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Selection of a contractor should be done carefully. There are many good contractors, but not all are the right fit for your project.

Have you ever pulled in conductors with a truck? You shouldn’t!

Tagged with: Faith Technologies Mark Cook wiring

Life is measured by the passage of time and the season of deer hunting gives me plenty of moments to reflect on past memories.

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A proposed rate increase by We Energies is facing pushback from community groups that say the Milwaukee utility is failing to meet its legal obligation to provide affordable power.

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The proposed 2023 city of Madison budget offers mostly good news for city services, with few cuts and a range of new offerings. It is made possible by the city’s ongoing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, robust pace of development and use of federal aid.

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Federal pandemic relief funds give a temporary reprieve to a mounting array of fiscal woes for the city of Milwaukee, helping it avert large-scale service reductions in Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s proposal for the 2023 budget.

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Mid-September, I was in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, attending the International Association of Electrical Inspectors (I.A.E.I.) Western Section Meeting where the new 2023 NEC took center stage with a majority of the topics discussed. In the next few Code Corner columns, I will try to arm you with understanding of some of the more significant changes so that you can be ready, if and when, your local jurisdiction adopts it.

Tagged with: electrical code Mark Cook

“We are hiring.” How many times have you seen that this week? Or even just today? It seems no industry is immune from the labor shortage crisis.

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The COVID pandemic has exacerbated an already serious global health mental health epidemic. While Wisconsin has moved into second place among states in how effectively it provides access to care, the time is ripe for the private sector to step up its game, too.

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“It depends” – two words clients hate to hear from their lawyers. “It depends” is (regretfully) also the answer to the question posed in the headline: “Can a contractor simply walk off a job?”