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The Building Tradesman Newspaper Editions
Trades lock up PLA then help break ground on new jail
Date: Jun-13-2003
PORT HURON TWP. - Patience, perseverance and political action by the building trades helped foster the pending construction of one of the largest construction projects ever in St. Clair County,...
Trades transform grade school for university's use
Date: Jun-13-2003
MARQUETTE - While it's almost always sad to see an elementary school close, Whitman Elementary is getting new life in the service of Northern Michigan University. NMU purchased the 40,000...
Border crossings, helmets to hard hats, 'smart' cards on trades' agenda
Date: May-30-2003
In the late 1990s, some areas in Michigan briefly flirted with a shortage of construction workers. In other areas of the country, the worker shortage was more severe, causing much...
Building trades' skills bring union labor landmark to life
Date: May-30-2003
At first, it sounded like a typical construction job for Ken Gilbey, Joe Malinao, and Craig McEntyre - three skilled iron workers who are used to placing, welding, and bracing...
Federal tax cut of $350 billion'does very little for those who need it most'
Date: May-30-2003
In April, President Bush said the Senate's proposed $350 billion tax cut was a "little bitty" measure compared to the $726 million cut he wanted. On May 21, the president...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: May-30-2003
ENR ranks top U.S. contractors Three Michigan construction contractors made the Engineering News Record's annual ranking of the top 100 contractors (in terms of revenue) and several more made the...
On GARDE: several honored for race and gender diversity
Date: May-30-2003
Two efforts to enhance Gender And Racial Diversification Excellence were presented with the 2003 GARDE Award, sponsored by the Great Lakes Construction Alliance, at May 13 ceremonies conducted at the...
Republicans approve 'absolutely the minimum' in jobless extension
Date: May-30-2003
Congressional Republicans delayed for months an approval of extension of benefits for the nation's unemployed workers. When they finally did, on May 22, Democrats charged that the 13-week federal benefit...
Trades, Christman get rolling on Journal's new printing press
Date: May-30-2003
FLINT - Now more than 50 years old, the presses currently printing the Flint Journal may be the oldest of their type still operating in the nation. But that's not...
Boilermakers, high schoolers get early introduction
Date: May-16-2003
Boilermakers Local 169 has come up with a simple, proactive plan to attract bright, motivated workers to their industry. The boilermakers put their plan in action on May 2, inviting...