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Take the bull by the horns: Construction's risks need to be understood
Date: Jul-11-2008
By Mark Breslin The bull lowers his head and charges. I try to dodge but it's too late. Somewhere people are happy and carefree. Somewhere people are drinking a beer...
U-M Flint residence hall seen as an economic catalyst
Date: Jul-11-2008
FLINT - Construction of a new student residence hall at the University of Michigan-Flint campus is hoped to be the first step in changing the personality of the commuter college....
Local 80 photographer shoots Red Wings' 'joyride'
Date: Jun-27-2008
DETROIT - Nearly two weeks after the Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins to win the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs, team photographer Dave Reginek's job still wasn't done. "It's...
News Briefs
Date: Jun-27-2008
Tax hike may reap windfall LANSING - A proposal to spend $1.6 billion for state-backed construction projects is a political hot potato in our state's capitol. Senate Bill 511 would,...
NMU's Hunt Hall the latest to get renovated
Date: Jun-27-2008
MARQUETTE - While the students are away the building trades will… work. Over the last few summers on the Northern Michigan University campus, building trades workers have been part of...
Nowhere but up for airport job
Date: Jun-27-2008
GRAND RAPIDS - It's called the "Ramp Up" project - and indeed a good portion of the Gerald R. Ford International Airport's new parking ramp structure is up, and the...
Portable toilet bill held up in House; it's time to speak up
Date: Jun-27-2008
LANSING - House Bill 5064, a measure which would increase the number of portable toilets on construction sites - and require the nearby placement of hand sanitizers or washing stations...
What can we learn from the 50-Year-Old Apprentice?
Date: Jun-27-2008
By Mark Breslin I am 47 years old. It shows. A little slower. A little more scalp. After 35 years of working, I look at my life and career more...
Bad news for the master sergeants: Today's young workers are not created in your mold
Date: Jun-13-2008
By Mark Breslin (Another in a series) Master Sergeants. Past Hall of Famers. Resident Experts. Senior Alumni. Founding Fathers and True Originals. Let me be the one to break the...
Bigger cancer center starts taking shape on the 'Hill'
Date: Jun-13-2008
GRAND RAPIDS - Eight years ago, the Van Andel Institute opened and became the founding tenant of what's called "Hospital Hill," "Health Hill" or even "Pill Hill" - a formal...