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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...

Company transfers 6,800 miles of transmission lines and related assets to independent transmission company CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE:LNT) announced today that the company has successfully closed the sale transaction of its transmission assets to ITC Midwest LLC (ITC Midwest), a subsidiary of ITC...

PEWAUKEE, Wis., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A study released yesterday by credit union regulators affirmed that state-chartered credit unions provide low-cost, convenient financial services to their member-owners and actively serve their communities. The National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS) -- the professional association of regulators for the nation's state-chartered credit unions -- used a sampling of 502 credit...

TV Spot Celebrates Individuality and Exposes the Naked Truth about Being Yourself KENOSHA, Wis., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in nearly ten years, Jockey International, Inc., the iconic American apparel brand, has returned to the airwaves with the launch of a new television ad that is part brand promotion and part social commentary. To view the Multimedia...

Respected Industry Leader Brings RPO and Business Development Experience to Her New Role BROOKFIELD, Wis., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinstripe, Inc., a fast-growing recruitment outsourcing company, has added Jill Zoromski to its executive team. As its new Senior Vice President, Zoromski is poised to accelerate the business expansion Pinstripe is enjoying. Zoromski brings more than twenty years of experience in...

Improves Consumer Protection Provisions   MADISON - Governor Jim Doyle today signed Assembly Bill 207, legislation that will provide Wisconsin consumers with more cable service choices.  The Governor also preserved protections for cable customers through several vetoes.   “By opening the door to cable competition in Wisconsin we should see expanded services to consumers and more investments in communications technologies and infrastructure in...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com At roughly $25,000 a pop, it’s not cheap to wire a class with Sonic Foundry’s Mediasite technology. But many students – according to a new University of California, Irvine study – appear more than willing to pay extra to be able to review lectures, documents and charts on demand. The report, done at the university’s Paul...