Energy & Environment
WEC Energy utility accused of hiding $8 billion project cost in seeking acquisition approval
WEC Energy Group’s Peoples Gas utility may have withheld information from the Illinois Commerce Commission about the ballooning costs of a gas main replacement program in order to win approval from the commission for its recent acquisition by Wisconsin Energy Corp.
WEC Energy Group posts higher profit in first combined quarter
Milwaukee-based WEC Energy Group today reported third quarter earnings.
WEC Energy Group cuts 2% of workforce
Milwaukee-based WEC Energy Group has cut about 2 percent of its workforce.
EnSync names new CFO
Menomonee Falls-based EnSync, Inc., which develops energy management systems for commercial, industrial and multi-tenant building markets, has appointed Jim Schott chief financial offer.
Focus on Energy offering free efficiency program for homes
Focus on Energy is making its way through the Milwaukee area with a free service for residents to help reduce energy bills up to 10 percent.
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Caterpillar to cut 10,000 jobs by 2018
Peoria, Ill.-based Caterpillar Inc. announced today that it is expecting to cut 4,000 to 5,000 jobs between now and the end of 2016, with most occurring this year. In total, the company plans to reduce its workforce by more than 10,000 through 2018 as part of a move to reduce annual costs by about $1.5 billion.
M-WERC and The Water Council to conduct joint water-energy project
Two Milwaukee economic development initiatives, the Mid-West Energy Research Consortium and The Water Council, announced Thursday that they will...
MADISON- Madison eyes downtown site for new park
In a few years, downtown Madison could have a new park.
It would sit on the corner of West Mifflin and North Bassett streets, stretching across a quarter of the block and addressing a deficiency in park space the city has identified in that area for more than a decade.
It would sit on the corner of West Mifflin and North Bassett streets, stretching across a quarter of the block and addressing a deficiency in park space the city has identified in that area for more than a decade.
Waukesha County sells former recycling center
Waukesha County has sold its shuttered recycling facility to a Franksville-based dumpster rental and waste management services company for $1.1 million.
