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Cheers! The Players celebrate a century of staging good times
Date: Oct-15-2010
DETROIT – This is a story about players and their playhouse. If you’re male, over 18, enjoy a cold mug of beer – and, we’ve been told, plenty of laughs...
Construction employment near 14-year low
Date: Oct-15-2010
The number of people working in construction is approaching a 14-year low now that the industry lost 21,000 jobs in September , while construction unemployment is at a September high...
Going up: Dow Tata service building
Date: Oct-15-2010
MIDLAND – Structural iron started going up on the new “Strategic Services Center” near Dow Chemical Corp.’s headquarters last month. The 240,000 square-foot building will house operations for the alliance...
Michigan Building Trades endorse Bernero over Snyder
Date: Oct-15-2010
As the eight years of office for Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm comes to an end, the building trades can look back on her term with mixed emotions. The governor mostly...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Oct-15-2010
Small hikes for wages, benefits The Construction Labor Research Council’s (CLRC) latest Wage and Benefit Settlements Report for 2010 finds that first-year construction industry contract settlements have resulted in an...
The dark Republican path forward
Date: Oct-15-2010
John Boehner, the Republican House leader who will become Speaker if Democrats lose control of the House in the upcoming midterms, recently offered his solution to the current economic crisis:...
Before we make it in America, we have to rebuild America
Date: Oct-01-2010
Almost two years ago, conservative members of Congress, and their sycophants in the media (or, should I say the conservative media and their sycophants in Congress) set about on a...
Electricians throw switch on new vehicle charging stations
Date: Oct-01-2010
LANSING – Charge! A new era in automotive history will come into place in November , when the Chevy Volt will be available to the public. The car, which runs...
Low-level stability is as good as it gets for construction employment
Date: Oct-01-2010
Nationwide, new construction starts advanced 6 percent from July to August, a trend that shows continued stability – although stability in a lousy market is hardly what the industry needs....
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Oct-01-2010
Before the election, a few reminders Monday, Oct. 4 is the last day to register to vote for the Nov. 2 statewide election. “In this election you have the opportunity...