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TransAlta News

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Tuesday | The StarPhoenix

First Nations eye wind power

As a result of an agreement signed Monday, there could soon be a new crop of windmills springing up on the Saskatchewan prairie.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Alternative Energy, Wind Power, Energy

Thu Aug 14, 2008

AE Feldman's blog

Private Equity Eyes Infrastructure, Talent in Demand

Investors around the world are turning to infrastructure to add stability and security to their portfolios.

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Related Topix: Energy

Sun Aug 10, 2008

Edmonton Sun

Alberta 'monitors' Wall St. raid

Last week, TransAlta Corp. CEO Steve Snyder turned thumbs down on the pitch by two mysterious Wall Street equity outfits to buy his company.

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Related Topix: Canada, Texas, Energy, Opinion

Wed Aug 06, 2008

Calgary Herald

TransAlta expected to reject $7.8B takeover proposal

TransAlta Corp. is expected to break its long silence as early as today on a proposed $7.8-billion takeover by a group of newly friendly New York-based private equity funds -- and the answer's expected to be ...

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Related Topix: Energy

Thu Jul 31, 2008

Penticton Herald

TransAlta Q2 revenue surges 16 per cent to $708M; net profit fades to $47M

TransAlta Corp. has reported second-quarter net income of $47 million, down from $57 million in a year-ago boosted by non-recurring gains.

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Related Topix: Energy

Mon Jul 28, 2008

MarketWatch

Canadian Markets: Bid for TransAlta pulls Canadian stocks upward

News of a bid to buy a top Canada electricity provider propelled the Toronto Stock Exchange's utilities sector, which sprung Canadian stocks upward on Monday.

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Related Topix: Energy, Advance, NC

Sat Jul 26, 2008

MyFox St. Louis

Investment Groups Make $7.82B Offer For TransAlta

Two investment groups said Monday that they are making a $7.8 billion bid to take Canada's largest generator of wind power private.

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Related Topix: Energy

Thu Jul 24, 2008

Globeinvestor.com

Reuters Canada Business Summary

Toronto's main stock market index climbed 1 percent at the open on Monday before giving back some gains, as a takeover bid for TransAlta Corp and stronger-than-expected results from Bank of America soothed ...

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Related Topix: Outsourcing, Canada, Energy, Barrick Gold, Mining, Computers, IT Services, CGI Group

Wed Jul 23, 2008

National Post

Pension fund more likely to make rival bid for TransAlta than public company

Don't expect another public Canadian company like TransCanada Corp. to counter the now hostile $7.8-billion offer for Calgary-based electrical power generator TransAlta Corp.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Retirement, Pension, Energy, Oil & Gas, TransCanada, Natural Gas

Tue Jul 22, 2008

The Chronicle, Centralia, WA

TransAlta Pondering Response on Acquisition

By Aaron VanTuyl The Chronicle TransAlta, the Alberta, Can.-based power producer, is currently reviewing a nonbinding takeover proposal from LS Power Equity Partners and Global Infrastructure.

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Related Topix: Energy

GAM

Private equity hot for infrastructure

A record number of private equity funds have set their sights on infrastructure assets, and are searching markets around the world for buyout targets and new sources of capital.

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Related Topix: Energy, Real Estate, Equity Residential

Mon Jul 21, 2008

MyFox St. Louis

Investment Groups Make $7.82B Offer For TransAlta

Two investment groups said Monday that they are making a $7.8 billion bid to take Canada's largest generator of wind power private.

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Related Topix: Energy

Market Watch

CORRECT: TransAlta gets letter from LS Power proposing deal

TAC Stock Quote - TransAlta Corporation Stock Quote - TAC Quote - TAC Stock Price Intraday data provided by Interactive Data Real Time Services , a division of Interactive Data Corp.

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Related Topix: Energy, Media, Interactive Data, Computers, IT Services

Fri Jul 18, 2008

Edmonton Sun

Alberta government appoints mediator to stop strike

The Alberta government has appointed a mediator to intervene in a labour dispute between TransAlta Corp.

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Related Topix: Energy

Thu Jul 17, 2008

CFRB

Transalta To Lock Ou...

TransAlta Corp. plans to lock out 450 workers for five hours at its power plants west of Edmonton.

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Related Topix: Energy, Social Software

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Times-Transcript

TransAlta to lock out workers Friday at Wabamun after union served strike notice

TransAlta Corp. plans to lock out 450 workers for five hours at its power plants west of Edmonton.

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Related Topix: Energy

Sat Jul 12, 2008

Electric Energy Online

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Steve Snyder, TransAlta Corporation's President and CEO, applauded the Alberta government's commitment to provide $2 billion in funding for the development of Carbon Capture and Storage technology, saying CCS ...

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Related Topix: Energy

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Edmonton Sun

Sikh cuts ties with Alberta over beard shaving

A 24-year-old Sikh man who was told to leave a jobsite unless he shaved his beard said the experience has turned him off Alberta and doubts he will return if he's offered another job.

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Related Topix: Energy

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Reuters RSS Reuters.com

Alberta to spend billions to cut emissions

The oil-rich Canadian province of Alberta said on Tuesday it will put C$4 billion into two funds that will be used to pay for carbon capture and storage programs and to boost use of public transit to cut the ...

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Related Topix: Energy

Edmonton Journal

Sikh's beard costs him engineering job

TransAlta Corp. has become embroiled in a human-rights dispute with a Sikh contract employee who was ordered off the job for refusing to shave his beard.

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Related Topix: Energy

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