MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is paying contractors millions of dollars for work that could be done cheaper by state employees. Through the end of last month, taxpayers were shelling out an extra $13.8 million to ...

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By James Briggs Wisconsin‘s construction companies remain hesitant to hire new workers, even as many contractors report an increase in work. Verona-based Engineered Construction Inc., for example, is ready to build a 12,600-square-foot shopping plaza in Madison. The strip mall ...

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By Justin Kern Special to The Daily Reporter The Wisconsin law requiring contractors to register with the state before going on a work site may be getting some teeth, but with a much smaller bite than initially proposed. The state ...

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By Tony Anderson Special to The Daily Reporter An industry group is forecasting at least one more year of decreased construction spending in a market already battered by a weak economy. An American Institute of Architects economic forecast is predicting ...

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By Sean Ryan The state is simultaneously slogging through a backlog of applications for lead removal licenses and reassuring contractors they will not be penalized for violating the new rules. Wisconsin on April 22 enacted new rules requiring home-renovation contractors ...

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By Dan Strumpf AP Auto Writer New York (AP) — Pickups are a kind of rugged indicator of the nation’s financial health. When times are good, contractors buy more of them to carry tools around for landscaping and lumber to ...

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“Risk transfer” sounds like the desperate wish of a distracted driver the instant before he rear-ends the car in front of him.

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By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — Jim Green sees nothing efficient about the paperwork involved in some stimulus-paid weatherization programs. Green is a vice president with Lumber One, a St. Cloud-area building and remodeling firm. Lumber One has participated ...

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The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development issued a press release late Tuesday informing contractors that the state’s prevailing wage law is still in effect. The announcement followed a report by the Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., which has ...

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