WEC Energy Group spends $412M to acquire majority stake in Illinois wind farm
WEC Energy Group plans to spend $412 million to acquire a majority stake in a wind-energy project in central Illinois, the utility announced Tuesday.
WEC to acquire 90% ownership of Sky Wind Energy Center
Milwaukee-based WEC Energy Group has agreed to acquire a 90% ownership interest in the Sapphire Sky Wind Energy Center in McLean County, Illinois. The project is being developed by Invenergy.
We Energies plans large-scale solar, battery storage project in Kenosha
We Energies on Tuesday announced plans to develop a 200-megawatt solar farm and 110-megawatt battery storage project in Kenosha County.
Business digest for the week of Oct. 12, 2018
Appleton-based Werner Electric Supply has hired Genevieve Faucher as its eCommerce manager.
View from around the state: Foxconn looking into solar power is more welcome news
Only a month ago we were lauding the developers of the $10 billion Foxconn manufacturing campus under construction in Mount Pleasant for committing to a cutting-edge water recycling system.
Soil moving soon on new development in fast-growing Pleasant Prairie
A Kwik Trip will christen the latest round of development along fast-growing Pleasant Prairie's stretch of Interstate 94.
Utility to build 2 new UP power plants under deal with mine
An Upper Peninsula iron ore mine will buy power for 20 years from a utility through an agreement designed to provide a long-term power solution for the region whose residents have faced uncertainty over rate hikes.
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Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
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