Mark Barnes, owner of Barnes, Inc., a local landscape and construction service company, announced the formation of Barnes Green Energy, LLC, a wholly-owned, vertically integrated compressed natural gas (CNG) conversion and consulting business. Barnes is currently converting many of the…
Alliant Energy recorded net income of $69.9 million (63 cents/share) on revenues of $859.6 million in the first quarter of 2013. That compares to net income of $34.9 million (32 cents/share) on revenues of $765.7 million a year earlier, when…
Madison-based Virent has sent 100 gallons of its bio-based jet fuel to the Air Force Research Laboratory for testing. Virent produces jet and diesel fuels made from 100% renewable plant sugars. According to a release, the Air Force will be…
After raising its rates on Jan. 1, Madison Gas & Electric filed a request with the Wisconsin Public Service Commission to freeze its base rates at least through the end of 2014. Reports say the utility’s ability to save on…
As Madison No Fear Dentistry’s David Ducommun has discovered, customer service isn’t always about what you can directly offer the customer – sometimes it’s about what you can do for the customer’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Sure, you can get cookies and warm neck wraps at Ducommun’s dental office, and as the business’s name implies, its dentists and hygienists advertise a gentle approach for its sometimes skittish clients. But according to Ducommun, one of the draws each year for new clients is Madison No Fear Dentistry’s reputation as a green local business – a reputation that’s cemented in people’s minds by the solar panels that adorn the roof of his Mineral Point Road building.
The Kewaunee Power Station, a nuclear plant on Lake Michigan, is scheduled to close on May 7 because its owner, Dominion Resources, wasn’t able to find a buyer. About 650 people will lose their jobs, and Kewaunee County will lose…
Are you Executive Register material? Time to make sure IB has all of your current information as we get ready to select the Executive Register Class of 2013, Dane County’s business executive who’s who! Be sure to add or update your…
Madison Gas & Electric saw increased earnings in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. The three months ending Dec. 31 showed earnings of $10.5 million (46 cents/share) compared to $9.4 million (41 cents/share) a…
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ruled against Pewaukee-based American Transmission Co. (ATC) in two separate decisions involving ATC’s ownership stake of major transmission line projects. Siding with the overseer of the Midwest power grid, the FERC awarded Michigan-based ITC…
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. is seeking Wisconsin companies to participate in a trade mission to Australia May 6-11. The goal of this mission is to assist small to medium-sized companies from the Great Lakes region in exporting products and…
For 13 years, In Business has celebrated the successes of rising business stars in our annual 40 Under 40 issue, and each year we have marveled at the vast richness and diversity of the young candidates. The competition is stiff. Not only are we looking for examples of business success and moxie, but also for people who demonstrate a firm commitment to the local community through board involvement, volunteerism, or other activities.
As a result of Alliant Energy’s sale of subsidiary RMT to Infrastructure & Energy Alternatives of Chicago, RMT announced that 30 jobs would be cut in Wisconsin, and 36 at other locations. RMT’s headquarters will remain in Madison after the…
Alliant Energy Corp. of Madison announced it will sell RMT, Inc. to Indiana-based Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, LLC (IEA). Terms were not disclosed. RMT is the renewable energy services subsidiary of Alliant Energy. It will remain in Madison and operate…
Dane County has a new $4 million recycling center that will extend the life of the county landfill by 30 years and divert tons of construction and demolition waste from the landfill. The transfer station will now collect that waste,…
MGE Energy, Inc. reported earnings of $23.6 million ($1.02/share) for its third quarter ending Sept. 30, compared to $21 million (91 cents/share) for the same period in 2011.
Shutdown of the Kewaunee Power Station nuclear plant will begin in six months, a spokesman for the owner said Monday. Dominion Resources Inc. announced earlier today that the plant would be closed after it could not find a buyer. It…
IB’s 2012 Business Sustainability Awards were presented during a lively luncheon at Wednesday’s In Business Expo and Conference, with five winners taking home top honors in six categories. The big winner was Rayovac Hearing Aid Batteries, which won for Eco-Efficiency…
Taking advantage of federal tax credits and its own capital, Epic Systems will build six commercial wind turbines along Highway 12 northwest of Madison, according to a report in the Wisconsin State Journal. The structures, which would be Dane County’s…
This week, IBTV interviews Rob Everhart, chief technical officer and partner at Energy Tech Solutions, LLC. The company is a manufacturer, wholesaler, and direct seller of LED lighting solutions for industrial, commercial, and government applications.
In a request filed with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Public Service has proposed to modify its filing for higher retail electric and natural gas rates for 2013. If approved by the PSC, the utility said the request…
