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By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com At the same time as Gov. Jim Doyle has railed against what he has called the "excessive" profits of major oil companies, Badger State retirees with holdings in the state’s pension fund have done well by those same firms’ success. All totaled, gains from oil company stocks in the fund amount to nearly $400...

WisBusiness.com A report for an enhanced Midwest rail system says the project has great potential benefits in the form of time savings, congestion relief, emission reductions and economic gains. A recent study completed for the nine-state Midwest Regional Rail System (MWRRS) indicates the proposed 3,000-mile regional rail initiative could generate over $23 billion in user benefits during the...

Keith S. Bozarth has been appointed executive director of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB). He is currently the CEO of the Orange County Employees Retirement System in California. Bozarth has had fifteen years of experience with four public pension systems including the Teachers’ Retirement System of Illinois and both the State Employees’ and Public School Retirement systems...

MADISON, Wis., May 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quarterly dividends on preferred stock have been declared by the Board of Directors of Alliant Energy Corporation's (NYSE:LNT) utility subsidiaries. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020405/LNTLOGO ) Wisconsin Power and Light Company Preferred Stock Dividends The Board of Directors of Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WP&L) has declared dividends for its preferred stock shareowners of...

MADISON - When one of the nation's top medical imaging research programs sits less than 80 miles from one of the world's largest medical technology manufacturers, it's no surprise the two institutions would frequently join forces.But collaboration has taken an innovative and productive twist for GE Healthcare of Waukesha and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since 2001, the university and...

MADISON, Wis., May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- "Ev'ry truly cultured music student knows, you must learn your scales and your arpeggios" -- and with a newly announced licensing distribution agreement between Disney Music Publishing and Musicnotes.com, musicians throughout the world will enjoy learning the scales, arpeggios, lyrics and all the other notation necessary to play and sing all their favorite...

MILWAUKEE, May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- State Superintendent of Public Instruction Elizabeth Burmaster says more than 35,000 juniors and seniors at 568 of Wisconsin's public high schools will get a jump on learning the money skills the state says they should have before graduation thanks to Wisconsin credit unions' donation of the brass|STUDENT PROGRAM. The program promotes responsible personal financial...

MADISON, Wis., May 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Energy Corp. (NYSE:LNT) Chairman, President and CEO, William D. Harvey reflected on progress the company made in 2006 as he addressed the company's 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareowners held today at the Marriott Hotel, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020405/LNTLOGO ) "2006 was a very solid year for Alliant Energy," said Harvey. "It was...

APPLETON, Wis., May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation (AWAC) today announced that it has hired Joel Kuplack as Vice President of Employee and Labor Relations. Kuplack is currently Vice President of Human Resources at Comair, Inc., a regional airline headquartered in Erlanger, KY. "Joel is a strong leader with great strategic vision," said Jim Rankin, Air Wisconsin President...

MILWAUKEE, May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wisconsin Historical Society honored the lifetime achievements of five top leaders with ties to the State on Wednesday evening May 9th, during its second annual Wisconsin History Makers Gala at Milwaukee's historic Pfister Hotel. The 2007 History Makers included: conservationist George Archibald, business leader Oscar Boldt, civil rights activist Ada Deer, hockey champion...

As Chair of Great Lakes Governors, Will Host Chinese Delegation in Chicago Governor Jim Doyle, Chair of the Council of Great Lakes Governors, will lead The Forum on Chinese Trade and Investment in the Great Lakes Region on Monday, May 14, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. in Chicago.  Governor Doyle will host the gathering of business and government leaders from the...