Daily Reporter (Milwaukee, WI) back issues from Monday, February 16:
Madison searches for north side solution: Redevelopment could spark area's resurrection
Feb 16, 2009; ... Madison's north side is bleeding millions in potential consumerspending, and the city wants to plug the hole with a multiyearredevelopment plan. "There are a number of opportune sites for redevelopment in thenext 10 years," said Jule Stroick, a neighborhood planner in theMadison ...
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College drops bid bonds for projects
Feb 16, 2009; ... Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is facing legal andpractical questions over its decision to loosen bonding requirementsto help small contractors. SWTC is accepting bids for $26.2 million worth of projectsapproved in a $31.9 million April referendum, and leaders of ...
Milwaukee-based Bentley Co. mulls construction shutdown
Feb 16, 2009; ... The Bentley Co. could stop general contracting work this year. The Milwaukee-based company employed 125 construction workersduring its 2008 peak, but has whittled that down to between five andeight workers, said Chief Operating Officer Bob Hawkins. He said the160-year-old company, ...
Scaffold workers sue Wisconsin-based We Energies
Feb 16, 2009; ... The seven scaffold workers injured in an explosion at the WeEnergies Oak Creek Power Plant sued the utility Friday. The explosion occurred Feb. 3 in a coal-dust collector whereworkers were installing scaffolding for a project to repair a fire-protection system. All seven workers ...