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The Building Tradesman Newspaper Editions
'Jobs Today' bill features many jobs aimed at construction
Date: Apr-29-2005
LANSING - Gov. Jennifer Granholm last week called for immediate legislative action on a new jobs package which is expected to be a boon to the building trades. "The Jobs...
Landmark St. Hugo carillon a delight for the eyes and ears
Date: Apr-29-2005
Question: What do you call a structure that's 10 stories tall, has no bathroom or elevator, with the only interior spaces being two closet-sized rooms? Hint: At the very top...
News Briefs
Date: Apr-29-2005
Volunteers sought for Habitat blitz Habitat for Humanity and the Jimmy Carter Work Project are conducting a 30-home building blitz in Macomb County. Volunteers are being sought to install gas...
Public, Dems support hike in minimum wage; GOP won't budge
Date: Apr-29-2005
By a nearly 3-1 margin, Michigan voters expressed support for Democratic legislation to increase the state's minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $7.15 per hour, according to a March...
Sweeney to building trades: right to organize, filibuster top 2004 legislative agenda
Date: Apr-29-2005
By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer WASHINGTON (PAI) - Campaigning for the right to organize and preserving the rights of minorities to impact legislation - by preserving filibusters - were...
When smart people do stupid things
Date: Apr-29-2005
By Scott Schneider Director, Occupational Safety and Health Laborers International Union Every day we hear about people getting killed on construction sites (currently about four per day in the U.S.)....
Building trades to benefit from Granholm's jobs plan
Date: Apr-15-2005
LANSING - Striking back at critics blaming her for the state's unemployment rate - which leads the nation - Gov. Jennifer Granhom on March 28 unveiled the "Jobs Today Initiative,"...
Highway overpass makeovers: New philosophy beautifies bridges
Date: Apr-15-2005
LANSING - When it comes to designing and building bridges, the Ambassador, Blue Water, International and Mackinac are all proof that our state has done a great job on the...
MDOT takes context sensitive approach to transportation projects
Date: Apr-15-2005
By Barbara Hicks MDOT Context sensitive solutions (CSS) is an abstract term for a very down-to-earth approach to designing transportation projects. This approach relies on early and continuous dialogue with...
New cardiovascular center implanted at U-M hospital
Date: Apr-15-2005
ANN ARBOR - Cardiovascular disease kills more Americans than the next five leading causes of death combined - claiming the lives of 35,000 Michiganians every year - which is the...