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Last week, The Daily Reporter posted an article about school districts’ referendum requests heading into the Nov. 6 election. The article, with no attribution or data to support its claim, stated: “Construction companies have also become more aggressive about pushing for higher school spending.”

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Bid rigging is a fraudulent scheme in which competing parties collude to corrupt procurement procedures.

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Last month, Associated Builders & Contractors held one of Wisconsin’s first-ever “Apprenticeship Signing Days,” replicating signing-day events that are held for high-performing student athletes recruited into four-year universities to play sports.

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You can tell its election time when career politicians like Gov. Scott Walker start telling a new story that isn’t based in reality.

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Productivity is essential for a construction project to be profitable.

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Last week, for 90 minutes, the Racine County Government Services Committee heard arguments on both sides of the "dark store" loophole issue.

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Your challenge: Tear down a reinforced-concrete parking garage to make way for a new 25-story office tower.

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The city of Racine saw the largest unemployment decrease in the state over the past year, according to data from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.

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On Labor Day, we honor the men and women who build our cities, villages and towns. From roads to bridges, schools and municipal buildings, Wisconsin’s construction industry has contributed to our local development, advancement and strength for decades.

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The State Journal asked an unsettling question just three weeks ago, as part of the reporter Steven Verburg's five-part series on the importance and vulnerabilities of Madison's lakes: "Would a massive rain flood the Isthmus?" asked a headline in the Aug. 5 edition of our newspaper.

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