Plans for a $100 million event and recreation center in Eau Claire are moving ahead, as project officials look to the example set by another public-private deal that has helped remake the city's downtown.

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The Daily Reporter's weekly digest of companies that have been cited for OSHA violations during work performed around the state.

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OSHA reports • Enloe Carpentry Inc., Van Alstyne, Texas, reached a formal settlement with OSHA on Oct. 23 to reduce a $1,400 fall-protection citation to $700 and a $1,400 ladders citation to $0. The company was issued the citations Aug. ...

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OSHA reports • Cortez Enterprises, Janesville, must pay a $1,050 eye-and-face-protection citation and a $1,500 fall-protection citation because the period to contest the violations has ended. The company was issued the citations Sept. 3 during a residential remodeling job in ...

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OSHA reports •    Wisconsin Steel Industries Inc., Milwaukee, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on March 2 to reduce a $2,000 fall-protection citation to $750 and to dismiss a $2,000 fall-protection-training citation. The company was issued the citations Feb. 16 ...

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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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OSHA reports •    Krueger Electric & Refrigeration Inc., Brillion, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on June 1 to reduce a $1,050 aerial-lifts citation to $500. The company was issued the citation May 12 during an electrical job in Menasha. ...

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Paul Snyder [email protected] La Crosse accepted bids for the Grand River Station project before drawings were complete, and city officials are now prepping for a fight over who will pay for unexpected costs. “The project is now out of line ...

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