadmart called the Weekly Merchandise Status Report (WMSR). In ShopKo-speak: “The Whim-sur.” Not familiar with the term “spreadmart?” Well, you may not know the term, but there is a good chance that you have at...

From 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...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com When UW-Madison MBA students return for fall classes in late August, they’ll find new digs in the form of the $40.5 million east wing of Grainger Hall. The 131,416-square-foot, four-story addition features enhanced space for Wisconsin Enterprise MBA programs, the Evening MBA and Executive MBA, all of which serve working professionals. The new tower...

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...