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The man whose company has been blamed in a lawsuit for starting a fire that killed two Boston firefighters on March 26 insisted in court papers that he did not do the welding work that officials say sparked the blaze: http://bit.ly/SyjLzE
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DBE theft, kickback trial kick-starts 
A contractor accused of bilking Milwaukee County out of tens of thousands of dollars in federal grant money was no more than a victim of an incompetent bureaucrat, his attorney said Tuesday.
Tagged with: DBE fraud Freida Webb Homer Key
Read More »H.J. Martin wins national flooring award
Starnet, a national flooring contractor association, has named the Madison Central Public Library a 2014 Silver Award winner for hospitality or public space.
Tagged with: H.J. Martin & Son
Read More »Caledonia gets TEA grant for improvement project
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation awarded the village of Caledonia a $960,000 Transportation Economic Assistance grant to help pay for a road and intersection improvement project.
Read More »Theft trial for Milwaukee contractor begins
Jury selection began Monday for the trial of contractor Homer Key, who is accused of colluding with a former Milwaukee County employee to steal federal grants intended to help disadvantaged business enterprises.
Tagged with: DBE fraud Freida Webb Homer Key
Read More »MMSD, Meade settle pipeline lawsuit
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District will pay $350,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by Meade Electric Co. Inc.
Tagged with: Meade Electric MMSD
Read More »Green fights back
Greenwash Action, a joint initiative of the Sierra Club and Greenpeace, is gearing up to defend LEED and campaign for changes to Green Globes—the green building rating system that the organization claims has been complicit in a greenwashing scheme: http://www2.buildinggreen.com/article/new-nonprofit-goes-after-green-globes-greenwash
Read More »Milwaukee wants DCD to spend more on facade, street improvements
A Milwaukee agency is taking heat for failing to spend anywhere near as much money as it has had the authority to borrow to help businesses pay for facade and street improvements.
Tagged with: Department of City Development façade Robert Bauman
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NLRB Complaints
The National Labor Relations Board investigates charges against employers or union chapters accused of violating the National Labor Relations Act. The board has not yet issued decisions on these charges.
Tagged with: AFL-CIO G.M.S. Excavators NLRB
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