Plans for the construction of the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline inched forward last week with several approvals at both the federal and state levels, but opponents in South Dakota say they haven't given up on preventing, or at least slowing, the pipeline's construction.
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Read More »The Michigan Senate voted on Tuesday to require that a study be done to examine the possibility of collecting tolls along the state's highways, as lawmakers consider ways to boost spending on deteriorating infrastructure.
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State, local and federal officials announced an agreement on Tuesday to hasten the clean-up of industrial pollution that's plagued Milwaukee's waterways for decades.
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See the biggest winning bids from around the state this past week, from our JobTrac online bidding service.
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Irgens has cut ties with the general contractor J.H. Findorff & Son on downtown Milwaukee's BMO Tower, and is bringing in Pepper Construction to complete the project.
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Federal prosecutors filed bribery and tax charges on Monday against a former Illinois state senator who led the state's powerful transportation committee, alleging he accepted payments in exchange for supporting costly installations of red-light camera throughout the state.
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Read More »The leaking inflatable dam on the Cedar River in downtown Waterloo has been rpaired, officials said.
Read More »Madison plumbing, electric and solar contractor H&H Group reportedly shut down with little notice last week, a move its employees claim ran afoul of state law.
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When Matt Wolfert was a junior in high school, he participated in a school-to-work program called Workbound.
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Read More »As the race to lead Milwaukee County heats up, those running to replace outgoing executive Chris Abele are staring down a persistent cause of concern: a backlog of infrastructure projects that most likely can't be broken without a new influx of revenue.
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