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The Building Tradesman Newspaper Editions
Suite! U-M’s Big House grows up, adds seats, space, amenities
Date: May-28-2010
ANN ARBOR – Structurally, a bigger Big House is in place. Now the building trades, Barton Malow and its subcontractors are working against the clock to have the multitude of...
AGC economist says to hold on for better days
Date: May-14-2010
We are not on the way to a double-dip recession, as some feared,” assured Ken Simonson on May 3. He cited statistics supporting three successive quarters of economic expansion in...
Canadians make bid to move construction on Detroit River bridge
Date: May-14-2010
DETROIT – Construction of a new Detroit River International Crossing into Windsor is getting momentum, spurred along by the April 29 offer of $550 million to the State of Michigan...
MDOT goes ahead with plan that assures more potholes
Date: May-14-2010
LANSING – With no hope of seeing enhanced revenues through an increase in the state gas tax, and little movement on more road revenues from the federal government, the Michigan...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: May-14-2010
Job safety law full of flaws WASHINGTON (PAI) – The Occupational Safety and Health Act is full of flaws, so much so, one prominent worker advocate says, “some employers have...
New spikes for Cadillac Tower’s crown
Date: May-14-2010
DETROIT – Among the city’s impressive collection of high-rise downtown buildings, the 40-story Cadillac Tower owns a unique, albeit brief historical claim. For about a year after it was erected...
Obama skips chance for teachable moment about unions
Date: May-14-2010
Speaking at the memorial of the 29 miners killed in a West Virginia mine explosion, President Obama praised the risks the miners had taken daily to provide for their families....
Trades complete successful outage at D.C. Cook
Date: May-14-2010
BRIDGMAN – The D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant Unit 1 returned to service on April 9, following a 37-day refueling outage that employed more than 800 building trades workers. Plant owner...
Anybody listening? Push is on to prevent hearing loss
Date: Apr-30-2010
The time is right, it seems, to make some noise about creating a safety standard to preserve the hearing of construction workers. “It is time to renew pressure on OSHA...
Court upholds OSHA’s authority to protect workers
Date: Apr-30-2010
In a major win for workers’ safety on the job, a federal appeals court upheld the power of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to determine how to craft...