MADISON, Wis., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Energy Corp. today announced net income and earnings per share (EPS) for the third quarter of 2008 of $108.5 million and $0.98, respectively, compared to $119.6 million and $1.08 for the same period in 2007.

By THOMAS CONTENT Madison -- A coalition of union, farm and environmental groups threw their support behind Alliant Energy Corp.'s proposed coal- fired power plant during a rally Wednesday.

By THOMAS CONTENT The cost of a proposed coal-fired power plant in southwestern Wisconsin has risen by $100 million because of rising equipment and labor costs, Alliant Energy Corp. said Tuesday.

MADISON, Wis., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Energy Corp. today announced net income and earnings per share (EPS) for the second quarter of 2008 of $60.8 million and $0.55, respectively, compared to $48.6 million and $0.43 for the same period in 2007.

By THOMAS CONTENT Alliant Energy Corp. has proposed to build an inefficient, more polluting kind of coal-fired power plant at a time when concerns are rising about emissions from such plants, a key opponent of the project said Wednesday.