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Utility Industry News 2007 p13:

• Transport Platform Working Group Holds First Meeting
  The first meeting of the Transport Platform Working Group was recently held in Milan, Italy. The working group is a part of the International Powered Access Federation Mast Climbing Work Platform Committee.
• Scott Powerline Showcasing Top of Line Equipment at ICUEE Show
  Scott Powerline & Utility Equipment is bringing in the big guns to the ICUEE Show in Louisville with a host of top-of-the-line equipment from major manufacturers.
• Bacou-Dalloz Becomes Sperian Protection
  Bacou-Dalloz, world market leader in personal protective equipment (PPE), becomes Sperian Protection and is adopting a new unifying identity. As a symbol of the Group's strategy of international expansion and new momentum, Sperian will be the umbrella brand name bringing together the entire brand portfolio around shared values. Sperian also reflects the Group's desire to adopt effective advertising and marketing tools in order to consolidate its position as the world's market leader in PPE.
• Insider Insights the Focus for Renweable Energy Business Conference
  Renewable On Parade offers Insider Insights--where to come to get the unfiltered opinions of the world's renewable energy experts?September 20-23 at the Riverside Casino Conference Center in Riverside, IA.
• Vanair Breaks Ground for New World Headquarters
  Vanair, manufacturer of vehicle-mounted air compressors, has broken ground for its new world headquarters in Michigan City, Indiana. Currently, Vanair's base operations are located in New Buffalo, Michigan. Finished construction on the new facility is slated for Spring 2008.
• Utility Tool News: Klein Tools Affiliate Acquires Heritage Cutlery
  Klein Tools, a leading manufacturer of hand tools and occupational protective equipment for the professional tradesman, announced that its affiliate, Klein Cutlery, Inc., has acquired the manufacturing assets of Heritage Cutlery Inc., Bolivar, N.Y. from Rogers, Lunt, and Bowlen Company.
• Interstate Power and Light Company's Sale of Transmission Assets Determined to be 'Not Detrimental' to Customers and Public Interest by Iowa Utilities Board
  Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE:LNT) received today an oral decision from the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) regarding the sale of the company's transmission assets to ITC Midwest LLC (ITC Midwest), a subsidiary of ITC Holdings Corp. (NYSE:ITC) .
• Portland General Electric Selects Sensus FlexNet AMI
  Portland General Electric Company (PGE) and Sensus Metering Systems today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for the purchase of Sensus' FlexNet advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution. PGE's current plans call for deployment of the system to approximately 850,000 residential and commercial electric customers between 2008 and 2010, subject to approval by the Oregon Public Utility Commission and PGE's board of directors.
• Vectren Invests in Superior Customer Service with Ventyx Solutions
  Three-Year Managed Services Agreement Gives Utility Access to Latest Advances in Service Delivery Management Technology
• Advanced Energy Announces Fully-Commissioned Inverter Installations
  SunPower operates Solaron(TM) grid-tie, photovoltaic inverters with 97 percent CEC-weighted (California Energy Commission) efficiency rating

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