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NEWS BRIEFS
Date: May-16-2003
Jury acquits driver who killed worker A Macomb County jury found Stacey Ann Bettcher not guilty of killing a 26-year-old civil engineer on May 2 in the first test of...
No action yet on extension of jobless benefits
Date: May-16-2003
On March 25, U.S. Senate Republicans voted unanimously to deny the extension of federal Unemployment Insurance benefits for six more months. There were 51 Republicans who voted against it and...
Time to revive an old 'innovation' - responsibility
Date: May-16-2003
The annual NOVA Awards ceremony - the Nobel Prize for the construction industry - celebrates innovations that have had positive, important effects on the construction industry to improve quality and...
Trades' work at Fermi 2 generates acclaim from DTE
Date: May-16-2003
MONROE - The Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant is capable of producing 1,130 megawatts of electricity - about one-tenth of DTE Energy's entire production capacity. So it doesn't take a...
With big deficit due, Bush's tax cut plan leaves Dems dubious
Date: May-16-2003
With President Bush declaring major hostilities over in Iraq, his attention and that of the U.S. Congress has quickly moved to improving the state of the American economy. There's a...
A tuck-point here, a new panel there provide facelift for Maccabees Building
Date: May-02-2003
Properly anchored and protected, the 76-year-old limestone panels on the Maccabees building in Detroit would probably adorn the exterior of the building for several lifetimes. But over the years, wind-blown...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: May-02-2003
Unions question plane maintenance abroad WASHINGTON (PAI) - Citing security concerns, the Teamsters, the Machinists, the Transport Workers and the AFL-CIO asked the federal government to suspend U.S. airplane maintenance...
State's get-tough law on work-zone speeders gets first court review
Date: May-02-2003
Michigan's new law imposing tougher penalties on work zone speeders who injure or kill road workers is being applied for the first time in the courts. Enacted on Oct. 1,...
Steam crane still alive and scooping
Date: May-02-2003
FRANKFORT - Michigan's last steam-powered crane is good to go for another season of work. Last fall, we reported that the days were numbered for a barge-mounted Orton-Whirley steam-powered crane...
Trades take center stage at performing arts center
Date: May-02-2003
SAULT STE. MARIE - Northern Michigan's thespians, vocalists, hoofers and behind-the-scenes personnel next year will have a first-class facility in which to put their best foot forward, when Lake Superior...