Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Companies with a long history of paying dividends and consistently hiking them remain appealing to income-focused investors. Allete, WEC Energy, and Chevron have rewarded shareholders for years and recently announced dividend increases. These companies currently offer dividend yields of up to around 4%. Allete  Allete (NYSE:ALE) operates as an energy company in two segments, Regulated Operations and Allete ...