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Turner School District resists track and field temptation

Jul 22, 2008; Paul Snyder ... The Turner School District won't try to pass a referendum fortrack and field money this fall, opting instead to let residentsfocus on town of Beloit projects. "With the climate and economy we're in now, we just don't want tohurt our chances by running another referendum in ...

Wisconsin construction industry mired in uncertainty

Jul 22, 2008; Paul Snyder ... The economy is down, construction workers are out of jobs, and,for the second time in a year, the secretary's desk at the WisconsinDepartment of Commerce is empty. Gov. Jim Doyle keeps putting out the message that Wisconsin is agood place for business, but some industry officials ...

Petroleum blows the roof off bids in Wisconsin

Jul 22, 2008; Sean Ryan ... As petroleum prices rapidly drive up material costs, roofersdon't know how much expenses will change between bidding andbuilding. But when contractors add a healthy buffer to their price tosafeguard against shortfalls, they run the risk of being under-bidby the competition, said ...

Army Reserve builds home in Hammond

Jul 22, 2008; Sean Ryan ... Ellsworth will lose a piece of its character and feel a dent inits economy when the U.S. Army Reserve 652nd Engineer Company movesnorth to Hammond. But change is not all bad, said Village President Gerald DeWolfe. DeWolfe said his community fought long and hard to keep ...

State of Wisconsin might tweak project delivery

Jul 21, 2008; Paul Snyder ... Wisconsin wants to simplify its rules for delivering constructionprojects, but finding good reason, consensus or an easy solution isas difficult as ever. "Project delivery's always going to be an issue," said WilliamBabcock, executive director of the Wisconsin chapter of the ...

Emission permits in Wisconsin suspicious

Jul 21, 2008; Paul Snyder ... The state might be enforcing job-site emission rules that wererejected in 2006, and construction officials want to know why. "We're not accusing anyone of anything," said Jim Boullion,director of government affairs for the Associated GeneralContractors of Wisconsin. "But some ...

Vulcan replica finds logical home in city park in Appleton

Jul 18, 2008; Krista Ledbetter ... Tom Werth intends to find the money to move a historic replica ofthe Vulcan Street Plant even if Appleton keeps its wallet closed. "The charge we were given from the Common Council was, 'You canmove it, but don't come to us,'" said Werth, chairman of Appleton'sHistoric ...

Court case challenges I-35W bridge in Minneapolis contract

Jul 18, 2008; Sean Ryan ... Two Minnesota residents challenging the contract awarded for theInterstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis want the state to stop thereconstruction project. If the judge in the case agrees, the Minnesota Department ofTransportation could wait out the trial or terminate the ...

ATC challengers want to bury the line in Dane County

Jul 18, 2008; Paul Snyder ... The American Transmission Co. LLC doesn't want to bury a 345-kilovolt transmission line in Dane County, but it won't get its waywithout a battle. "Of course we'll be continuing the fight," said Harvey Temkin,spokesman for the Coalition for an Underground Alternative LLC, agroup ...

Milwaukee could clog water deal

Jul 18, 2008; Sean Ryan ... Milwaukee aldermen disagree as to how much the city can influenceNew Berlin's development plans as part of a deal to sell water tothe suburb. Milwaukee proposed a 20-year agreement with New Berlin to providewater to a 1,100-acre area in the center of the city. On top of thewater ...

Nuclear debate persists in Wisconsin

Jul 17, 2008; Paul Snyder ... The push to lift a moratorium on nuclear power plant constructionis gaining momentum at the Capitol, but skeptics are still waitingto continue the debate. "I'm very much still interested in it, and I will continue topursue it," said state Rep. Phil Montgomery, the Green ...

Historic Lawson building in Milwaukee could soon be history

Jul 17, 2008; Sean Ryan ... If the state approves demolishing the Lawson-Continental Tilebuilding in the next week, the South Milwaukee Community DevelopmentAuthority won't wait long to tear it down. The state's decision hinges on whether two South Milwaukeeresidents can secure grants to renovate the historic ...

Prairie du Chien circles back on roundabouts

Jul 17, 2008; Paul Snyder ... Prairie du Chien's roundabout proponents see a chance to overcomethe mayor's veto of the projects, but that doesn't mean the trafficstructures will be built. The Common Council on Tuesday chose not to respond to Mayor KarlSteiner's rejection of the roundabouts, but council ...

WUCA could contest culvert contract in in Wauwatosa

Jul 17, 2008; Sean Ryan ... Underground contractors said they don't think culvertconstruction should be included in a no-bid contract the MilwaukeeMetropolitan Sewerage District may sign with Canadian PacificRailway. The MMSD negotiated an up to $7 million contract with the railwayto build temporary ...

Gerald "Jerry" Nell remembered as persistent, self-made man

Jul 16, 2008; Sean Ryan ... Gerald "Jerry" Nell, who died Monday, had trouble letting go ofhis construction business when he passed the torch to his son in1994. Nell died after a short battle with small-cell lung cancer. Hewas 73. Nell, chief executive of Gerald Nell Inc., Waukesha, invitedeveryone's ...

Gays Mills, Wisconsin, lacks timeline for downtown relocation

Jul 16, 2008; Paul Snyder ... Steve Mickelson didn't like what he saw when he looked over thebridge on his way to work in Gays Mills on Monday morning. "The (Kickapoo River) was full," he said. "If we have a stormthis week, we might be in trouble again." Mickelson is the owner of Mickelson's Market, a meat ...

Economy squeezes Wisconsin regional airport

Jul 16, 2008; Paul Snyder ... More than $13 million worth of construction work will take placeat Dane County Regional Airport again this year, despite a tougheconomy and fewer travelers. "This is a big airport, and infrastructure still needs to bemaintained," said Director of Engineering Mike ...

Residents pay for Kewaskum plant upgrades

Jul 16, 2008; Krista Ledbetter ... Kewaskum residents will absorb a 12 percent increase in theirsewer bills to pay for a wastewater treatment plant upgrade, and thevillage says its hands are tied. "None of the (village) board members nor myself are excited toraise rates given the situation, but we're required to do ...

St. Raphael's Cathedral in Madison bows to wrecking ball

Jul 16, 2008; Paul Snyder ... Landgraf Construction Inc. is demolishing St. Raphael's Cathedraldespite the Diocese of Madison saying work would not begin untilJuly 21. Those waging a last-minute fight to save the 154-year-oldbuilding and give it consideration as a city landmark at an Aug. 18hearing said they ...

Cabinetry takes to the catwalk in Wisconsin

Jul 15, 2008; Krista Ledbetter ... Tom Callen has co-owned his construction and design company for22 years. Not once in those 22 years did he think he'd be part of afashion show. But on Friday he was. The Callen Design Group of Callen Construction Inc., Muskego,hosted and sponsored "Refashion for Life." The ...