Minnesota Power praised for prep work on transmission line
Duluth News TribuneMinnesota Power got presidential kudos last week about its Great Northern Transmission Line. Stretching from Manitoba, Canada, to the Iron Range, the line will deliver renewable...
View ArticleEnbridge receives permit for expansion at Superior terminal
Duluth News TribuneA Superior terminal owned by Enbridge, Inc., received approval from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources today on an air construction permit that would allow the terminal to...
View ArticleDuluth-based Allete reports increase in second-quarter operating revenue
Duluth News TribuneAllete is reporting a productive second quarter with operating revenue up nearly 11 percent over the same period last year. Revenue reaching nearly $261 million for the three months...
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Minnesota Power, National Guard plan huge solar farm at Camp Ripley
Duluth News TribuneTucked away on the sprawling, 53,000-acre Camp Ripley military installation near Brainerd, protected from exploding artillery shells and rumbling tanks, an open field will soon be...
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Fond du Lac, Minnesota Power plan ‘solar farm’ partnership
Duluth News TribuneThe Fond du Lac Reservation soon will be the site of a ground-breaking “solar farm” project that will contribute a significant source of energy to the reservation and provide...
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Alberta Clipper pipeline expansion challenged
Duluth News TribuneEnvironmental groups on Wednesday filed a legal challenge to the U.S. State Department’s approval of a major increase of Canadian tar sands oil flowing through Enbridge Energy...
View ArticleEnbridge sets public meetings for oil pipeline route across Northland
Duluth News TribuneEnbridge Energy has announced a series of public meeting in December to explain plans for its proposed reconstruction of a pipeline from Canada to Superior, including the company’s...
View ArticleMinnesota Power plants ready to power back up
Duluth News TribuneFour Northland power units will return to action, after a more than two-month shutdown in the face of difficulties obtaining shipments of coal by rail. Two units at Minnesota...
View ArticleAllete to invest $168 million in U.S. Water Services
Duluth News TribuneDuluth-based Allete Inc., the parent company of Minnesota Power, announced Tuesday it will make a $168 million investment in an integrated industrial water management company. The...
View ArticleEnbridge to pay $75 million to settle 2010 Michigan oil spill
Duluth News TribuneWASHINGTON - Enbridge Energy and its affiliates will pay $75 million to settle a 2010 oil spill into Michigan's Talmadge Creek and Kalamazoo River that dumped 800,000 gallons of oil,...
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Longtime Duluth greenhouse owner ready to retire
Duluth News TribuneWhen regulars to Cummings Greenhouse in Duluth stopped in to buy their annuals, vegetable plants and hanging baskets this spring, many were saddened to see something new. A “For...
View ArticleAllete reports positive results in second quarter
Duluth News TribuneAllete is reporting a good second quarter, with earnings, net income and revenue up. Revenue reached $323.2 million, up over 2014’s $260.7 million, according to the Duluth-based...
View ArticleRefinery slowdown causes gas price spike in Midwest
Duluth News TribuneAfter a summer vacation from high gas prices, the price at the pump has jumped in the past week — and industry observers say it’s because of problems at the...
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Minnesota Power will build Northland's first community solar garden in Duluth
Duluth News TribuneMinnesota Power will build the Northland’s first community solar garden next year, allowing customers to buy into the benefits of solar energy without erecting solar panels on their...
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New biotech company eyes Iron Range
Duluth News TribuneA Rochester, N.Y., company is eyeing Mountain Iron as the site for a new $70 million biomass processing center that would turn trees into biochemicals, bioplastics and...
View ArticleU.S. on verge of lifting oil export ban
Duluth News TribuneWASHINGTON – A provision to lift the U.S. ban on oil exports is included in a government spending bill, giving North Dakota’s congressional delegation hope the 40-year-old ban could...
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