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The OSHA report

Published: August 24, 2012
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The Daily Reporter’s weekly digest of companies that have been cited for OSHA violations during work performed around the state.

The OSHA report (June 6, 2012) (access required)

Published: June 6, 2012
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The Daily Reporter’s digest of companies that have been issued OSHA citations.

Pro-Build to close Jackson location

Published: November 30, 2010
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Denver-based Pro-Build Holdings Inc. has given notice to Wisconsin that it intends to close its Jackson location no later than Dec. 31. According to the notice, about 37 employees will be affected by the closing. Pro-Build is a national supplier of building materials to commercial and residential contractors. A company spokesperson could not be reached [...]

Veteran-preference project irks contractor

By Paul Snyder A federal regulation giving a preference to veteran-owned and disadvantaged contracting companies may force the government to ignore the possibility of saving money on a parking ramp project in Madison. The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, through Monday, is conducting a survey to see if enough qualified companies are interested in bidding [...]

Wisconsin construction company to pay $85K for retaliatory firing

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee construction company will pay $85,000 to settle charges that it fired a black employee after he filed a charge of racial discrimination. CG Schmidt Inc. also agreed Thursday to provide anti-discrimination training for certain managers. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the lawsuit last year on behalf of the [...]

U.S. borrows itself into deeper hole

By Phil Hardwick Dolan Media Newswires Jackson, Miss. — A borrower can go into debt as far as a lender will allow him to go. It does not matter if the borrower has a bad credit rating or if the security for the debt is worthless or if the borrower has no intent to repay. [...]

Feds to spend $13 million to fight carp invasion (5:03 p.m. 12/14/09

By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Federal officials say they’ll use $13 million in Great Lakes restoration funds to step up the fight against invasive Asian carp. Lisa Jackson, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, said Monday the money will be used for engineering projects to prevent the carp from [...]

Industry on hold for cell phone bill (UPDATE)

By Paul Snyder It would cost J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc. about $4,200 to buy headsets for about 120 employees who use cell phones in the field. “For a company that does the level of business we do, that’s a small price to pay for safety,” said Kevin Hickman, director of business and development for [...]

EPA chief: U.S. will regulate CO2 with common sense (8:36 a.m. 12/9/09)

By JOHN HEILPRIN Associated Press Writers COPENHAGEN (AP) — The United States for the first time outlined a dual path toward cutting greenhouse gases that would involve both President Barack Obama’s administration and the U.S. Congress to reduce greenhouse emissions. Speaking Wednesday at a U.N. climate conference in Copenhagen, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson [...]

Cost of building green doesn’t have to be excessive, architect says

Published: October 15, 2009
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Nash Nunnery Dolan Media Newswires Jackson, MS — Going green doesn’t always mean paying more, according to a Mississippi architect who is accredited in LEED-certified building design. “LEED-certified buildings don’t necessarily have to have excessive costs,” said Sara Hill, a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-accredited professional with the Hattiesburg-based architectural firm Landry and Lewis. “Of [...]