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Green Bay: Northeastern Wisconsin
built 387 days ago
Green Bay is connected to the rest of the state by 4 major highways. US Highway 41 connects Green Bay to the Fox Cities, Fond du Lac and Milwaukee to the south and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan via Oconto, Peshtigo, and Marinette. U.S. Route 141 starts in Green Bay and joins with US41 to the north for 18 miles before splitting off and providing access to the Upper Peninsula via Niagara. Interstate 43, which terminates at US 41/141, heads south along Lake Michigan to Milwaukee and on to Illinois via Beloit. Recently Wisconsin Highway 29 has been upgraded to four lanes to provide better access to western Wisconsin and Minnesota via Wausau and Eau Claire.
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WPS Resources (NYSE: WPS), based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is a holding company with five major subsidiaries providing electric and natural gas energy and related services in both regulated and nonregulated energy markets. Its largest subsidiary is Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, a regulated electric and natural gas utility serving northeastern Wisconsin and a portion of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Wisconsin Public Service serves more than 425,000 electric customers and 308,000 natural gas customers. Minnesota Energy Services Corporation is a regulated natural gas utility serving more than 200,000 customers throughout Minnesota. Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation is a regulated natural gas utility serving 161,000 customers in lower Michigan. Another subsidiary, Upper Peninsula Power Company, is a regulated electric utility that serves approximately 52,000 electric customers in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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The term is often used to refer to people from the state of Wisconsin in general (because of its cheese production), but is ... used to refer to Green Bay Packers fans in particular. Many Packers fans, embracing this nickname, wear foam triangle hats made to look like cheese. The name originated in 1986 as insult from Chicago Bears fan.
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