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UPPCO sold

ISHPEMING, MI--   The sale of Upper Peninsula Power Company to a Michigan corporation is final. 

All regulatory approvals are complete in order for Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Partners to acquire UPPCO from Integrys Energy Group.

UPPCO serves about 52,000 people in ten of the Upper Peninsula’s 15 counties.  Its assets include seven hydroelectric facilities, 3,300 miles of power lines, and 58 distribution substations. 

New Chief Executive Officer Barbara Siehr says officials are looking forward to building a new Upper Peninsula Power Company while continuing to stay involved in the community. 

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.