H.J. Martin makes specialty flooring list

Man killed at Superior wood shingle plant

Published: May 22, 2013
Tags: accident, David Clink, osha, White Cedar Shingles and Lumber

Police say a 30-year-old man has been killed at a wood shingle manufacturer in Superior.

US home sales highest in 3-½ years

Published: May 22, 2013
Tags: building permits, home sales

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ticked up last month to the highest level in three-and-a-half years, helped by a jump in the number of houses for sale.

Wis. developer facing resistance in Minn.

Published: May 21, 2013
Tags: Continental Properties

Even as Minneapolis-based Target Corp. is expanding its corporate presence in the northwestern suburb of Brooklyn Park, plans for a nearby 340-unit rental townhouse project are meeting resistance.

Chambers settle minority hiring lawsuit with Milwaukee

Published: May 21, 2013
Tags: D. Wilson Consulting Group, minority hiring

The city of Milwaukee reached a settlement Monday in a federal lawsuit concerning its minority contracting practices.

State’s home sales increase 9 percent in April

Published: May 21, 2013
Tags: home sales

Housing sales across Wisconsin increased 9 percent last month, continuing a rebound that now includes 22 consecutive months of growth.

GOP move gives state more control on construction

Published: May 20, 2013
Tags: Clean Water Act, Cory Mason, DNR, erosion

Democrats said a move to standardize erosion control rules for commercial construction sites is another effort by Republicans to take power away from local authorities.

Boy dies in loader accident

Published: May 19, 2013
Tags: accident, skid-steer loader

Lafayette County authorities say an 8-year-old boy has died after he was struck by a skid steer loader.

The OSHA report

Published: May 17, 2013
Tags: abatement, Beloit, circuit, citation, electrical, fall protection, framing, Gemini Electric LLC, Greendale, installation, ladder, Milwaukee, osha, S&B Valdovinos Construction, safety, Sanders Construction Inc., settlement, training

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

Uniform erosion standards not uniformly welcomed

Published: May 16, 2013
Tags: Daniel LeMahieu, DNR, EPA, erosion, erosion control, phosphorous, runoff, storm water

Dane County is in danger of losing authority that for almost 11 years has let it tailor its erosion-control standards to protect resources such as lakes Mendota and Monona and trout streams.