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Grainger sales rise 11% in February

W.W. Grainger Inc., a supplier of industrial maintenance and safety products, said Friday that daily sales in February rose 11 percent compared with a year ago. Get the full story »

Exelon considers bid for troubled nuclear plant

Power utility Entergy Corp. said it was exploring the sale of its 605-megawatt nuclear plant in Vermont, months after the state Senate voted to shut it in 2012 due to pollution issues.

Vermont politics could, however, complicate any potential sale. Earlier this year, the state Senate voted overwhelmingly to shut the reactor and the person heading that effort is now the unofficial Governor-elect Peter Shumlin, a Democrat.

Analyst Brian Chin said the likely bidders could include other nuclear operators like Exelon Corp., NextEra Energy Inc. and Constellation Energy Group Inc. Get the full story »