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MADISON, Wis., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Energy Corp. (NYSE:LNT) today announced income and earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations for 2007 of $425.6 million and $3.78, respectively, compared to $338.3 million and $2.89 in 2006. The income from continuing operations in 2007 includes an after-tax gain of $122.7 million, or $1.09 per share, from the sale of...

MILWAUKEE – Roxanne Baumann will discuss strategies for manufacturers to compete and win with U.S. suppliers at the Feb. 7 meeting of the Milwaukee World Trade Association.      Baumann’s presentation will be held at 7 p.m. following dinner and networking at the Radisson Hotel, 2303 N. Mayfair Road, Wauwatosa.  Cost is $25 per person; for more information or to register,...

MADISON - In a culture that has people installing expensive home theaters to watch the latest Hollywood blockbuster in the basement of their suburban starter castle, the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Cinematheque might seem a sprocket or two off.At Cinematheque, people gather in 4070 Vilas Hall, 821 University Ave., on Friday and Saturday nights to watch films that are rarely...

MADISON - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has awarded $2.2 million in grants to six state-provider partnerships through Advancing Recovery: State/Provider Partnerships for Quality Addiction Care, the foundation's initiative to improve the quality of alcohol and drug addiction treatment in the United States by promoting the use of evidence-based practices.Advancing Recovery is co-directed by David Gustafson of the...

EAGAN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 2008--Northwest Airlines(NYSE: NWA) today announced a January consolidated (mainline andregional) load factor of 79.3 percent, 1.4 points above January 2007.Northwest reported a mainline load factor of 80.5 percent, 1.4 pointsabove January 2007.   In January 2008, Northwest and its Northwest Airlink regionalcarriers flew 6.13 billion consolidated revenue passenger miles (RPMs)and 7.73 billion consolidated available seat miles...

MILWAUKEE, Wis., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Looking for something your Valentine will never forget? A diamond may be forever, but a young wild horse from the West will never be forgotten. The Saturday following Valentines Day, February 16, 2008, the Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States (BLM-ES) will offer approximately 70 wild horses ranging from yearling to 5 years old,...

MADISON, Wis., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE:LNT) has scheduled its fourth quarter and annual 2007 earnings release for Wednesday, February 6, before the stock market opens. A conference call to review the fourth quarter results is scheduled for the same day at 9:00 a.m. CT. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020405/LNTLOGO) Alliant Energy will webcast the event live at http://www.alliantenergy.com/investors. The call...