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Alliant Energy history
Alliant Energy company history timeline
1938 The last Fair sponsored by the Agricultural Society is held.
1941 Dane County pays off the mortgage for the site and retains ownership.
The SD properties (around Winner) were sold in 1946.
1951 The Dane County Fair returns to the Dane County Expo Center (now known as the Alliant Energy Center) where it continues today.
1954 The 22,000 square foot Arena is built and remains today as the only building still standing from this era, but has since been remodeled.
During the 1940s, IPC divested itself of all its operations that were not part of its main territory in southern MN / northern Iowa. It would not be until 1956 when the last isolated district — the area around Waconia, MN — was sold to Northern States Power.
1962 The Youth Building was built and housed the 4-H offices and now serves as the Alliant Energy Center Administration building.
1965 The Expo Center is officially named the Dane County Exposition Center but has since been renamed the Alliant Energy Center.
1967 Veterans Memorial Coliseum is built with its early clientele including UW Men’s Hockey, Zor Shrine Circus, World Dairy Expo, Dane County Junior Fair, The ABC National Bowling Tournament, Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Tony Bennett and Duke Ellington.
1974 The first Exposition Center Commission is appointed to outline construction and development for expansion of the venue.
1978 An addition to the Youth Building is built and the new facility is named the Forum.
1992 The 25th anniversary of Veterans Memorial Coliseum is celebrated, at this point over 16 million people had entered the Coliseum doors to attend a vast array of events.
2002 Willow Island is developed at Alliant Energy Center as an outdoor venue.
2005 Exhibition Hall undergoes an energy efficiency project to reduce environmental impact by adding high-speed trade show cargo doors, energy-efficient floor lighting, new building steam traps, an automated digital building cooling system controls and installation of a new energy management system.
In late 2007, Alliant Energy received final approval to sell their utility services in Illinois to Jo-Carroll Energy.
Alliant Energy sold to ITC Holdings their transmission system (34.5 kV, 69 kV, 115 kV, 161 kV and 345 kV) in Iowa and Minnesota in 2007.
2014 Alliant Energy Center replaced the 9 former agricultural buildings with two new multi-use pavilions.
In 2016, Alliant began offering a $500 rebate for its customers who purchase a home charging station for electric vehicles.
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Energy | 1925 | $22.7B | 11,000 | - |
| Madison Gas and Electric | 1855 | $676.9M | 731 | 8 |
| National Grid plc | 1935 | $19.6B | 22,650 | 2 |
| Wisconsin Public Service | 1883 | $1.5B | 1,139 | - |
| CenterPoint Energy | 1882 | $8.6B | 7,977 | 4 |
| Con Edison | 1823 | $13.7B | 14,071 | 153 |
| OGE Energy | 1902 | $3.7B | 2,292 | 15 |
| Florida Power & Light | 1925 | $24.8B | 8,700 | - |
| Duke Energy | 1904 | $30.4B | 27,535 | 151 |
| Westar Energy | 1924 | $5.8B | 3,000 | 22 |
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