The Eau Claire area added more construction jobs between February 2009 and the same month this year than any other metropolitan area in the country, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. Only 10 of 337 metro areas added ...

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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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Green means more than saving the environment to Chaos Waterpark owner Mark Steil.

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By Alex Veiga AP Business Writer Los Angeles — Simon Property Group Inc. is considering raising its $10 billion buyout offer for rival shopping mall owner General Growth Properties Inc. as early as this week, two people familiar with the ...

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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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By Alex Veiga AP Real Estate Writer Los Angeles (AP) — Shopping mall operator General Growth Properties Inc. will have four more months to sort out its exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy and weigh buyout offers. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Allan ...

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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 •    FJ Lincoln LLC, Janesville, reached a formal settlement with OSHA on Nov. 2 to reduce a $3,000 fall-protection citation to $1,500 and a $3,000 ladders citation to $1,500. The company was issued the citations April 13 during ...

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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — The singer of Bon Iver and his brother want to turn a vacant downtown Eau Claire building into a small concert venue and recording and video studio. Eau Claire’s Redevelopment Authority decided this week to ...

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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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