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The Building Tradesman Newspaper Editions
Employers, trades sign on to safety alliance at Metro North job
Date: May-12-2006
Walbridge Aldinger and Barton Malow Company joined with the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth (DLEG), the Michigan Building and Construction Trades Council, the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters...
GOP lawmaker tries, fails to kill labor pacts on state college jobs
Date: May-12-2006
LANSING - Issues over construction worker wages are a constant target of Republicans in Michigan, whether it's in the form of proposals to repeal prevailing wage or to institute a...
HealthSource ready for renovation
Date: May-12-2006
SAGINAW TWP. - HealthSource Saginaw, construction manager Spence Brothers, its subcontractors and the building trades have embarked on Phase 1 of a $35 million building replacement and improvement project for...
Michigan senator wants to cozy up to corporations in asbestos cases
Date: May-12-2006
LANSING - Congress has wrangled for years with creating a trust fund for victims of asbestos-related diseases, a group that includes tens of thousands of construction workers. Federal lawmakers have...
News Briefs
Date: May-12-2006
Construction jobs record set in April Washington, D.C. - U.S. construction employment set a record for the 15th straight month in April, said the Associated General Contractors from monthly employment...
Barton-Malow, trades briskly build for Bosch
Date: Apr-14-2006
"Fast-paced" is a barely adequate description for the construction schedule of the 225,000-square-foot Robert Bosch Corp. Prototype and Laboratory building going up in Plymouth Twp. Ground was broken last September,...
Building trades hold major stake in immigration debate
Date: Apr-14-2006
Large protests in various cities about American immigration policy has placed the issue on the front burner in Congress - and it's a subject that should be closely watched by...
Contractor/owner survey reflects uncertain economy
Date: Apr-14-2006
The most extensive ongoing survey of Michigan's construction industry was released in a report last week, with results that reflect an uncertain statewide economy, but a glint of hope for...
News Briefs
Date: Apr-14-2006
New sign for state work zones Before road construction across Michigan kicks Give 'em a Brake Safety Coalition Warns Motorists to Pay Close Attention to New Work Zone Sign Before...
Prevailing wage still doesn't raise overall costs, seminar shows
Date: Apr-14-2006
By Guy Snyder LANSING - Opponents attack prevailing wage laws from many angles, promising huge savings. Such claims, however, are at best distortions with typically no basis in fact. This...