GE Power & Water says it's moving forward with plans announced last month to stop manufacturing gas engines in Waukesha and move the work to Canada.

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Stressing the importance of having job-training programs that work, President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered a "soup to nuts" review of federal workforce training initiatives and pledged to copy the most successful ones.

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President Barack Obama plans to spend the night in Milwaukee on Wednesday and then tour General Electric's gas engine facility in Waukesha on Thursday.

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Nathalie Weinstein Dolan Media Newswires Portland, OR — Construction of new wind farms in Oregon usually begins in spring, when developers hope for dry weather. But this spring, developers are concerned about more than just rain. The Federal Aviation Administration ...

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Jane Wardell AP Business Writer London — London’s Gatwick Airport is poised for an extensive revamp after BAA Ltd. agreed Wednesday to sell the hub to New York-based Global Infrastructure Partners, beginning the breakup of BAA’s monopoly in Britain’s airports. ...

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Michael Hill AP Writer Fort Edward, NY — Crews dredging a polluted stretch of the upper Hudson River this year battled high water, old logging debris and unexpected levels of PCB contamination that slowed progress. But as the first phase ...

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Bob Geiger Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — As wind-energy companies try to crank out as much power as possible, some utilities are unwilling to accept wind-generated energy because the utilities’ high-voltage transmission lines can’t accept any more power. “The grid ...

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Alex Dominguez AP Writer Washington — Think propane and butane are just for barbecuing? Think again: The common cooking fuels can also chill your drinks and ice cream with less energy and almost none of the global warming worries of ...

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