Governor Announces $381,700 Brownfield Grant to Yorktown LLC
MADISON—Governor Jim Doyle announced today that Yorktown LLC, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, will receive a Blight Elimination and Brownfield Redevelopment (BEBR) grant of $381,700 to help redevelop a 12-acre site.
“Vacant lands hold so much potential for new growth and vitality,” Governor Doyle said. “These grants are a great way to help grow businesses, create jobs, and energize communities.”
Yorktown LLC...
Are You Your IT Department’s Worst Nightmare?
Jefferson Wells Calls Attention to Top 10 Employee Behaviors That Put Companies at Risk
BROOKFIELD, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Do you abide by your company’s IT policy faithfully or are you your IT department’s worst nightmare? If you are like most employees, you fall somewhere between these extremes, but still could unintentionally be putting...
Kohl’s Board of Directors Authorizes $2.5 Billion Share Repurchase Program
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE: KSS) reported today its board of directors has authorized a $2.5 billion share repurchase program. The Company expects to execute this share repurchase program primarily in open market transactions, subject to market conditions, and expects to complete the program over the next three years. Funding for the new program will be from operating...
Johnson Outdoors Announces Cash Dividend
RACINE, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Johnson Outdoors Inc. (Nasdaq:JOUT), a global leader in innovative outdoor recreational products, today announced approval by the Board of Directors of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.055 per Class A share and $0.05 per Class B share. The quarterly cash dividend is payable on October 25th, 2007 to shareholders of record at the close of business on...
WisBusiness: PSC approves Point Beach nuke plant sale
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness
The state's Public Service Commission on Tuesday gave the go-ahead for We Energies to sell the Point Beach nuclear plant for nearly $1 billion to FPL Energy Inc. of Florida.
The vote was 2-1, with Commissioner Lauren Azar dissenting. Chairman Dan Ebert and Commissioner Mark Meyer voted for the plan.
For the deal to...
WisBusiness: Sparta votes against ethanol referendum
By Gregg Hoffmann
WisBusiness.com
SPARTA - The Sparta City Council rejected by a 6-2 vote a proposal to hold an advisory referendum on a controversial proposed ethanol plant Tuesday night.
City Attorney Richard Heitman had advised the Council that a referendum would have gone against Wisconsin law. Some council members cited that opinion in voting against a referendum.
The rejection of...
Interstate Power and Light Company’s Sale of Transmission Assets Determined to be ‘Not Detrimental’ to Customers and Public Interest by Iowa Utilities Board
DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE:LNT) received today an oral decision from the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) regarding the sale of the company's transmission assets to ITC Midwest LLC (ITC Midwest), a subsidiary of ITC Holdings Corp. (NYSE:ITC) .
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In its oral decision, the...
Wisconsin Energy’s Leverett to Present at Merrill Lynch Global Power and Gas Leaders Conference
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Who: Allen L. Leverett - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
Wisconsin Energy Corporation (NYSE:WEC)
What: Merrill Lynch Global Power and Gas Leaders Conference
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Kohler(R) Plumbing Products and Ann Sacks(R) Tile Shape the Bathroom of the Future at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot(R)
KOHLER DTV(TM) Showering Experience, WaterTile(R) Rain and Bodysprays and Purist(R) Hatbox(R) Toilet Seamlessly Integrate Technology in the Bathroom
KOHLER, Wis., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Visitors to the House of Innoventions exhibit located in INNOVENTIONS at Epcot(R) at the Walt Disney World(R) Resort will discover ground-breaking products from Kohler and Ann Sacks that create not only an amazing bathroom environment,...
Shopko Names Tammy Hermann Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
GREEN BAY, Wis., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Shopko announced today the appointment of Tammy Hermann as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Hermann will report to Michael R. MacDonald, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070919/AQW091-a)
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"Tammy's breadth of experience and in-depth understanding of the retail industry positions her exceptionally well to...
PointBridge Opens Wisconsin Office
BROOKFIELD, Wis. and CHICAGO, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- PointBridge, a leading Microsoft solutions provider based in Chicago, announced today that the company opened an office in Brookfield, a suburb of Milwaukee, to meet the growing demand for collaboration and communication solutions in the Wisconsin area. The expansion enables PointBridge to support its growing base of customers in the Milwaukee/Madison...
