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By Paul Snyder A Madison property owner is considering suing the city to increase its offer for her Burr Oaks neighborhood apartment building. The city is offering Nedra Bobo $252,000. She wants $280,000. “In the end, all we’re asking for ...

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By Sean Ryan Those who want to increase real estate fees to pay for affordable-housing projects face familiar opposition from market-rate home developers. Milwaukee affordable-housing proponents, in need of a grant program to fill the gap between project costs and ...

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By Paul Snyder Fearing a diesel emissions crackdown that could cripple construction company budgets, industry groups want new rules approved before the state has a chance to study the issue. The Wisconsin Clean Diesel Coalition — with the Associated General ...

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Gov. Jim Doyle on Thursday signed a bill into law requiring a license to practice landscape architecture in Wisconsin. The bill — authored by state Rep. Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, and state Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison — upgrades the definition ...

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By Paul Snyder Regret over how Madison treated four property owners is fueling a proposal to help them after the city demolishes their apartment buildings to make way for senior housing. “These properties were their long-term investments,” said Stuart Levitan, ...

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By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week to the lowest total in a month, a sign the job market may be improving. ...

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OSHA reports •    New Corp Construction Inc., Lodi, must pay a $2,800 fall-protection citation because the period to contest the violation has ended. The company was issued the citation July 7 during a roofing job in Appleton. •    Andy’s Sheet ...

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The Senate Committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill designed to bring more transparency to state contracting projects. The bill, authored by state Sen. Julie Lassa, D-Stevens Point, requires state agencies to collect and ...

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By Sean Ryan The only choice for more than 20,000 residential contractors in Wisconsin is to set aside their concerns over new lead paint requirements and prepare to comply. “You can either grouse about it or say, ‘OK, we better ...

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By Paul Snyder Madison leaders are hung up on the strings to attach to a $4.1 million pot of city money for affordable-housing developers in the city. The city’s Housing Committee is reviewing a proposed amendment to the 2003 ordinance ...

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