ITC Midwest News

Posted Jul 16, 2019

ITC Midwest completes major new electric transmission line

Following years of planning and construction, ITC Midwest has completed a major new, high-voltage electric transmission line. MVP 4 is one of 17 Multi-Value Projects (MVPs) approved by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) to provide access to low-cost electricity generation, improve reliability and efficiency, and expand access to renewable energy resources throughout the Midwest.

Posted May 03, 2019

ITC Conducting Spring Aerial Patrols of Transmission Lines - Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota

Cedar Rapids, Iowa – April 30, 2019 –ITC will be conducting semi-annual aerial patrols of high-voltage transmission structures and lines throughout its service territory from approximately May 13-24, weather permitting. Helicopter patrols provide an overall status of the overhead transmission system owned and operated by ITC’s Iowa-based operating entity, ITC Midwest LLC.

Posted Apr 30, 2019

ITC Conducting Spring Aerial Patrols of Transmission Lines in Northern IA and Southern MN

Cedar Rapids, Iowa – April 30, 2019 – ITC will be conducting semi-annual aerial patrols of high-voltage transmission structures and lines throughout its service territory in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota, from approximately May 13-24, weather permitting. Helicopter patrols provide an overall status of the overhead transmission system owned and operated by ITC’s Iowa-based operating entity, ITC Midwest LLC.

Posted Apr 30, 2019

ITC Conducting Spring Aerial Patrols of Transmission Lines in Central and SW Iowa

Cedar Rapids, Iowa – April 30, 2019 – ITC will be conducting semi-annual aerial patrols of high-voltage transmission structures and lines throughout its service territory in central and southwest Iowa from approximately May 13-24, weather permitting. Helicopter patrols provide an overall status of the overhead transmission system owned and operated by ITC’s Iowa-based operating entity, ITC Midwest LLC. The aerial inspections will cover the company’s lines in central and southwest Iowa.

Posted Apr 30, 2019

ITC Conducting Spring Aerial Patrols of Transmission Lines in E/SE Iowa and NW Illinois

Cedar Rapids, Iowa – April 30, 2019 – ITC will be conducting semi-annual aerial patrols of high-voltage transmission structures and lines throughout its service territory in east central and southeast Iowa, as well as extreme northwestern Illinois and one county in Missouri, from approximately May 13-24, weather permitting. Helicopter patrols provide an overall status of the overhead transmission system owned and operated by ITC’s Iowa-based operating entity, ITC Midwest LLC.

Posted Feb 12, 2019

Krista Tanner Promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Business Unit Officer for ITC Holdings Corp.

ITC Holdings Corp. (ITC) today announced that Krista Tanner has been promoted to senior vice president and chief business unit officer for ITC Holdings Corp., effective February 18, 2019. Tanner will also remain president of ITC Midwest, a subsidiary of ITC Holdings Corp.

Posted Feb 11, 2019

ITC Midwest Supports Marshalltown Tornado Recovery Efforts

ITC Midwest, the provider of electricity transmission service to the Marshalltown area, has committed $25,000 in financial support for disaster relief recovery and rebuilding following the devastating July tornado.

Posted May 04, 2018

ITC Conducting Spring Aerial Patrols of Transmission Lines

ITC will be conducting its semi-annual aerial patrols of high-voltage transmission structures and lines throughout its service territory from approximately May 7 through May 10, weather permitting.

Posted Jan 17, 2018

Electric Line Work to Close Mississippi River Bridge on Morning of January 19th

The Mississippi River bridge connecting Fort Madison and Niota, Illinois will be closed to traffic between 9 a.m. and noon on Friday, January 19th. The closure will allow crews from ITC Midwest LLC to perform maintenance on an electric transmission line that runs along the span.

Posted Dec 27, 2016

ITC Donates More Than $1 Million to Charitable Organizations in 2016

ITC Holdings Corp. and its 660 employees donated more than $1 million to 79 charitable organizations throughout its footprint in 2016.

Posted Dec 27, 2016

ITC Midwest Donates $116K to Charitable Organizations in 2016

ITC Midwest and its 101 employees donated more than $133 thousand to 16 charitable organizations in Iowa and Minnesota in 2016.

Posted Sep 26, 2016

Fortis Inc. and GIC Acquisition of ITC Holdings Corp. Authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Fortis Inc. (“Fortis” or “the Corporation”) (TSX:FTS), ITC Holdings Corp. (“ITC”) (NYSE:ITC) and GIC Private Limited (“GIC”) today announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) has authorized the acquisition of ITC by Fortis and a subsidiary of GIC.

Posted Sep 23, 2016

Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Votes to Approve Fortis Inc. Acquisition of ITC Holdings Corp.

Fortis Inc. (“Fortis” or “the Corporation”) (TSX:FTS) and ITC Holdings Corp. (“ITC”) (NYSE:ITC) today announced that the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (“PSCW”) has voted to approve their application authorizing Fortis to proceed with its acquisition of ITC, subject to conditions consistent with those proposed in the application, to be confirmed in an official Commission Order to follow.

Posted May 25, 2016

ITC Announces Corporate Leadership Changes

ITC Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ITC) today implemented organizational changes to focus leadership of its business units under its chief business unit officer, consolidate select business functions under a chief administrative officer, and continue to support the ongoing development of its management team.

Posted May 25, 2016

Rejji P. Hayes Promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for ITC Holdings Corp.

ITC Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ITC) announced today that Rejji P. Hayes has been promoted to executive vice president and chief financial officer for ITC Holdings Corp.

Posted Apr 26, 2016

ATC, ITC, Dairyland Power announce May public open houses for Cardinal-Hickory Creek Transmission Line Project

American Transmission Co., ITC Midwest LLC and Dairyland Power Cooperative will host open houses in May to update the public on plans for a new electric transmission line that would connect Dane County, Wisconsin, and Dubuque County, Iowa.

Posted Nov 11, 2015

Utility installs insulators to ‘eagle proof' power lines

In October, The Gazette published an article about ITC Midwest installing custom-designed and fabricated insulators on all three current-carrying lines around 27 utility poles in a flight corridor stretching from Trout Run, the site of the Decorah eagles’ nest, back to the southeast.

FROM The Gazette

Posted Nov 11, 2015

Iowa Paralyzed Veterans to Receive Specialty Wheelchairs from ITC Employees

Through charitable contributions from employees, ITC has raised funds to purchase nine track chairs from Action Trackchairs to be used by veterans in states and communities served by the electric transmission company. Two of those chairs will be provided to the Iowa chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA).

Posted Sep 21, 2015

Q&A with ITC Midwest President

ITC Midwest President Krista Tanner participated in a question and answer session with the Corridor Business Journal to discuss ITC's investments in the electric transmission system.

Posted May 21, 2015

Brett Leopold Promoted to Vice President, ITC Holdings Corp. and President, ITC Great Plains

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ITC Midwest News

ITC Midwest completes major new electric transmission line

ITC Conducting Spring Aerial Patrols of Transmission Lines - Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota

ITC Conducting Spring Aerial Patrols of Transmission Lines in Northern IA and Southern MN

ITC Conducting Spring Aerial Patrols of Transmission Lines in Central and SW Iowa

ITC Conducting Spring Aerial Patrols of Transmission Lines in E/SE Iowa and NW Illinois

Krista Tanner Promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Business Unit Officer for ITC Holdings Corp.

ITC Midwest Supports Marshalltown Tornado Recovery Efforts

ITC Conducting Spring Aerial Patrols of Transmission Lines

Electric Line Work to Close Mississippi River Bridge on Morning of January 19th

ITC Donates More Than $1 Million to Charitable Organizations in 2016

ITC Midwest Donates $116K to Charitable Organizations in 2016

Fortis Inc. and GIC Acquisition of ITC Holdings Corp. Authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Votes to Approve Fortis Inc. Acquisition of ITC Holdings Corp.

ITC Announces Corporate Leadership Changes

Rejji P. Hayes Promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for ITC Holdings Corp.

ATC, ITC, Dairyland Power announce May public open houses for Cardinal-Hickory Creek Transmission Line Project

Utility installs insulators to ‘eagle proof' power lines

Iowa Paralyzed Veterans to Receive Specialty Wheelchairs from ITC Employees

Q&A with ITC Midwest President

Brett Leopold Promoted to Vice President, ITC Holdings Corp. and President, ITC Great Plains