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MADISON, Wis., May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE:LNT) , today waived acceptance of an Order it had received from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) under the provisions of Wisconsin Act 7 for the Cedar Ridge Wind Farm. Wisconsin Act 7 is an alternative to traditional rate...

Controls Energy Efficiency Indicator sets benchmark for changing landscape MILWAUKEE, May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Results from a first-time survey of North American business leaders indicate they expect energy prices to continue to rise, and plan to invest in energy efficiency measures to help fight rising costs. Despite the trend toward sustainability, executives cite a desire to decrease energy expenditures...

Commitments to customers, communities, employees, and shareholders will continue WEIDNER CENTER, GREEN BAY, Wis., May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In his presentation at the inaugural Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:TEG) Annual Meeting of Shareholders this morning in Green Bay, President and Chief Executive Officer Larry L. Weyers highlighted the many changes in the company in the past year, took time...

STOUGHTON, Wis., May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The first edition of Who's Who in Latin American Logistics and Supply Chain Management, has just been released. This guide is the first of its kind to focus on third-party logistics providers serving the rapidly developing Latin American market and provides in-depth profiles for 88 third-party logistics providers (3PLs). Outsourcing to 3PLs continues to...

AIG Travel Guard Helps Travelers Navigate Hurricane Season STEVENS POINT, Wis., May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- With this year's first named storm, Subtropical Storm Andrea, formed over three weeks in advance of the official start of hurricane season, another well-above average 2007 hurricane season is forecast for the Atlantic basin. Experts foresee the probability of major U.S. hurricane landfalls in...

Learn from three pros at May 22 WIN-Madison meeting  Cracking into emerging overseas markets will be the topic of a Tuesday, May 22, luncheon meeting of the Wisconsin Innovation Network in Madison.   The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Hotel on Madison’s John Nolen Drive. Registration and networking begin at 11:30 a.m., lunch at noon and the presentation at 12:30...

By Tyler Donovan WisBusiness.com MENOMONEE FALLS -- It takes a man with a little vision, inspiration and frustration to begin a market allowing middle-aged adults to take their recreational life to the next level. John Schlick, owner of Schlick Cycles, has brought another dimension to the world of recreational bicycles with his innovative design targeting the “baby...

MADISON – Twenty-six entries from 16 communities are competing in the finalist round of the fourth annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, contest producers announced Wednesday.   The contestants have survived two rounds of judging in the contest organized through the Wisconsin Technology Council, which is producing the contest in conjunction with its membership subsidiary, the Wisconsin Innovation Network, the Wisconsin...

MILWAUKEE, May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Premature infants do not have an increased risk of developing food allergies than normal-birth-weight infants, according to new research in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI). The study, "The risk of developing food allergy in premature or low-birth- weight children," can be found online at http://www.jacionline.org/. The JACI is the peer-reviewed journal of...

MILWAUKEE, May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midwest Air Group, Inc. (AMEX:MEH) , parent company of Midwest Airlines, today responded to the announcement by AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI) of the preliminary results of its unsolicited exchange offer, which expired yesterday and was extended until June 8. "Nothing has changed as far as control of Midwest Air Group is concerned; no shares have...

MILWAUKEE, May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midwest Air Group, Inc. (AMEX:MEH) , parent company of Midwest Airlines, today filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and mailed to shareholders its definitive proxy statement. The proxy statement includes formal notice of the company's 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, as well as instructions for shareholders to vote on the re-election of three...