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Last call

Published: October 18, 2012
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A crew from Speedway Sand & Gravel, Middleton, razes the former site of Brothers Bar & Grill on Wednesday in Madison.

Dane, Door county airport projects ready for lift off (access required)

Published: September 7, 2011
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Gov. Scott Walker gave the go-ahead this week to two airport construction projects that overall will cost the state more than $500,000.

Get a raze

Published: March 28, 2011
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Construction noise limits emerge from four years of silence

By Paul Snyder Four years of silence separated a Madison alderman’s proposal to limit weekend construction noise and the city attorney’s proposal to kill the idea. The Common Council on Tuesday will decide if Alderman Mike Verveer’s 2006 resolution merits consideration or a spot in the circular file. Verveer said the resolution, which would limit [...]

Operator licensing bill fades as session wanes

By Paul Snyder Rhode Island contractor David Burnham has worked with heavy equipment for 45 years without an accident. The owner of Sauderstown, R.I.-based Burnham Excavating Inc. will not attribute his safety record entirely to his state-mandated operating license, but he refuses to downplay its importance. “When you have a licensing system, you know everyone’s [...]

Who’s driving that 40,000-pound piece of equipment?

By Paul Snyder A proposal to license heavy equipment operators is overkill for an industry already with plenty to lose if the wrong person is running a big machine, according to a 31-year construction veteran. “There are some operators that shouldn’t be operators, and I understand that you don’t want every Tom, Dick and Harry [...]

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