By Bill Bartleman, The Paducah Sun, Ky. Dec. 8--MAYFIELD, Ky. -- An Alabama company has expressed interest in buying the former Ingersoll-Rand plant here to remanufacture railroad locomotives.

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Progress Energy announced full-year net income of $697 million, or $2.82 per share, compared to $759 million, or $3.13 per share, for the same period last year.

RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Progress Energy announced today that third-quarter ongoing earnings increased to $359 million, or $1.44 per share, up from $234 million, or $0.96 per share, for the same period last year.

RALEIGH, N.C., July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Progress Energy today reported ongoing earnings of $155 million, or $0.63 per share, for the second quarter of 2005 compared with ongoing earnings of $185 million, or $0.76 per share, for the second quarter of 2004.