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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For Beloit College, platinum came at no extra cost.

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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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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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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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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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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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