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MADISON, Wis., April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE:LNT) announced today quarterly dividends on common stock were declared by the Board of Directors. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020405/LNTLOGO ) The common stock dividend is $.3175 per share payable May 15, 2007, to shareowners of record on April 30, 2007. Dividends on common stock have been paid for 246 consecutive quarters since 1946. Alliant Energy is...

Ann Arbor, MI - April 16, 2007 – Accuri Cytometers Inc., a life sciences company developing revolutionary bench-top flow cytometer systems, today announced the completion of a $5 million Series B financing led by Baird Venture Partners (BVP), the U.S.-based venture capital fund of Baird Private Equity.   Arboretum Ventures of Ann Arbor co-led the financing.  Both firms are new...

Wausau, WI – April 14, 2007  Nearly 200 children from the Wausau area received SafeAssured ID digital safety kits between April 2nd and April 7th.  Ghidorzi Property Management sponsored free kits for businesses in the Corporate Cove Tower, with financial support from Thomas Marks & Associates and AquaFinance, and SafeAssured ID donated the use of three of their systems,...

OSHKOSH, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oshkosh Truck Corporation (NYSE:OSK), a leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles and truck bodies, announced today that Audie Zimmerman has joined the company as director of business development, Middle East. In this newly created role located in Dubai, Zimmerman will be responsible for capitalizing upon business opportunities with Oshkosh’s broad product line in the Middle East. This appointment...

GREEN BAY, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Associated Banc-Corp (NASDAQ:ASBC) will host its annual meeting of shareholders at 11 a.m. CDT Wednesday, April 25, 2007, at the KI Convention Center, 333 Main St., Green Bay, Wis. The annual meeting will be preceded by an economic update presented by Associated Wealth Management at 10 a.m. The doors will open at 9 a.m. Refreshments will...

The head of Alliant Energy in Madison, going to the state Public Service Commission now to build a new coal-fired electric plant in Cassville, said the nation's most abundant fuel remains key despite increased calls for more regulation of global warming emissions. "I don't know what else to do,'' Bill Harvey told a luncheon group. ``We really don't have an...

WisBusiness Staff Work on a second building by Logistics Health Inc. could start this summer with a projected completion date of next summer. La Crosse mayor Mark Johnsrud told the La Crosse Tribune and other local media Thursday it looks like the city and the fast-growing company have an “agreement and concept” for the building. The Common Council gathered Thursday night...

By Annie Nelson WisBusiness.com MADISON – If you walk around Capitol Square during an “in-season” Saturday morning, you will be overwhelmed with the sights and smells of local commerce at its finest. The Madison Farmers’ Market helps provide local residents with the freshest and tastiest foods local growers have to offer. For most people in Madison, however, this is...

STOUGHTON – The Yahara River Grocery Cooperative is curious to hear from the community on what products people would like to see stocked in the new grocery store.  So much so that they’re holding a special event for anyone interested in the new store.  The event is called “Make It Yours:  The Yahara River Grocery Cooperative Kickoff” and it...