Published: March 16, 2010
Tags: Arrowhead Contracting, bid, Coulee Region Mechanical Contractors, Dan Graham, Fowler & Hammer, La Crosse, Lanzel, Ron Kind, stimulus, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Waide
Bids are due Wednesday for the USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center building addition in La Crosse. (Image courtesy of Google Maps)
By Sean Ryan
Local contractors are welcoming the chance to openly bid on a La Crosse stimulus project that was supposed to be limited to six out-of-state companies.
“The amount of work will increase significantly [...]
Published: March 16, 2010
Tags: 2010 public works bill, Mankato Civic Center, Mayo Civic Center Complex, Pawlenty, Rochester, St. Cloud State University, UrbanWorks Architecture
By Dan Heilman, Scott Carlson and Brian Johnson
Dolan Media Newswires
Minneapolis — Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s decision to cut about $300 million in projects from the Legislature’s 2010 public works bill this week produced swift — and disappointed — reaction from officials ready to put shovels in the ground.
The largest share of the cuts affected projects related [...]
Published: March 16, 2010
Tags: chemical, explosion, hazardous materials, Oconomowoc, Olympia
OCONOMOWOC, Wis. (AP) — Authorities in southeastern Wisconsin say a resort employee mixed chlorine with another chemical, sparking an explosion that left her with broken bones and a mild chemical burn.
Oconomowoc police say the explosion was reported Tuesday about 8:45 a.m. at the Olympia Resort & Conference Center.
According to Police Chief Dave Beguhn, the employee [...]
Published: March 16, 2010
Tags: Department of Natural Resources, DNR, Natural Resources Board, phosphorus
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Natural Resources Board has approved public hearings on new phosphorus limits in Wisconsin waters.
Biologists believe phosphorus and other nutrients from fertilizer and manure contributes to algae blooms in lakes, rivers and streams. The blooms can kill fish and insects and pose health risks for humans.
The Department of Natural Resources [...]
Published: March 16, 2010
Tags: Alliance of Cities, League of Wisconsin Municipalities, Local Government Institute of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Counties Association, Wisconsin Towns Association
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Local Wisconsin governments should find ways to consolidate services to save money, according to a report issued Tuesday.
The study from the Local Government Institute, a coalition of local government associations, found collaboration enables governments to spread capital costs over a larger tax base and share equipment. It also encourages cost controls [...]
Published: March 16, 2010
Tags: earthquake, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, New Madrid Seismic Zone, NMSZ
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin will join a massive Midwestern earthquake readiness drill next year.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has been working with states in the New Madrid Seismic Zone on a earthquake response plan. The zone runs from west of Memphis, Tenn., into southern Illinois.
According to FEMA, a massive earthquake in the zone could [...]
Published: March 16, 2010
Tags: Commerce Department, foreclosures, homebuilders, new homes, permits
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Housing construction fell in February as winter blizzards held down activity in the Northeast and South. The decline highlighted the challenges facing builders as they struggle to emerge from the worst housing slump in decades.
The Commerce Department said Tuesday that construction of new homes and apartments fell 5.9 [...]
Published: March 15, 2010
Tags: biomass, Domtar Corp., Manthey, paper mill, Poyry LLC, PSC, Public Service Commission, The Boldt Co., We Energies
By Paul Snyder
We Energies on Monday submitted its application to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin for a $255 million biomass plant in Rothschild.
We Energies spokesman Brian Manthey said the project, which will be built on the same site as Domtar Corp.’s operating paper mill, will include new construction, reuse some of the paper manufacturer’s [...]
Published: March 15, 2010
Tags: Amy Supple, Dan Stephans, Edgewater, Edgewater Hotel, Hammes Co., Madison, Madison Landmarks Commission, Madison Plan Commission, Madison Urban Design Commission, Michael May, redevelopment, Sarah Carpenter, Tim Parks
By Paul Snyder
Members of Madison’s Landmarks Commission want to review the latest Edgewater Hotel design and are ready to seek a legal opinion to force the issue.
“I wouldn’t rest a $93 million project on a process unless I was sure all the procedural steps were in line,” said Stu Levitan, a commission member who wants [...]
Published: March 15, 2010
Tags: Badger Trail, Spencer Black
State Rep. Spencer Black announced Monday the state will request bids this week for construction to close a six-mile gap in the state’s Badger Trail.
Black, D-Madison, announced the state received more than $1 million in federal financing for the project, and coupled with a $497,000 state supplement, the money is in place to begin work. [...]
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