By Sean Ryan The University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie might appeal seven asbestos-removal violations stemming from campus projects in 2009. The violations were issued by the Wisconsin Department of Commerce, which originally charged the university with 50 counts of asbestos ...

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Telkonet Inc. is moving its Maryland headquarters and 50 jobs to Wisconsin, a move the energy-management company says will help cut costs. The company said in a statement Monday it’s moving about 50 jobs from Germantown, Md., ...

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By Paul Snyder A wary construction industry is watching closely as legislators consider automatically updating state building codes to match those set by the federal government. “The fear is what we would have to adopt,” said Brad Boycks, director of ...

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By Paul Snyder [email protected]dailyreporter.com Gov. Jim Doyle on Monday announced Mil Port LLC will receive a $615,000 Blight Elimination and Brownfield Redevelopment grant to help redevelop an unoccupied and underutilized property in Oak Creek. Mil Port plans to develop a ...

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By Paul Snyder [email protected] Wisconsin Department of Commerce Secretary Richard J. Leinenkugel on Thursday joined Danisco USA Inc. officials to break ground on a new $13 million expansion at their Madison facility. The expansion is being built to house a ...

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Paul Snyder [email protected] Licensed plumbers in Wisconsin would get broader duties under a new bill, but some industry members question whether the change is needed — or whether it would be enforced. “Right now, there’s plumbing work being done by ...

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Paul Snyder [email protected] Builder groups are lashing out at a late addition to the state budget that would establish new rules for independent contractors and set stiff penalties for worker misclassification. “If your intention is to talk about worker misclassification, ...

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Sean Ryan [email protected] In the aftermath of its failed lawsuit, the Wisconsin Builders Association is debating whether to keep fighting state rules requiring fire sprinklers in apartment buildings. The Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected a WBA appeal in a lawsuit challenging ...

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A state lawmaker, claiming the Department of Commerce has too loose a definition of the word “emergency,” is trying to overturn the agency’s contractor registration rule. “(DOC) went the emergency rule route so they can get it enacted quickly,” said ...

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Paul Snyder [email protected] A state task force is cooking up what could be stiff penalties for contractors that misclassify workers for the state. By improperly classifying workers as independent, a contractor can pay them under the table and skirt payments ...

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