By Paul Snyder Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan, D-Janesville, is lining up with a coalition pushing for expansion of Interstate 39/90 between Madison and the Illinois border. But getting the project on the state’s construction calendar may require approval from ...

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By Sean Ryan Two of the nation’s largest construction associations oppose a health care reform bill because, they argue, it threatens competition and would boost the cost of doing business. “All around, it’s an awful deal,” said Geoff Burr, vice ...

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By Sean Ryan There is no substitute for experience, according to builders who are skeptical of letting apprentices test out of training. “We like it right the way it is, and we’re not in favor of changing it,” said Tim ...

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — If the mayor of Green Bay gets his way, the old wooden roller coaster Elvis Presley loved to ride will be rolling north. The Commercial Appeal reported Mayor Jim Schmitt and Green Bay Parks Director Bill ...

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By Paul Snyder Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co. will struggle to improve the state’s freight rail service until it gets money for track upgrades, which will be difficult to do until the company improves service. “It’s a chicken-egg thing,” said ...

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By Paul Snyder A bill that would give Milwaukee County the freedom to ask the state for more road maintenance money for the winter is the latest fallout from state transportation budget cuts. “This is being driven by the money ...

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By Sean Ryan Progress trumped caution Thursday when the Milwaukee County Board took an official step toward selling a Wauwatosa property for development of a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee engineering campus. Before the county can sell the land to the UWM ...

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By Sean Ryan Al Friedl is turning people away at the door of his construction training classes because he doesn’t have enough desks to match the number of unemployed workers seeking new skills. “I need a bigger building,” said Friedl, ...

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