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Toggle Summary ALLETE Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
ALLETE Appoints New Chief Financial Officer The board of directors of ALLETE, Inc. has appointed James K. Vizanko to the position of ALLETE’s chief financial officer. Vizanko, 48, has served as corporate treasurer since 1993. In his new position, Vizanko will oversee all financial operations and
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Toggle Summary ALLETE Announces New Leadership, David G. Gartzke To Succeed Edwin L. Russell as President
ALLETE Announces New Leadership, David G. Gartzke To Succeed Edwin L. Russell as President (Duluth, MN)-ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE:ALE) today announced that David G. Gartzke, the company's senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer, has been named president and elected to ALLETE's board
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power Offers Wind Power To Residential and Small Commercial Customers
Minnesota Power Offers Wind Power To Residential and Small Commercial Customers (Duluth, MN)-Minnesota Power, a business unit of ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE), is providing customers with the opportunity to purchase electricity from renewable wind power. The company has received approval from the
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Toggle Summary ADESA's Total Loss Vehicle Auction Subsidiary Announces Name Change
ADESA's Total Loss Vehicle Auction Subsidiary Announces Name Change INDIANAPOLIS, IN – In a move to solidify its strong presence in the total loss vehicle auction industry, ADESA Corporation announced today that it has officially changed the name of its subsidiary, Auto Placement Center (APC) to
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power and Blandin Paper Company Plan to Build Major New Facility; Announce Formation of Rapids Power LLC
Minnesota Power and Blandin Paper Company Plan to Build Major New Facility; Announce Formation of Rapids Power LLC (Duluth, MN)—Minnesota Power, a business unit of ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE), and Blandin Paper Company, a subsidiary of UPM-Kymmene (NYSE: UPM) of Helsinki, Finland, have proposed a
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Toggle Summary Wausau-to-Duluth Power Line Approved
Wausau-to-Duluth Power Line Approved The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) has unanimously agreed that construction of the 250-mile Wausau-to-Duluth electric transmission line is necessary. The joint project of Minnesota Power, an ALLETE Company (NYSE:ALE) and Wisconsin Public Service
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power Proposes New Gas-Fired Power Plant in Superior, WI
Minnesota Power Proposes New Gas-Fired Power Plant in Superior, WI (Duluth, MN)—Minnesota Power, an ALLETE company (NYSE: ALE), plans to build a natural gas-fired electric generating facility near Superior, Wisconsin, to help meet the region’s energy needs during times of peak electrical demand.
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Toggle Summary ALLETE Reports Solid Second Quarter Earnings
ALLETE Reports Solid Second Quarter Earnings ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE) today reported earnings of 57 cents per share for the second quarter of 2001, a 19 percent increase over a year ago. The stated increase excludes a gain of 44 cents per share from the sale of the company's investment in ACE
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Toggle Summary ALLETE To Acquire Enventis, Inc.
ALLETE To Acquire Enventis, Inc. ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE) announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Enventis, Inc., a data network systems provider headquartered in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. The transaction is expected to close by the end of July and will help position ALLETE's
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Toggle Summary ALLETE Schedules Second Quarter Earnings Release And Conference Call
ALLETE Schedules Second Quarter Earnings Release And Conference Call DULUTH, MN - ALLETE (NYSE:ALE), a multi-services company with operations across North America, will announce its second-quarter financial results for the quarter ended June 30 before the market opens on Thursday, July 19.
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