Public Hearings Scheduled for Superior Water, Light and Power Company’s Rate Request
MADISON – The Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold public hearings on November 6th in Madison and Superior on Superior Water, Light and Power Company’s (SWLP) request to increase electric and natural gas service rates.
SWLP is seeking to increase electric rates by about $1.3 million or 4.6 percent, natural gas rates by approximately $667,000 or 2.4 percent and water...
Doyle Announces Over $12 million in Housing Funds
MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today announced Department of Commerce (Commerce) awards totaling $12,476,500 to 29 housing-related agencies to help low- and moderate income persons with costs associated with buying or renovating single- family homes.
“Governor Doyle’s Affordability Agenda calls for promoting safe, affordable housing, and expanding home ownership opportunities for low-income families,” said Commerce Secretary Mary P. Burke. “By...
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Ashland Inc. To Acquire Oak Creek’s Northwest Coatings
COVINGTON, Ky., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH) announced today that it signed a definitive agreement on Friday, Oct. 27, to purchase the assets of Northwest Coatings of Oak Creek, Wis., a formulator and manufacturer of adhesives and coatings employing ultraviolet and electron beam (UV/EB) polymerization technologies. Northwest Coatings is a holding of Caltius Equity Partners. The transaction,...
State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference Starts Wednesday in Milwaukee
CHICAGO (Oct. 27, 2006) -- The biennial State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference (SOLEC) provides a science-based assessment of the state of the Great Lakes basin. What: SOLEC was established by the governments of the U.S. and Canada in
1992 to provide coordinated and consistent reporting on the state of the
health of the Great...
Orion Receives $500,000 Equity Investment from Capvest
PLYMOUTH, Wis. -- Orion Energy Systems, an award-winning designer and manufacturer of energy management products and services, announced that Technology Transformation Venture Fund and Capvest® Venture Fund of New Albany, Ohio, with offices in Madison and Sussex, Wisconsin, have made a $500,000 Series C investment in Orion. Capvest participated in the $5 million financing along with the Clean Technology...
Briggs & Stratton Corporation Elects New Director
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE:BGG) :
The Board of Directors of Briggs & Stratton Corporation has unanimously elected Keith R. McLoughlin a director of the company effective January 17, 2007. Mr. McLoughlin succeeds Jay H. Baker, who recently retired from the Board, and will serve as a member of the class of directors whose terms...
