Published: April 26, 2013
Tags: Alliant Energy Center, Dane County, Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection, Strang Inc.
Two Dane County committees have approved hiring an architectural firm to design new agricultural and exhibition pavilions at the Alliant Energy Center, where events such as the World Dairy Expo take place on the south edge of Madison.
Published: July 1, 2011
Tags: American Transmission Co., ATC, Dane County, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, Goose Pond, Kaya Freiman, La Crosse, Madison Audubon Society, Peter Cannon, transmission line
By Adam Wise A 150-mile transmission line project proposed for south central Wisconsin could slow electrical cost increases, but wildlife advocates warn it could come at a high price for birds. Officials from American Transmission Co. LLC, Waukesha, are in the early stages of meeting with affected communities to discuss potential routes for the $425 [...]
Published: June 27, 2011
Tags: Dane County
The end is near for Dane County’s oldest health care facility By the end of summer, the last remnants of the oldest health care facility in Dane County will be rubble. Full Story >> University Avenue redevelopment proceeds at lower density Successful redevelopment is often a balance of old and new interests, as evidenced by [...]
Published: March 23, 2011
Tags: Bruskewitz, Cieslewicz, Dane County, Parisi, Paul Soglin
By James Briggs Candidates for the top offices in Dane County say Madison and its surrounding areas should be a beacon of economic light for the construction industry in coming years. “Dane County needs to be open for business,” said Eileen Bruskewitz, a Dane County supervisor and candidate for county executive. While other candidates in [...]
Published: March 18, 2011
Tags: collective bargaining, Dane County, Ismael Ozanne, Maryann Sumi, open meetings law, Scott Fitzgerald, Scott Walker, unions
By JASON SMATHERS and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state’s new and contentious collective bargaining law from taking effect, raising the possibility that the Legislature may have to vote again to pass the bill. Lawmakers had approved Gov. Scott Walker’s measure last week, breaking [...]
Published: February 4, 2011
Tags: Bruskewitz, county executive, Dane County, election, Parisi, Scott McDonell, Wineke, Zach Brandon
By James Briggs A former lawmaker and lobbyist is riding a wave of construction industry support into the Feb. 15 primary election for Dane County executive. But even the union leaders who support Joe Wineke, the son and grandson of laborers, aren’t exactly sure what he can do for them from the county executive’s office. [...]
Published: December 17, 2010
Tags: commissioner, Dane County, federal, finance, freight, high-speed rail, Madison, Rail, transit, U.S. Department of Transportation, Van Schwartz, Wisconsin & Southern Railroad, WisDOT
Comments: 7
The state and some Wisconsin counties are stuck with the $35 million tab to upgrade a freight line between Madison and Watertown now that federal high-speed train money is gone.
Published: November 18, 2010
Tags: biogas, Clear Horizons, Dane County, Dave Merritt, digester, Kanavas, Karl Crave, Madison Gas and Electric, manure digester, phosphorus, Plale, Wisconsin Building Commission
By James Briggs Dane County is about to get its second manure digester, a $12.5 million treatment center that will be built near Middleton and completed in 2011. It will be a replica — in size and cost — of a digester nearing completion outside Waunakee. It also will be the last time the state [...]
Published: July 14, 2010
Tags: commuter rail, Dane County, high-speed rail, Rail, referendum, Regional Transit Authority, RTA, transit plan, Transportation, vote
Comments: 1
By Tony Anderson Special to The Daily Reporter A Dane County supervisor opposed to the cost of commuter rail wants to put the project to a countywide vote this fall. “We’re trying to put their feet to the fire and say, ‘Let’s have this referendum,’” said first-term Supervisor Bill Clausius, referring to members of the [...]
Published: July 14, 2010
Tags: BidBlog, blog, Cow-Power Project, Dane County, digester, Knoedler, phosphorous, Yahara Lakes Watershed
By Ann Knoedler The dangers of phosphorous have long been recognized as bad news for our lakes and rivers. Algae thrives on it, which in turn prevents the healthy, native plants from growing and kills fish and other aquatic life by depleting the oxygen. Slowly, but surely the march to ban phosphorous from household products [...]
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