Abandoned cemeteries challenge communities
Published: May 20, 2012
For rural communities, cemeteries are a financial burden, another budget line item in increasingly difficult times.
Frac sand sediment spills into St. Croix River (UPDATE)
Published: May 18, 2012
Tags: Army Corps of Engineers, DNR, frac sand, St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, St. Croix River, wetlands
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A spill at a sand mining facility in Wisconsin has dumped an unknown amount of sand and other sediment into the St. Croix River and wetlands near the Minnesota border, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said.
The OSHA report 
Published: May 18, 2012
Tags: aerial lift, Amigo Construction LLC, Appleton, Arnie Christiansen Mason Contractor LLC, Brookfield, Carlos Guevara, citation, DV Services LLC, Eau Claire, eye protection, face protection, fall protection, framing, Great Lakes Construction Group Inc., Hartford, head protection, industrial trucks, Jerzy Construction and Remodeling LLC, Jimmy’s Construction LLC, Jones Sign Co. Inc., K.T. Remodeling Ltd., Kenosha, ladders, Laurence Zangle Enterprises Inc., MDM Builders LLC, Milwaukee, Oscar Rocha, osha, painting, Pewaukee, Premier Plastering, RBD Construction, Rock & Tait Exteriors LLC, roofing, safety, scaffolding, settlement, Sheboygan, siding, Total Coverage Roofing, training, Victoria’s Roofing, wall covering, Watry Homes LLC, West Bend
The Daily Reporter’s digest of companies that have been cited for OSHA violations.
Edward Kraemer & Sons low bidder for Stillwater Lift Bridge repairs
Published: May 18, 2012
Tags: Edward Kraemer & Sons, Global Specialty Contractors, MnDOT, Stillwater Lift Bridge
Edward Kraemer & Sons Inc. is the apparent low bidder for an upcoming repair of the Stillwater Lift Bridge.
Walker still has hope for iron mine near Ashland
Published: May 18, 2012
Tags: Bucyrus, Gogebic Taconite, iron mine, iron ore, jobs, Scott Walker
Gov. Scott Walker said Friday he still holds out hope for an iron mine in northern Wisconsin.
Wind farm opponents file suit over sign ordinance
Published: May 18, 2012
Tags: Barbara Vanden Boogart, James Vanden Boogart, Jon Morehouse, Lori Morehouse, wind farm
Four Morrison residents on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit against town officials for prohibiting residents from placing signs with political or religious messages on their property, according to a Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty news release.
Subcontractors group breaks from national organization
Published: May 17, 2012
Tags: American Subcontractors Association, ASA, David Mendes, Duwe Metal Products, Ginny McFarland, Jeffrey Beiriger, Specialty Contractors of Wisconsin, Steve Garrison
The decision to split from the American Subcontractors Association Inc. boils down to money for the Wisconsin chapter.
US government sets stiff tariffs on China solar panels (UPDATE)
Published: May 17, 2012
Tags: Commerce Department, Obama, renewable energy, solar, SolarWorld, tariffs
The Obama administration moved Thursday to impose stiff new tariffs on solar panels made in China, finding that Chinese companies are improperly flooding the U.S. market with government-subsidized products.
The OSHA report
Published: May 17, 2012
Tags: aerial lift, AFC Roofing, All About Exteriors, All Exteriors Plus LLC, Appleton, Bear Electric Service LLC, Brunette Properties of Green Bay LLC, C&C Construction of Southern Wisconsin LLC, Cambridge, citation, commercial, concrete, Coppens Metal & Roofing, Davco Development Corp., Diaz Construction LLC, Do It Right Construction LLC, electrical, Emery’s Roofing and Siding LLC, excavation, Exterior’s Expert’s Restoration, eye protection, face protection, fall protection, foundation, Franklin, Gaffney Custom Homes LLC, Green Bay, Greenfield, head protection, Howard, installation, institutional, Janesville, Kaukauna, La Crosse, ladder, Mercer, Middleton, Milwaukee, multifamily housing, Northern Metal and Roofing Co. Inc., osha, Paul Crandall & Associates Inc., Paul Davis Restoration of SE Wisconsin Inc., Pember Companies Inc., roofing, safety, scaffolding, settlement, structure, training, Waukesha
The Daily Reporter’s digest of companies that have been cited for OSHA violations.
Report: Wisconsin lost 5,900 jobs in April (UPDATE)
Published: May 17, 2012
Tags: Department of Workforce Development, DWD, jobs, Scott Walker, Tom Barrett
Wisconsin lost nearly 6,000 jobs in April, according to preliminary data state labor officials released Thursday, marking another setback for Republican Gov. Scott Walker as he faces a June 5 recall election.
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