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By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Civic and business leaders said Wisconsin will miss billionaire industrialist and philanthropist Ken Hendricks, who died early Friday morning after a fall at his rural Rock County home. Hendricks owned ABC Supply and more than a dozen other companies. Gov. Jim Doyle called Hendricks’ death a "great loss" for Wisconsin. “He was a good...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON - The Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday gave verbal approval to 3.4 percent electricity rate increases for We Energies in 2008 and 2009, less than half of what the utility requested. The new rate will mean around a $3.75 a month increase for a typical customer. In addition, the PSC approved a...

MADISON – The Citizens Utility Board commends the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin for substantially reducing the size of the electric rate increase that We Energies customers will have to pay starting in January 2008.   The three PSC commissioners today decided more than 100 issues involved with setting electric and natural gas rates for We Energies, which will take effect...

Madison, WI---Clean Wisconsin today weighed in on the now-complete application by Alliant Energy  to build a 300 megawatt coal-fired power plant on the shores of the Mississippi River in Cassville, Wisconsin.    “Given Governor Doyle’s intention to address global warming in Wisconsin – as evidenced by his leadership in the Midwest Governor’s Energy Summit held last month – this is...

MADISON – On Thursday, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) approved an increase in We Energies’ electric and natural gas rates. The approved amount was less then that requested by the utility and will help cover costs associated with meeting energy demands, renewable energy requirements outlined in 2005 Wisconsin Act 141, emissions control equipment and other environmental improvements.   “Today’s...

MADISON – Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle today announced that a total of 17 transportation-provider groups from across the state will benefit from a $4.1 million initiative that continues the Wisconsin Employment Transportation Assistance Program (WETAP) – an ongoing and successful effort that connects low-income workers with jobs through enhanced local transit services.   “WETAP represents a proven investment in transportation services...

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Contracts Mean More Options for Medicare Advantage Members MILWAUKEE, Wis., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin (Anthem) announced it has signed agreements with Aurora Health Care and Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare to provide services to their Medicare Advantage members in Milwaukee, Kenosha, Racine, and Waukesha counties. These agreements add two of the state's most...

Nelson Dewey Generating Station will have capacity to burn multiple, renewable resource fuels MADISON, Wis., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- State regulators have determined the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) application of Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE:LNT) is "complete," thereby initiating the construction permitting process. The Public Service Commission of...