Westar Energy Inc

Type: Company
Name: Westar Energy Inc
First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Tornado leaves thousands without power in Wichita

Hail expected as storm sweeps northeast Sunday evening, the National Weather Service placed the Shawnee County area and much of the northeastern part of the state in a severe weather warning.The NWS in Wichita announced the Topeka office would be taking ... [Published Topeka Capital-Journal - 1 hour ago]
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Westar Energy Earnings Hindsight: Down 2.7% in Last 10 Days (WR)

(Financial News Network On) When Westar Energy (NYSE:WR) reported earnings 10 days ago on May 8th, 2013, analysts, on average, expected the company to report earnings of $0.31 on sales of $511.0 million. Westar Energy actually reported earnings of $0.40 ... [Published Individual.com - May 18 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Form 8-K WESTAR ENERGY INC /KS For: May 17

StreetInsider.com - Form 8-K WESTAR ENERGY INC /KS For: May 17 ... [Published Street Insider - May 17 2013]
Entities: Westar Energy Inc, 8-k
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Westar Energy Plans Infrastructure Improvements Around Topeka

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Westar Energy is planning $150 million in infrastructure improvements around Topeka.Westar CEO Mark Ruelle detailed the plans Thursday morning at the company's annual shareholders meeting at the Capitol Plaza Hotel.After a business ... [Published WIBW - May 16 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Power outage near downtown Wichita

(WICHITA, Kan.)? 750 people in downtown Wichita are without power this morning.Westar Energy doesn't yet know what caused the outage.They have crews out working to fix the problem and figure out what caused it.In the meantime, they are trying to re-route ... [Published KWCH 12 - May 16 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Snapshot: High of 80; Tornadoes kill 6 in Texas; Tiller's killer accused of intimidating from jail (Video)

Wichita weather• Mostly sunny and mild with a high of 80. More at KAKE.com/weather.Today's talkers• At least 6 killed, up to 100 injured by Texas tornadoes (USA Today).• The man who killed abortion doctor George Tiller is accused of trying to intimidate ... [Published Wichita Business Journal - May 16 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

James L. Rogers

Published: 5/14/2013 8:11 PM | Last update: 5/14/2013 9:34 PM WICHITA - , 71, retired Westar Energy Senior Manager, died Sunday, May 12, 2013.James served his country in the U.S. Navy.He is preceded in death by his parents; a brother; and a sister. Survivors ... [Published Hutchinson News - May 15 2013]
First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Raccoon Causes WIBW-TV Transmission Issues

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW)-- Westar Energy says a raccoon is to blame for power problems that caused WIBW-TV to lose transmission abilities Monday.A mechanical issue caused when a raccoon got into a power substation forced Westar Energy to switch service over ... [Published WIBW - May 13 2013]
First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Powerlines downed by farm equipment close North 1500 Road

_ A short stretch of North 1500 Road is closed near the intersection of East 1750 Road as Westar Energy crews work to repair utility poles, after a man hooked a power line with a piece of farm equipment, dragging down one utility pole and shifting an ... [Published Lawrence Journal-World - May 12 2013]
First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 3 reports

Westar Energy announces 1st quarter 2013 results

Earnings GuidanceThe company affirmed its 2013 earnings guidance of $2.00 to $2.15 per share. The company has posted to its website a summary of factors it considers to be principal drivers and adjustments used in arriving at earnings guidance. The summary ... [Published Investors Business Daily - May 08 2013]
First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 2 reports

Uptrend Call Working As Westar Energy Stock Rises 17.0% (WR)

SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Westar Energy (NYSE:WR) on January 22nd, 2013 at $29.68. In approximately 3 months, Westar Energy has returned 16.98% as of today's recent price of $34.72.Westar Energy share prices have moved between a 52-week high ... [Published Comtex SmarTrend - Apr 30 2013]
First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 5 reports

Copper Theft Up; Westar Says Customers Will Pay for Replacements

Credit Westar Energy's Facebook pageWestar Energy officials who are dealing with $200,000 in damage at a substation over the weekend say thieves also hit two other substations.The utility discovered damage Monday at substations near Valley Center and ... [Published KMUW 89.1 FM - Apr 30 2013]

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...protection requirements to make our emissions lower and to make the area even cleaner and have less impact on the environment," said Ruelle. "Secondly, to increase the strength and quality of our transmission grid, make that more secure and reliable."
"It seems like equity buyers are coming back into the market. These just aren't bond substitutes any more. From that perspective, it's good and maybe we can move past this notion of 'where else can you invest.' That made me uncomfortable. Maybe there's this sense we're seeing a lift in the second half. I don't know. Certainly, we have challenges here at home" he said
...But the cost to Westar is high. "It's more expensive for us to purchase it. It takes special equipment for our crews to install and it's a lot more time consuming" VenJohn said
"We want to walk through those processes a number of times to make sure we're able to take the best steps possible to serve our local community and keep death tolls and injuries down in case of an emergency" Rodrigue said

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Tornado leaves thousands without power in Wichita [Published Topeka Capital-Journal - 1 hour ago]
Westar Energy Earnings Hindsight: Down 2.7% in ... [Published Individual.com - May 18 2013]
Form 8-K WESTAR ENERGY INC /KS For: May 17 [Published Street Insider - May 17 2013]
Westar Energy Plans Infrastructure Improvements... [Published WIBW - May 16 2013]
Snapshot: High of 80; Tornadoes kill 6 in Texas... [Published Wichita Business Journal - May 16 2013]
Power outage near downtown Wichita [Published KWCH 12 - May 16 2013]
James L. Rogers [Published Hutchinson News - May 15 2013]
Raccoon Causes WIBW-TV Transmission Issues [Published WIBW - May 13 2013]
Powerlines downed by farm equipment close North... [Published Lawrence Journal-World - May 12 2013]
Investors Ride 4 Earnings Rollercoaster Rides [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 11 2013]
Westar Energy Earnings Call Insights: SG&A and ... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 11 2013]
Westar Energy Earnings Call Insights: SG&A and ... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 11 2013]
Seaman High School Seniors Mark End Of Internships [Published WIBW - May 10 2013]
Investment Analysts’ Ratings Reiterations for M... [Published American Banking News - May 10 2013]
Westar Energy's CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results -... [Published Utilities Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeki ... - May 09 2013]
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Westar Energy reports surge in Q1 earnings [Published Wichita Business Journal - May 09 2013]
Westar Energy Beats Earnings Est. Zacks [Published Yahoo! Finance - May 09 2013]
Earnings Look Back: Westar Energy Is... [Published Financial News Network online - May 09 2013]
Jobless Claims Are the Next Test for Rally [Published CNBC - May 09 2013]
Westar Energy (WR) Announces Quarterly Earnings... [Published American Banking News - Earnings - May 09 2013]
Westar Energy (WR): Q1 EPS of $0.40 beats by $0... [Published Seeking Alpha - May 08 2013]
Westar Energy announces 1st quarter 2013 results [Published Investors Business Daily - May 08 2013]
Westar Energy announces 1st quarter 2013 results [Published Reuters - May 08 2013]
Westar Energy announces 1st quarter 2013 results [Published Individual.com - May 08 2013]
Kansas City Star Releases Top 40 List [Published WIBW - May 08 2013]
Westar Energy, Inc. to webcast 2013 Annual Shar... [Published Reuters - May 07 2013]
FERC Issues Letter Order Accepting BP Energy Co... [Published Elp.com - May 07 2013]
Emergency vehicles respond to a power line downed [Published Winfield Courier - May 06 2013]
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Investors Ride 4 Earnings Rollercoaster Rides [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 11 2013]
American States Water Company ( NYSE:AWR ) delivered a profit and beat Wall Street’s expectations, AND beat the revenue expectation. Adjusted Earnings Per Share increased 30.19% to $0.69 in the quarter versus EPS of $0.53 in the year-earlier quarter. ...
Westar Energy Earnings Call Insights: SG&A and ... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 11 2013]
Westar Energy ( NYSE:WR ) recently reported its first quarter earnings and discussed the following topics in its earnings conference call.SG&A and O&MMichael Lapides – Goldman Sachs : Congrats on a great quarter, and maybe more importantly congrats on ...
Westar Energy Earnings Call Insights: SG&A and ... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 11 2013]
Westar Energy ( NYSE:WR ) recently reported its first quarter earnings and discussed the following topics in its earnings conference call. SG&A and O&M Michael Lapides – Goldman Sachs: Congrats on a great quarter, and maybe more importantly congrats ...
Power Engineering Weekly News Summary 4/19 [Published Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire - Apr 19 2013]
In Case You Missed It • Colorado Senate passes bill increasing renewable energy use for co-ops • With exception of LIPA, customers highly satisfied with utilities • Three Mile Island to be first nuclear plant tested on terrorist attack response ...
C.R. Bard Director Sells 100K Shares and 4 Insi... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - Mar 18 2013]
Mason G Morfit, who is Director at C.R. Bard  ( NYSE:BCR ), sold 100,000 shares at $101.64 per share for a total value of $10,164,000. The shares recently traded at $101.88, up $0.24, or 0.24% since the insider sale. You Just Got Lucky! Our Stock ...
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