Bricks in the wall

Published: August 11, 2010
Tags: bricks, Knoll Terrace, mason, Precision Restoration Co., Random Lake, Wauwatosa

Wis. lawmakers to introduce energy loan bill

Published: March 25, 2010
Tags: Doyle, energy, energy efficiency, Green to Gold Fund, Lassa, mason

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State lawmakers plan to introduce a bill that would create a revolving loan fund to help manufacturers reduce their energy costs.
Dubbed the Green to Gold Fund, the money is designed to provide capital for more energy efficiency and renewable energy use as well as green products.
Gov. Jim Doyle announced the initiative [...]

Retiree builds famous cathedral with matchsticks

Published: March 13, 2010
Tags: Cutich, mason, Notre Dame Cathedral
Comments: 1

By RICK OLIVO
The Daily Press of Ashland
MASON, Wis. (AP) — In the year 1163, Maurice De Sully, the Bishop of Paris, decreed the construction of a new cathedral for France’s capitol city.
Named Notre Dame De Paris — Our Lady of Paris in English — Sully planned the construction as a magnificent seat for the French [...]

Legislators introduce regional transit alternative

Published: March 3, 2010
Tags: amendment, bus, Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail, mason, Regional Transit Authority, RTA, Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Transit Authority
Comments: 2

By Sean Ryan
Lawmakers are trying to break the barriers facing the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail project by removing the need for Racine and Kenosha counties to approve new taxes.
Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, said a regional transit authority amendment released Wednesday is intended to let Wisconsin apply for federal KRM construction money by 2011. The problem that [...]

Bill aims to stretch stimulus for weatherization (UPDATE)

Published: February 4, 2010
Tags: Baiyewu, energy-efficient, Fell, First Choice Pre-Apprenticeship Training Center, loan, mason, Milwaukee Laborers Local 113, stimulus, weatherization, Westring, Westring Construction, Westring Construction LLC
Comments: 3

By Paul Snyder
James Westring is getting a lot of phone calls about weatherization work, but not much follow through.
“Interest is steady,” said Westring, the owner of Madison-based Westring Construction LLC. “I get people calling me up about weatherizing their homes, and then they go and get two or three other estimates. What’s not happening is [...]

More states require ‘green’ cleaning products (UPDATE)

Published: January 27, 2010
Tags: energy-efficient, green, JohnsonDiversey, mason, Nass, Ott, Rossmiller, Wisconsin Association of School Boards

By RYAN J. FOLEY
Associated Press Writer
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — More states are requiring schools and government buildings to use environmentally friendly cleaning products, raising debate about their costs and benefits.
After a burst of legislation last year, 10 states including Connecticut, Illinois and New York require or encourage “green” floor waxes, window cleaners and other products [...]

Smooth work

Published: July 2, 2009
Tags: Bricklayers and Allied Craft Workers of Wisconsin Training Center, mason