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Brown County has settled a dispute with a Chicago engineering company over a tarnished copper dome atop its historic courthouse.
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PSC OKs use of utility fees to replace lead water lines in Kenosha
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission on Thursday approved letting local officials in Kenosha County use water fees for the first time to help customers pay for replacing lead water lines.
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Read More »Mount Pleasant, Racine release plan to pay for Foxconn water infrastructure
The city and Racine and village of Mount Pleasant released terms of an agreement that would guide the construction of Foxconn-supporting water infrastructure and reduce utility fees in order to spur development.
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Read More »Contractor makes progress on new border wall in New Mexico
Construction workers have completed more than half of a new barrier along a desolate stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border in southern New Mexico as part of President Donald Trump's fight against drug trafficking and illegal immigration.
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State providing Oshkosh Corp. $8M for headquarters expansion
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. will be providing $8 million worth of income-tax credits to Oshkosh Corp. to help the company pay for the new headquarters it’s building in Wisconsin.
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Read More »Wisconsin unemployment under 3 percent for sixth month
Wisconsin's unemployment rate has been under 3 percent for the past six months, a further sign of the economic strength that Gov. Scott Walker has been touting on the campaign trail.
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Read More »Big question mark hangs over megadonor in Wisconsin Senate race
The burning question in Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race isn't about what either candidate plans to do, but rather whether a Republican megadonor will open his wallet following a stinging, and costly, primary defeat.
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Read More »GOING ‘GREEN’ IN A DIFFERENT WAY: Appealing to conservatives, Coenen stresses economic benefits of renewable energy
A Republican through and through, Scott Coenen spent years before, during and after college arguing that renewable energy was a boondoggle.
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Read More »$10M loan program aimed at attracting small contractors wary of Foxconn
With minority-, women- and veteran-owned contractors having shown reluctance to compete for the first set of Foxconn-related contracts, state officials are hoping to stir up more interest through the use of a new loan program.
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