A 53-year-old construction worker was injured Monday while working on a bridge reconstruction project in Rothschild.

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

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We Energies – Domtar Biomass-Fueled Cogeneration Facility Construction crews worked next to an operating paper mill for 2 ½ years to build the state’s largest biomass power plant. The $269 million plant, which The Boldt Co. built for We Energies ...

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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is holding a meeting to discuss the resurfacing of Business 51 from Marathon County L to Everest Drive in the village of Rothschild, according to a WisDOT news release.

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By James Briggs The state Department of Natural Resources has agreed to buy 2,714 acres along the Wisconsin-Michigan border from We Energies. If approved by the Joint Committee on Finance, as well as Gov. Jim Doyle, the DNR‘s $3.25 million ...

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By Paul Snyder A school district in Rothschild is giving more than 2,600 reasons for demanding the state pinpoint exactly how much pollution a proposed biomass plant in the area will produce. “Our concern is to be careful about the ...

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By Paul Snyder A local dispute over a proposed $255 million biomass plant in Rothschild is morphing into a debate over whether the opposition can force a referendum on the project. “Based on what our attorney’s said, I question the ...

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By Sean Ryan People in Rothschild have a lot of questions about how We Energies’ proposed $250 million biomass plant project will affect their neighborhood. The community has not heard much about the project since representatives from the state and ...

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OSHA reports •    Roofing Specialist LLC, Madison, must pay a $2,000 fall-protection citation, a $2,000 ladders citation and a $4,000 fall-protection-training citation because the period to contest the violations has ended. The company was issued the citations Sept. 1 during ...

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Sean Ryan [email protected] We Energies is counting on a proposed $250 million biomass plant in Rothschild to put the utility one step closer to meeting the state’s 2015 deadline to produce more renewable energy. The plant will burn wood, sawdust ...

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