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Steel's up on MGM's grand casino
Date: Jul-21-2006
DETROIT -The structural steel on the MGM Grand Casino was topped out June 23, creating a milestone for a huge, fast-moving construction project that's one of Michigan's largest. Midwest Steel...
House Republicans vote to extend keep-away rules for overtime pay
Date: Jul-07-2006
LANSING - Many Michiganians who work as salespeople, nurses, or truck drivers - among several other types of occupations - currently are not eligible for mandatory overtime pay under federal...
Minimum wage hike gets Senate majority of votes - but it's not enough
Date: Jul-07-2006
WASHINGTON (PAI)--By a 52-46 margin, the GOP-run Senate voted June 20 to raise the minimum wage. But the measure needed 60 votes to pass, so it didn't. The latest attempt,...
News Briefs
Date: Jul-07-2006
Nonresidential powers U.S. construction gains New U.S. construction starts in May advanced 3% from April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $691.9 billion, it was reported by McGraw-Hill Construction....
St. Joe's renews its facilities, in a big way
Date: Jul-07-2006
YPSILANTI - In an area dominated by low-level buildings, the 13-story critical care tower going up on the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital's 360-acre campus is difficult to miss. The landmark...
Time to take cover and screen the sun
Date: Jul-07-2006
The sun warms our planet, provides energy for plants to grow and generally lets us know when to get out of bed in the morning - but it can be...
Under way on Michigan Street: New level of medical development
Date: Jul-07-2006
GRAND RAPIDS - The building trades are bringing out of the ground what will be this city's largest development in the last decade. Spectrum Health's Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion will anchor...
What did you make last year? Average U.S. CEO earned that yesterday
Date: Jul-07-2006
In 2005, the average CEO in the United States earned 262 times the pay of the average worker - the second-highest level of this ratio in the 40 years for...
A matter of priorities
Date: Jun-23-2006
WASHINGTON - Two items illustrate the spending priorities of the Bush Administration and Republican leaders. One of the Department of Labor's most important roles is the enforcement of the nation's...
Asbestos bill revived; should been left for dead?
Date: Jun-23-2006
By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer WASHINGTON (PAI) - Saying the ongoing cost of asbestos claims must be resolved, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) has revived and rewritten...