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Less than a year after the Barbara Hochberg Center for Jewish Student Life opened in Madison, the cultural hub faced its first big test.
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Read More »Push for platinum
For Beloit College, platinum came at no extra cost.
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Read More »Madison Central Library plan on life support
By Paul Snyder The development team pitching a new central library for downtown Madison will meet Thursday with city leaders to discuss what is becoming a bleak future for the project. “We’re pretty far apart in terms of our perceptions ...
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Read More »Fresh paint
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Read More »Bill offers mandatory protection for volunteers
By Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com A poorly timed fire nearly cost Ryan Peterson his day job as an apprentice plumber. “I got called to a fire at about 5 a.m. up near Arlington,” said Peterson, a volunteer firefighter. “Usually I’m getting ...
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Read More »A fork in the road to recovery
Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Company size matters as the state’s construction industry tries to shake off a survival-mode hangover after awakening from a nearly two-year recession. Large contractors that weathered the economic storm can now afford to position themselves for a ...
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Finishing job
Cross-training sharpens competitive edge for some firms
Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Office workers in construction firms are learning business expertise is not enough in a lean market overcrowded with companies desperate for a shot at any job that can keep them alive. “The clients we work with are ...
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Read More »Three companies find reason to grow
Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com Instead of responding to the construction landscape with caution and cutbacks, three contractors are expanding with new offices and more employees. Waukesha-based Ruekert & Mielke Inc. opened up a new office in Madison in late April because ...
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