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Published: October 1, 2009
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Deere, UAW reach tentative six-year contract agreement
Moline, IL (AP) — Deere & Co. and the United Auto Workers said Thursday they’ve reached a tentative six-year labor contract covering nearly 10,000 workers and 17,000 retirees.
The company and union said they will not disclose details of the agreement, which heads to members of 15 UAW locals [...]

Minnesota wind farm prompts Wisconsin vote

Published: July 8, 2009
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Elizabeth Dunbar and Todd Richmond
AP Writers
Madison — State regulators plan to vote Thursday on a Wisconsin utility’s plans to build a massive wind farm in southern Minnesota.
Wisconsin Power & Light Co., a subsidiary of Madison-based Alliant Energy, wants permission to start the first phase of the farm on 32,500 acres just north of Albert Lea [...]

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