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HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — A new facility in Hattiesburg will bottle 350,000 cases of Pepsi and Dr Pepper products a week. Officials gathered Wednesday for the opening of the 236,000-square-foot Pepsi South plant in the Forrest County Industrial Park. The ...

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The State Building Commission on Wednesday approved spending to complete the final section of the Badger Trail in Dane County. The money will help link Fitchburg and Madison’s Southwest and Capital City trails to the Badger Trail, which runs from ...

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced nearly $55 million in green jobs grants, as authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The grants will support job training and labor market information programs ...

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By Sean Ryan Planners must undo the damage of plant and human invaders that have already overrun land around the Milwaukee River before realizing the dream of having people coexist with nature. The banks of the river north of downtown ...

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By Paul Snyder A bill that would extend the Jan. 1 deadline for local smart growth plans defeats the purpose of setting deadlines, according to those who want the state to stick to its original schedule. “It’s a little frustrating,” ...

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Prescott Intermediate School’s referendum was defeated Tuesday as 888 voters said “no” to a single question referendum on the ballot vs. 683 “yes” votes. The referendum sought permission to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $8,900,000 ...

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By Paul Snyder A condominium project up for approval from the city of Madison represents a developer’s resolve to finish a project more than a signal of a recovering market. “At the time these were first proposed, it was the ...

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By Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com State and local officials are hailing the landing of Republic Airways in Milwaukee as further proof that a state program created in June to attract companies actually works. The state is offering up to $27 million ...

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By Jack Zemlicka Dolan Media Newswires MILWAUKEE, WI — In response to the recession, earlier this year several law firms in Wisconsin created practice groups to help clients evaluate potential benefits of the federal government’s stimulus package. Firms assembled teams ...

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By Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Madison Common Council members on Thursday added 13 amendments to the city’s capital budget, aimed at decreasing some of the city’s spending next year. Amendments include another attempt to knock out the $16 million in tax ...

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