Virent acquired by Texas oil refiner

Virent, a Madison-based biofuels company, will be purchased by Texas-based Tesoro Corp. in a deal expected to close by the end of September. Terms were not disclosed.

AkitaBox moves, plans to expand

AkitaBox has moved out of its gener8tor workspace to new digs on the ninth floor of the AT&T Building at 316 W. Washington Ave.

Is there still a place for coal in the U.S. energy portfolio?

I like coal quite a bit less than I like hydraulic fracturing (or fracking). One creates dystopian steam-punk visions in my nightmares, and the other makes no fracking sense.

By Brad Werntz and David Blaska