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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Interstate Power and Light Company (IP&L), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE:LNT) , announced today that the company has signed a definitive agreement to sell its transmission assets located in Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois to ITC Midwest LLC, a newly-formed subsidiary of ITC Holdings Corp. (NYSE:ITC) . (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020405/LNTLOGO ) Pursuant to the...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) today reported record sales and income from continuing operations for the first quarter of fiscal 2007. The company also confirmed its full-year outlook for double-digit earnings growth. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030423/JCILOGO ) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John M. Barth said, "I am pleased with our performance in the first quarter, which was in-line...

CHICAGO, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has awarded a $50,000 grant to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for a project to cut diesel emissions from Wisconsin garbage trucks. EPA said the grant will be used to retrofit at least 21 garbage trucks with equipment that will reduce diesel emissions in the city of De...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Wisconsin Energy Corporation (NYSE:WEC) today declared a quarterly dividend of 25 cents a share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable March 1, 2007, to stockholders of record on Feb. 14, 2007. This represents an increase of 2 cents a share in the quarterly dividend rate. "The dividend action...

SHERIDAN, Ind., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- JBS United, a long-time provider of research-based animal nutrition, headquartered in Sheridan, Ind., has formed a strategic alliance with Waukesha, Wis.-based Agtech Products, Inc., an agricultural biotechnology company that specializes in microbiological- based products for animal agriculture. The goal of the relationship is to bring new productivity innovations to U.S. and international swine...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION (NASDAQ:STRT) today reported operating results for the fiscal second quarter ended December 31, 2006. Net sales for the Company's second quarter ended December 31, 2006 were $37.9 million, compared to net sales of $43.3 million for the second quarter ended January 1, 2006. Net income for the period was $1.1 million, compared...

SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 19, 2007 — AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced an unprecedented new offer, which gives subscribers the nation’s largest unlimited free calling community, including wireless and wireline phone numbers.  The AT&T UnitySM plan, which is available beginning Sunday, Jan. 21, brings together home, business and wireless calling, creating a calling community of more than 100 million AT&T...

Below is an excerpt from the most recent edition of WisBusiness Tuesday Trends, a WisBusiness product previously available only to paid subscribers. This weekly look at the state of Wisconsin business is now available for free to anyone who signs up for the Tuesday Trends mailing list. To get the full version of Tuesday Trends in your inbox every week,...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com For the second year in a row, Wisconsin has made the honor roll of a national economic report card. Only five other states received the same recognition. The study was released today by the non-partisan, Washington, D.C.-based Corporation for Enterprise Development, a national development organization. In the report, Wisconsin earned an "A" for economic performance, a "B" for business vitality and...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com This week’s continuing snowfall – which brought between five to 10 inches to much of the state on Monday and more Thursday – is a shot in the arm for Wisconsin tourism. Resort operators and innkeepers hope it will put locals and visitors alike in the mood for skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, ice...

Petty S. Dierckx WisBusiness.com BROOKFIELD -- While sitting in an economics lecture at the UW-Milwaukee, Ciro Gamino realized that after only two years of college, he was ready to build his career in the real world. The theory he was learning in class seemed meaningless compared to the reality he lived while already running his own business. Today,...