Conservationists, business leaders and tribal leaders squared off Wednesday at the first public hearing on a Republican bill designed to kick-start an iron mine in far northwestern Wisconsin.

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Assembly Majority Leader Scott Suder says he hopes to have mining legislation completed by the end of the year. Suder, an Abbotsford Republican, made the remarks at a news conference Tuesday to announce Republicans were pushing ...

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By Todd Richmond Associated Press Madison — The idyllic Penokee Range is a hiker’s paradise, a thickly forested ridge running 20 miles from Lake Superior’s shoreline across far northwestern Wisconsin. It’s a kaleidoscope of color in autumn, a postcard perfect ...

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HURLEY, Wis. (AP) — Gogebic Taconite says its plan to mine iron ore in northern Wisconsin is on hold until state laws on mining are updated. Draft legislation on mining was written with input from Gogebic this spring, but state ...

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DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — An economic impact study funded by Gogebic Taconite on its proposed $1.5 billion mine and processing plant in northern Wisconsin predicts an annual economic impact of $600 million on the state’s economy. It would be the ...

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AIA billings index shows decline in work from May to June The economic outlook provided by the Architecture Billings Index went from bad to worse as architects reported less work in June. The billings index, created by the American Institute ...

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Elaine Kurtenbach AP Business Writer Shanghai— China will launch its first iron ore trading platform next week in a move that may lead to the country setting up its own pricing index and possibly exerting more influence over import costs, ...

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