The U.S. renewable energy industry is reeling from the new coronavirus pandemic, which has delayed construction and sowed doubts about projects on the drawing board. As many as 120,000 jobs in solar and 35,000 in wind could be lost, trade groups say.

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Dane County officials plan to seek proposals this fall for a large solar project meant to ensure the county’s operations can run completely on renewable energy.

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Workers can't negotiate away their right to compensation for time spent donning and removing protective gear, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a long-running legal battle between a Jefferson County farm and its employees.

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After high initial interest and two bidding cycles, Dane County received just one bid for a $3.25 million sediment-removal project.

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Help is on the way for Dane County drivers who have been trying to travel busy highways in times of bad winter weather.

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At the Deerfield Historical Society museum, you can find a typewriter from the train depot, a clock from the old post office, a wooden crate from the now-defunct Johnson Hardware and a yardstick from the former Deerfield Motor Co.

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A Dane County agricultural company is arguing it’s owed public compensation because a town that seized its land using eminent domain didn’t keep its promise to build it a usable road.

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Dane County Executive Joe Parisi on Monday listed various steps local officials have taken to prevent the recurrence of floods like the one that inflicted $154 million worth of damage on the county a year ago while preparing homeowners for future dangers.

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Construction wrapped up Wednesday on a $1.5 million reconstruction of University Avenue in Middleton.

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Growth and progress forced Arthur Schneider to move his farm 150 feet to the east. That was in 1956 and was meant to make way for the construction of what is now four-lane Highway 151, one of the primary transportation arteries in southern Wisconsin.

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