A new study suggests participation in construction apprenticeships is more common in Minnesota than Wisconsin and that spending on such programs provides plenty of benefits to both workers and the state’s economy.

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Charley McCrossan, who founded and nurtured C.S. McCrossan into one of the nation’s top family-owned highway contractors, died Tuesday at age 91.

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Nine months after the state government shutdown ended, highway contractors who suffered losses are frustrated by what they see as the slow pace of resolving claims.

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July's state government shutdown in Minnesota is slowing the progress of replacing the Interstate 90 Dresbach Bridge -- a "fracture critical" span in that links Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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The 2012 construction season probably will be well under way before any definitive answers emerge regarding the state's payments of construction claims related to July's 20-day government shutdown.

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By Brian Johnson Dolan Newswires Minneapolis — Bridge and highway builders who survived the 20-day state government shutdown face an unusual sort of deadline pressure this week: filing paperwork for claims related to government hiatus. In the aftermath of the ...

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By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Minneapolis — Minnesota contractors who saw their state highway projects grind to a halt during the 20-day government shutdown have a new concern: getting stiffed by the state for shutdown-related expenses. At issue is a ...

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By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Minneapolis — Minnesota highway contractors are preparing for a possible July 1 state government shutdown that could idle hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of work on state roads and bridges. A shutdown would come ...

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By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Minneapolis — How much would it really cost to prep roads in Arden Hills for a proposed Vikings stadium? The numbers widely vary depending on who’s talking, which doesn’t exactly come as a surprise to ...

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By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — As Ramsey County and the city of Minneapolis make their pitches for a new Vikings stadium, construction folks are either staying in the middle or leaning toward Arden Hills as their preferred ...

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