CEO prepares to host largest collegiate business plan in the Midwest
WHITEWATER Now is the time to start planning your next business ventureand take your creative ideas to the next level. With nearly $10,000available in prize money, the chance to compete in the Warhawk Business Plancompetition is just around the corner.The competition is sponsored by the Collegiate Entrepreneurs¹ Organization(CEO) and students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater will learnfirst-hand the...
UPPCO Submits Revised Shoreline Management Plans for FERC Approval
Houghton MI – Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) today forwarded its final proposed Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs) for six Upper Peninsula hydroelectric flowages to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The plans were revised using information gathered from the public, agencies, and other stakeholders. Full SMPs will be available for view on UPPCO’s Web site (www.uppco.com) on Friday, November...
Stop AIDS – Keep the Promise
December 1st is World AIDS DayState health officials are encouraging people to learn more about theglobal AIDS/HIV epidemic and their personal risk for HIV infection. The2007 World AIDS Day slogan of ‘Stop AIDS - Keep the promise’ focuseson leadership and the importance of sustaining resources and individualefforts directed toward HIV prevention and treatment, both locally andglobally.“World AIDS Day draws...
VIRENT CEO ERIC APFELBACH TO SPEAK ON GREEN BUSINESS AT WARF’S GILSON DISCOVERY SERIES
MADISON - Eric Apfelbach, president and CEO of Virent Energy Systems, will present "Building a Business around Green Technology" on Thursday, Dec. 6 at the Fluno Center, 601 University Avenue. The event, part of the Gilson Discovery Series sponsored by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), is free and open to the public. The presentation will begin at 5...
Economics professor awarded Fulbright Scholar grant to Montenegro
WHITEWATER -- More than 279,000 people have had the opportunity to study,teach or research abroad through the Fulbright Program, America¹s flagshipinternational exchange program. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Professorof Economics Thomas Schweigert is one of 800 fortunate individuals recentlyawarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to travel abroad for the 2007-08 academicyear. Schweigert is currently abroad researching and lecturing at the Universityof Montenegro...
Illinois Commerce Commission for sale of transmission assets to ITC Midwest
DES MOINES, Iowa – November 28, 2007 – Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE: LNT) received today an oral decision from the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) regarding the sale of the company’s transmission assets to ITC Midwest LLC (ITC Midwest), a subsidiary of ITC Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ITC).
In its oral decision,...
General Manager and Director of Sales Named for New Crowne Plaza Milwaukee- Wauwatosa Prototype Hotel
WAUWATOSA, Wis., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Linda OBrien has been named General Manager and Lori A. Fuhrmann has been named Director of Sales and Marketing for the new 198-room Crowne Plaza(R) Milwaukee-Wauwatosa prototype hotel, currently under construction and scheduled to open in Spring 2008. The stylish property -- located at 10499 Innovation Drive in the Milwaukee County Research Park...
WISCONSIN PUBLIC UTILITY INSTITUTE, ENERGY ENGINEERS TO PROMOTE EFFICIENCY
MADISON - On Wednesday, Dec. 5, the Wisconsin Public Utility Institute (WPUI) and the Wisconsin Association of Energy Engineers (WAEE) will present a program on how to encourage more efficiency from the motor industry. Motor use accounts for nearly 70 percent of electrical energy used in the nation; thus, even a 1 percent improvement in efficiency provides $1 billion...
Ratepayers Should Not Pay For We Energies’ Mistakes at the Oak Creek Plant
MADISON – The Citizens Utility Board contends that ratepayers should not pay for mistakes associated with the $100 million cooling system for the Oak Creek power plant, currently under construction by We Energies.
Yesterday, a state administrative law judge ruled that the permit issued by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for the plant’s cooling system, which extends nearly two...
State Health Officials Remind People of Winter Weather Precautions
With the National Weather Service predicting a winter storm watch formost of Wisconsin this weekend, state health officials are remindingpeople to take winter safety precautions.“If the weather turns bad, people should take appropriate measures.If they are driving, they should be aware of their surroundings, slowdown, and drive responsibly,” said Dr. Sheri Johnson, State HealthOfficer. “Also, a winter survival kit...
WisBusiness: Judge says DNR must reconsider Oak Creek cooling system
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The Department of Natural Resources will have to take another look at the cooling system We Energies wants to use for its new Oak Creek facility after a judge today ruled it needed to be considered using more stringent standards.Todd Ambs with the Department of Natural Resources said the agency is still reviewing the ruling to determine what it...
