As projects like the St. Croix Crossing bridge between Minnesota and Wisconsin fall short of goals for hiring businesses owned by women and minorities, Minnesota officials are embarking on a study of whether such preferences are still needed.

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A Wisconsin contractor has settled a lawsuit alleging that she was out $217,499 after being forced to install a specific type of nurse-call system at a Chippewa Falls veterans home.

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The Minnesota Department of Transportation on Friday said a series of “project complexities” have forced it to delay the opening of the new mile-long bridge over the St. Croix River, part of the $626 million St. Croix Crossing project.

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An electrical contractor who is suing the state in a dispute over a Chippewa Falls veterans home project will be going to trial early next year, despite entering into mediation with some of the parties she is suing.

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The owner of J&L Steel and Electrical Services thought she was on to something big when she landed a $62 million contract for installation of steel on the massive St. Croix Crossing project between Oak Park Heights, Minn., and St. Joseph, Wis.

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A state committee Wednesday approved an electrical contractor’s request for reimbursement over a forced replacement of an intercom system at a veterans home in Chippewa Falls.

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