MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Beloit and Racine continue to struggle with the highest unemployment of any Wisconsin city. Figures released Wednesday by the state Department of Commerce show that in July Beloit leads all cities with 15.9 percent unemployment and ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — New state statistics show Beloit and Racine have the highest unemployment rate among Wisconsin’s cities, but are better off than last year. The state Department of Workforce Development reported Wednesday that Beloit leads the state with ...

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By Sean Ryan Local opposition and arguments against the need for a Beloit bypass killed the project years ago, but it finally was buried Friday when federal planners canceled environmental studies. Planners in Beloit first proposed the project in 1971, ...

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TOP PROJECTS OF 2009 American Transmission Co. Corporate Headquarters, Pewaukee More >> Aurora Medical Center, Summit More >> Beloit College Center for Sciences, Beloit More >> Beloit Public Library, Beloit More >> Chaos Waterpark, Eau Claire More >> Children’s Hospital ...

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Beloit’s cavernous J.C. Penney department store, with its fluorescent lights and lack of windows, was the antithesis of the sunny space city library staff members envisioned.

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OSHA reports •    Eau Claire Roofing Co. Inc., Eau Claire, must pay four scaffolding citations, totaling $3,000, because the period to contest the violations has ended. The company was issued the citations Nov. 23 during a roofing job at 2653 ...

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OSHA reports •    Wenzel Siding & Roofing, Wilmot, must pay a $750 fall-protection citation and a $750 fall-protection-training citation because the period to contest the violations has ended. The company was issued the citations Oct. 26 during a siding job ...

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OSHA reports •    Air Temperature Services Inc., Madison, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Nov. 4 to reduce a $750 scaffolding citation to $525. The company was issued the citation Oct. 21 during a plumbing, heating and air-conditioning job ...

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OSHA reports •    Rojas Plastering, Waukesha, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Sept. 1 to reduce a $2,000 scaffolding citation to $1,000, a $2,000 aerial-lifts citation to $1,000 and an $800 fall-protection-training citation to $400. The company was issued ...

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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced Monday it will hold a public meeting on Thursday, Dec. 3, to discuss improving the Henry Avenue Bridge in Beloit. The meeting will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Rotary River ...

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