Business
A federal judge has told Westar Energy Inc. not to make any payments to David Wittig, its former chairman, president and chief executive, and Douglas Lake, who was the company’s executive vice president of corporate strategy.
April 7, 2004
High above Earth, more and more satellites are being powered by gallium arsenide solar cells--cells that are lighter, longer-lasting and more efficient than any made from silicon, the industry standard.
March 2, 1992
World & Nation
Texas Utilities Co., owner of two of Texas’ largest utilities, agreed to buy Australian gas company Westar & Kinetik Energy for $1 billion, widening its reach in that nation.
Feb. 1, 1999
Advanced Photonix Inc., a Camarillo maker of photodetector devices that convert light into electronic signals, said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire all the assets of Applied Solar Energy Corp.’
March 17, 1992
* Former Westar Energy Inc.
Dec. 5, 2003
The wrath of Mother Nature comes in many forms.
June 24, 2013
Obituaries
Strapped into a jet pack, astronaut Dale Gardner helped pluck a pair of ailing satellites from Earth orbit in 1984 in a high point for the space shuttle program.
March 1, 2014
Dale Gardner dies at 65; spacewalker on first satellite rescue mission
Energy: Western Resources said it will separate its electric utilities from other non-utility businesses.
March 30, 2000
U .S. stock indexes struggled to a mixed close Tuesday as energy companies fell with the price of oil, overcoming gains in utilities and phone companies.
May 31, 2016