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Construction fatalities decline in 2002
Date: Jan-24-2003
LANSING - Construction fatalities in Michigan fell to 24 in 2002 - a welcome drop of four compared to 2001 - according to information compiled by the state Department of...
Feds ready to embark on important prevailing wage survey in Michigan
Date: Jan-24-2003
Prevailing wage rates determined by the U.S. Dept. of Labor have a profound impact on construction. In 2003 they'll gain an even greater significance as the DOL conducts the first...
Jobless insurance extended, but a million are left behind
Date: Jan-24-2003
By U.S. Rep. Sander Levin D-12th District WASHINGTON - Congressional Republicans left Washington last year without acting to extend the temporary extended unemployment benefits program. As a result, 800,000 individuals...
New HQ for Consumers Energy brings together old and the new
Date: Jan-24-2003
JACKSON - A mixture of the old and the new awaits some 1,350 Consumers Energy employees as their $70 million new headquarters building nears completion. The new is a 13-story,...
News Briefs
Date: Jan-24-2003
First drop since '94 for contract settlements Wage-benefit settlements in newly negotiated 2002 U.S. construction labor agreements averaged $1.37 or 4.1 percent for their first year, the Construction Labor Research...
Shedding some light on the auto show
Date: Jan-24-2003
LIGHTS FOR A DISPLAY case at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit are installed by Nick Murray and Dave Odell of IBEW Local 58 and Trade Show Electric....
The Gang Box - Assorted News & Notes
Date: Jan-24-2003
Crystal ball. Another prognostication for the future of the nation's construction industry has weighed in. Construction consulting firm FMI expects new construction in the U.S. will increase by 3 percent during...
A home addition that breaks the mold
Date: Jan-10-2003
The wide world of the building trades isn’t all about building roads and bridges and digging ditches and erecting buildings. Sometimes, when you go off the beaten track, you will...
Construction in Michigan rocks or reels, depending on your whereabouts
Date: Jan-10-2003
Location, location, location. Right now, where you live in Michigan goes a long way toward determining whether you’re employed in the building trades. Our annual – and admittedly informal –...
'Democracy is not a spectator sport,' new Gov. Granholm declares at inauguration
Date: Jan-10-2003
LANSING – With remarks that echoed her election themes of inclusiveness, family and fiscal responsibility, Gov. Jennifer Granholm took the oath of office on Jan. 1. “Citizenship in a democracy...