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MADISON, Wis., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Mirus Bio Corporation announced today it has entered into a two year, multimillion dollar agreement with Pfizer Inc. to investigate and optimize gene silencing methods in animal models. The studies will utilize Mirus Bio's nucleic acid delivery platforms to target and suppress the expression of genes of interest to Pfizer. "The lack of effective...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Johnson Controls, Inc. today announced that Alex Molinaroli has been appointed President of its Power Solutions business, effective immediately. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070108/CGM042 Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030423/JCILOGO ) He will report to Keith Wandell, President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Molinaroli, 47, has served in the company's Building Efficiency business since...

Madison, WI – Jan. 9, 2007 –Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WP&L), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE: LNT) today announced official 2006 energy savings achieved by its Shared Savings energy efficiency program. In 2006, WP&L achieved electric energy savings of more than 11.6 MW and 66 million kilowatt-hours, or enough energy to power more than 6,000 homes. More than 1.3 million therms...

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MILWAUKEE, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continuing its long tradition of providing customers comfort, great value and exceptional fares, Midwest Airlines (AMEX:MEH) is offering sale fares for travel through Sept. 30, 2007. The fares are available Sunday, Jan. 7 through midnight Central time Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007. No advance purchase is required. Sale fares are available from most cities served...

MADISON, Wis., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WP&L), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE:LNT) , will issue the first in a two-part credit for its natural gas customers in January or February. The first credit totals approximately $10.2 million. After an audit by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC), the total credit amount...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Solid Waste division of Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp. (VESNA) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new President and COO to its leadership post. Richard Burke has assumed the role of President and COO of Veolia ES Solid Waste, Inc. effective January 1, 2007. He replaces Paul Jenks, who retired...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2007--Northwest Airlinesannounced that it will introduce its customers to the comforts andamenities of its modern Airbus A330 aircraft on the airline's dailynonstop service between its Minneapolis/St. Paul hub and Honolulu,beginning today.    The deployment of the most modern aircraft in Northwest's fleet onthe popular flight also marks the retirement of the DC10 aircraft fromscheduled passenger service at...

DETROIT, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- In recent years, consumers increasingly have sought to use portable electronic devices in the vehicle, including MP3 music players, Bluetooth-enabled cell phones, personal navigation systems and other products. People want to use such products in their vehicles as "plug-and-play" devices that can be integrated seamlessly for easy, safe and convenient operation. Responding to these...