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A crane fell over at a construction site in the Minneapolis suburb of Lexington on Friday, causing a power outage for nearly 900 customers in the area as temperatures climbed into the mid-90s. There were no injuries reported.
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NLRB spares Scabby the Rat from extermination in Illinois dispute
The National Labor Relations Board found on Thursday that an Illinois operators' union hadn't violated federal law by displaying a 12-foot tall inflatable figure known as Scabby the Rat to protest the actions of a neutral employer.
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Read More »BUILDING BLOCKS: Expansion of IRIS USA operation in Pleasant Prairie
The expansion will allow IRIS USA to increase the number of face masks it makes at its Pleasant Prairie site, which now serves as the company’s manufacture, distribution, marketing and sales of plastic-injection-molded household and office products such as storage boxes and containers.
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Read More »TOP BIDDERS: The biggest winning bids from around the state this past week
See the biggest winning bids from around the state this past week, from our JobTrac online bidding service.
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Read More »New observation tower boasts views, accessibility
Wooden observation towers dot Wisconsin, provide unobstructed, picturesque views and have been the settings for more than a few family photos. But there is nothing in the country that compares to Eagle Tower.
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Read More »Utilities, unions line up against GOP bill to expand community solar in Wisconsin
Republican lawmakers are circulating a bill to expand community-funded solar projects in Wisconsin, over the objections of utilities and construction unions.
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Read More »Produce firm breaks ground on $29M HQ at former Kenosha greyhound track
Grocery distributor Heartland Produce broke ground Thursday on a nearly $30 million facility that marks the first project to occupy the site of the former Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha.
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Read More »Regulators approve 325MW Darien solar farm in southern Wisconsin
Wisconsin regulators on Thursday signed off on the nearly $450 million Darien Solar Energy Center, a major solar farm and battery storage project slated for Rock and Walworth counties.
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Read More »Daily Reporter hosts in-person Happy Hour (PHOTOS)
The Daily Reporter held its first Hard Hat Happy Hour in nearly 20 months on Wednesday at Red Lion Pub in Milwaukee. The Happy Hour gave leaders from the construction, engineering and insurance agencies, as well as the trades, a chance to come together to network in person.
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Read More »Line 3 pipeline opponents appeal to Minnesota Supreme Court
Tribal and environmental groups opposed to Enbridge Energy's Line 3 oil pipeline project asked the Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday to overturn a lower court decision affirming the approvals granted by independent regulators that allowed construction to begin last December.
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