Program helps carpentry students succeed

November 15, 2016 11:27 am Leave a comment

Student Jake Mitchell (above, left) works with youth counselor Tim Altman as part of the Housing Education and Rehabilitation Training (HEART) Program in Dubuque, Iowa., while students Nick Herber (below, left) and Dalton Carlson saw wood. (Nicki Kohl/Telegraph Herald via AP)

The stocky, bearded carpenter casually picked up an oversized block of wood and slowly swung it around toward five high school students.

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First step to housing market recovery: Find the carpenters

April 3, 2013 4:31 pm Leave a comment

Corey Schrader, a carpenter working with Flanagan Home Builders LLC, Hartford, frames a gable end while building a home Wednesday in Menomonee Falls for Waukesha-based Belman Homes Inc. As home construction picks up, builders are experiencing a dearth of carpenters. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

The economic downturn hammered carpenter Scott Sommer’s residential finishing business.

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Editorial: Justice obstructed

October 12, 2012 11:24 am Leave a comment

Judge Paul Murphy is no slouch, and those who come before him in his West Allis municipal courtroom are witness to his uprightness.

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Carpenters cheer high-speed rail announcement

January 29, 2010 2:24 pm Leave a comment

The Wisconsin State Council of Carpenters on Thursday celebrated Gov. Jim Doyle’s announcement that Wisconsin would receive $823 million in federal stimulus money to build high-speed rail passenger service. “This major investment in Wisconsin’s transportation infrastructure will provide an almost ...

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New North Carpenters receive renewable energy training grants (2:47 p.m. 10/27/09)

October 27, 2009 1:47 pm Leave a comment

KAUKAUNA–Governor Doyle today announced that the North Central Regional Council of Carpenters would receive $247,000 in grants to help train its members in the wind and renewable energy industries. Of the funds, $175,000 will be used for equipment to train ...

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