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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power, Inc. has new name -- ALLETE
Minnesota Power, Inc. has new name -- ALLETE Minnesota Power, Inc. (NYSE: MPL) will begin doing business under a new name - ALLETE (NYSE: ALE) -- on September 1. The company's regulated electric business will continue to be called Minnesota Power. "With diverse, profitable and growing businesses
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power redeems 5% preferred stock
Minnesota Power redeems 5% preferred stock Minnesota Power, Inc. has called for redemption of all 113,358 outstanding shares of its 5% Preferred Stock at $102.50 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends of 75 cents per share. The redemption date is August 24, 2000.
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power net income up 30 percent, excluding gain
Minnesota Power net income up 30 percent, excluding gain Propelled by continued strong performance across all business units, Minnesota Power, Inc. (NYSE: MPL) reported a 30 percent increase in operating net income for the second quarter. Operating earnings per share also increased 30 percent for
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Toggle Summary ADESA acquires nine more automotive auctions
ADESA acquires nine more automotive auctions Minnesota Power, Inc.'s ADESA subsidiary has signed a letter of intent to buy eight ADT Automotive auctions and one Manheim auction from Manheim Auctions. This is the second major purchase Minnesota Power has announced in the past week.
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power's ADESA acquires Canadian Auction Group
Minnesota Power's ADESA acquires Canadian Auction Group Minnesota Power, Inc.'s ADESA subsidiary has acquired the Canadian Auction Group (CAG), a wholesale auto remarketing company with 13 auction sites and dealer financing operations located across Canada.
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Toggle Summary MP Telecom Introduces DSL Internet Access To Duluth
MP Telecom Introduces DSL Internet Access To Duluth MP-Telecom, Inc., will offer high-speed Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Internet access to business customers in the Duluth area. MP Telecom is working with Vancouver, Washington-based New Edge Networks to begin offering DSL technology within the
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power, Potlatch team up on a new turbine generator
Minnesota Power, Potlatch team up on a new turbine generator Minnesota Power, Inc. and Potlatch Corp. have agreed to install a 24-megawatt turbine generator at the Potlatch facility in Cloquet, Minnesota. Minnesota Power's non-regulated electric business will own the turbine generator.
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power Declares Dividend on Common Stock
Minnesota Power Declares Dividend on Common Stock Minnesota Power, Inc.'s (NYSE: MPL) Board of Directors today declared a quarterly dividend on the company's common stock. A dividend of 26.75 cents per share of common stock was declared by the board and is unchanged from the previous quarter.
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Toggle Summary MP, pipeline firms sign marketing agreement
MP, pipeline firms sign marketing agreement Minnesota Power, Inc., Lakehead Pipe Line Partners, L.P. and Enbridge Pipelines, Inc. have signed an agreement under which the pipeline companies could reduce electricity use during periods of high electric prices or demand, releasing energy to be
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Toggle Summary MP, partners will develop innovative birch compounds
MP, partners will develop innovative birch compounds DULUTH, MN - The University of Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota Power, Inc. (NYSE: MPL) and Potlatch Corp. (NYSE: PCH) have launched a partnership to glean valuable natural compounds from birch bark in quantities never before attainable.
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