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Public Encouraged to Provide Comments MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) will hold public hearings in Janesville on Wednesday, February 13 regarding an application from American Transmission Company (ATC) to build a transmission line from Beloit to Christiana. Citizens are invited to provide testimony on ATC’s request to build approximately 35 miles of new 345 kilovolt transmission line to connect the...

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis., February 7, 2008 — Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE: KSS) reported sales for the fiscal periods ended February 2, 2008. As a reminder, the January 2007 fiscal month consisted of 5 weeks, while the current year period was 4 weeks.  Total sales for the additional week in fiscal 2006 were approximately $200 million.  The following comparable store sales results...

Austria-based Company Opening First U.S. Plant in Madison, Creating 56 Jobs   MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today announced that AlliedPanels, LLC, will receive $250,000 in Technology Zone tax credits to help with locating its first U.S. plant in Madison. The company will invest more than $2.2 million in the project, creating up to 56 jobs in Wisconsin over the next...

MADISON – To address a fast changing telecommunications marketplace, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) decided today to comprehensively explore the PSC’s level of regulation of telecommunication providers in Wisconsin.  The PSC announced that Commissioner Mark Meyer will lead the investigation and noted the advent of new technologies, the explosion of wireless providers and changing modes of service...

MADISON – Two Wisconsin high school seniors have been named “Young Entrepreneurs of the Year” by the Department of Commerce and the Department of Public Instruction. The pair, Hannah Iverson of Plum City High School and Natasha Holmes of Madison West High School, will be recognized during National Entrepreneurship Week USA, February 24-March 1.   “I am delighted to announce the...

Last year, the first Warhawk Business Plan contest, sponsored by thestudent-run Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization (CEO) at the Universityof Wisconsin-Whitewater, helped give students their first step in turning anidea or opportunity into a viable business. Now the contest is on again asCEO and UW-Whitewater host the second annual Warhawk Business Plan Contest."This year, I'm hoping to get as many students...

In January, 46 people died in 43 Wisconsin traffic crashes, according to preliminary statistics from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.   Traffic fatalities for January were seven fewer than January 2007 when 53 people died in 44 Wisconsin traffic crashes and 13 fewer than the five-year average of 59 fatalities in 52 crashes for the month of January.   In terms of traffic...

(Madison) Governor Doyle’s Council on Financial Literacy (GCFL) has selected 5 individuals and 10 organizations to receive its 2008 Governor’s Financial Literacy Awards.  The awards recognize excellence in promoting financial literacy among Wisconsin citizens and will be presented at a ceremony to be scheduled in the future.       The winners were selected by the GCFL last week based on nominations...

MADISON - Four leading economists will share their insights and predictions for local, regional, national and international economies and financial markets for 2008 and beyond at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Economic Outlook conference on Friday, April 4, at the Fluno Center for Executive Education in Madison. For more than 40 years, the semiannual event has helped business leaders and...

WHITEWATER ­ Accounting students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewatercontinue to excel on the Uniform CPA Exam. In 2006, UW-Whitewater ranked inthe top 25 for candidates passing all four parts on the first attempt,according to the latest candidates performance listing by the NationalAssociation of State Boards of Accountancy.  The only other Wisconsin schoolto rank in the top 25 was the...