I-94 upgrade could cost as much as $1.2 billion

Lawmakers consider construction budget cuts

Published: May 24, 2013
Tags: budget, Daniel LeMahieu, Dean Kaufert, Dean Knudson, DNR, Hills Farm, Joan Ballweg, Jon Richards, WisDOT

To reduce borrowing in the state budget, Republicans might delay financing a new home for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and refrain from buying two university residence halls.

Sic Lazaro cited 10 days before mixer accident

Published: May 24, 2013
Tags: accident, Chris Zortman, osha, Sic Lazaro

Ten days before one of its employees was seriously injured after falling into a mortar mixer, Sic Lazaro U.S. Inc. was cited for safety violations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

The OSHA report

Published: May 24, 2013
Tags: aerial lift, Arpin, Badgerland Metal Building Erectors Inc., brazing, citation, communication line, cutting, DeLuca & Tobin Cable Contractors Ltd., fall protection, framing, Germantown, Home Insulation Co. of Wausau Inc., Janny Construction Inc., JRT Top Notch Roofs LLC, Kube Custom Carpentry Inc., ladder, Mequon, Miller Custom Homes Inc., Mukwonago, osha, Owen Mobile Welding, Pewaukee, power line, precast concrete, roofing, safety, scaffolding, settlement, Skyline Roof-En Co. LLC, structural steel, Theresa, training, Ultra Carpentry LLC, Verona, Waterford, Waukesha, welding, Weston

The Daily Reporter’s weekly digest of companies that have been cited for OSHA violations during work around the state.

I-5 bridge collapse caused by oversized load

Published: May 24, 2013

A truck hauling a too-tall load hit an overhead girder of a bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below, though all three occupants suffered only minor injuries.

Coating, painting co. expanding in Mosinee

Published: May 24, 2013
Tags: Crystal Finishing Systems, jobs

A Schofield company is planning to expand in central Wisconsin and add several hundred manufacturing jobs over the next few years.

Man injured in mortar mixer accident (UPDATE)

Published: May 23, 2013
Tags: accident, osha, Sic Lazaro

A 43-year-old Cudahy man was seriously injured Thursday morning after getting trapped in a mortar mixer at Milwaukee-based Sic Lazaro U.S. Inc., according to Milwaukee Police Department reports.

Committee to again tackle WisDOT deficit plan

Published: May 23, 2013
Tags: road aid, transportation fund

The Legislature’s budget-writing committee is scheduled to renew discussions over a proposal aimed at closing a $63.5 million deficit in Wisconsin’s roads fund.

Manitowoc receives $1 million brownfields grant

Published: May 23, 2013
Tags: brownfields, David Less, EPA

The city of Manitowoc has received a $1 million grant from the federal government to clean up properties with environmental contamination.

Milwaukee developer bounces idea for Park East

Published: May 22, 2013
Tags: Exchange Planning and Development, Mike Westling, Park East

A Milwaukee developer’s proposal to spark construction in the Park East would rely on private investments to pay for a new arena for the Bucks rather than a dedicated sales tax.