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Utilities are pushing back the construction of the second phase of a large Iowa County solar farm by a year to see what happens with tariffs proposed for solar panels needed for the 150-megawatt project.

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Enbridge Energy's plans to route its Line 5 pipeline around the Bad River Reservation in northern Wisconsin drew broad criticism on Wednesday from dozens at a public hearing on the project.

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Plans to begin construction on the new Madison Public Market may be faltering as the city of Madison grapples with the budgetary fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

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A least two-thirds of highway construction companies in the U.S. saw at least one crash in work zones last year, according to a survey released Tuesday.

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Although Wisconsin’s unemployment system is struggling to keep up with a wave of filings amid the state’s COVID-19 outbreak, employers most likely don’t need to worry about higher payroll taxes until 2022 thanks to the state’s high reserves and previous precautionary actions.

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The coronavirus pandemic has dimmed Wisconsin's fast-growing green energy industry, costing the state some 11,000 clean energy jobs since the crisis begin in March, according to a report.

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Developer Rick Barrett said Friday that he’s secured financing needed to advance the $122 million Couture high-rise on Milwaukee’s lakefront, a step that could signal the start of construction after years of delays.

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A northern Wisconsin telecom company is getting a $10.2 million federal loan to expand broadband access in Dunn and Barron counties.

The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services is resuming in-person trades exams after putting them off this spring in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Entering the COVID-19 outbreak, Mount Pleasant enjoyed enough reserves and revenue to weather the pandemic, even with the $200 million in debt the village had amassed to help with the construction of Foxconn Technology Group's massive campus, according to a report released this week.

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