WPS: Resources and Peoples Energy File with ICC to Combine Companies, Request Expedited Review
Green Bay, WI and Chicago, IL – WPS Resources Corporation (NYSE: WPS) and Peoples Energy Corporation (NYSE: PGL) today filed an application with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) to combine the two companies. Both companies are seeking expedited approval of the application by January 1, 2007. This is one of several regulatory approvals necessary to complete the merger of...
Gov. Doyle: to Address National Stem Cell Symposium
Governor Doyle will give the keynote address at a national stem cell symposium in Washington, D.C. on Friday, August 4, 2006. The symposium, presented by the Center for American Progress, a nonpartisan research and education institute, is entitled, "Can States Override the Stem Cell Veto: Advancing Stem Cell Research in the Face of Federal Inaction." The symposium will bring...
DATCP: Public Asked to Review Special Cranberry Pesticide Registration
MADISON-Wisconsin cranberry growers would continue to control a certain insect in the bogs under a special pesticide registration proposed by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. This special registration will continue to allow cranberry growers to use Diazinon 14G to control cranberry girdler larvae, an insect that damages plants and reduces the amount of cranberries grown in...
TomoTherapy: Radiation Treatments Begin in Germany; University Clinic Heidelberg is the First to Treat Cancer Patients With the Hi•Art System
TomoTherapy Incorporated announced today that the University Clinic Heidelberg became the first German institution to treat cancer patients with the TomoTherapy® Hi·Art System®. Four other major university hospitals in Germany will soon follow, offering image-guided radiation therapy on the industry’s most advanced platform.
“The University Clinic Heidelberg is very proud to be the first center in Germany which can...
Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth: Names Carole J. Trone as New President
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth (WCATY) has recently named Carole J. Trone, Ph.D., as president of the nonprofit organization. Trone brings with her to WCATY a professional background in education, as well as business. WCATY’s mission is to nurture Wisconsin’s most academically talented students by providing programs and services that support, motivate, and challenge...
Midwest Airlines: Connect to Expand Its Regional Jet Fleet
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Skyway Airlines (dba Midwest Connect) today announced that it has signed letters of intent to acquire two Fairchild 328JET regional jets. The aircraft were formerly operated by Atlantic Coast Airlines.
The acquisition will expand Midwest Connect's fleet of regional jets from 10 to 12. The airline's 328JET aircraft are configured with 32 reclining leather seats,...
UW-Madison: Will Participate in International Mercury Conference
A number of University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists will present research at theEighth International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant starting thisweekend at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison.Here is a preview of some newsworthy presentations:- Fish Advisories in Context: Tuesday, Aug. 8, 4:40 p.m., Ballroom C: A UW-Madisonresearcher has found that fish toxicity notices in...
WisBusiness: Regional Cooperation Key to Growth, Denver Development Pro Says
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
FITCHBURG - For counties, towns and cities surrounding Madison to grow their economies in a “sane, rational and compatible” manner, the best strategy is to work regionally and collaboratively.
Moreover, communities that want to compete in the global economy must cooperate instead of fight each other, said Tom Clark, executive vice president of the Metro...
