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In the swamp or on an ice floe, zoo animals will feel right at home
Date: Jun-23-2000
It's a good time to be a polar bear or a frog at the Detroit Zoo. The contracting team of Turner/White and the building trades are in the process of...
Kowynia puts his mind to it, wins sheet metal competition
Date: Jun-23-2000
Phil Kowynia, Jr. didn't think he could beat out a national pool of talent in the Sheet Metal Workers National Apprenticeship Contest as a second-year apprentice in 1999 - and...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Jun-23-2000
Leno against union busting Jay Leno is a pretty stand-up guy. The Tonight Show host showed his union colors when he was willing to forgo a lucrative corporate gig and...
Prevailing wage clout depends on dwindling resource: enforcement
Date: Jun-23-2000
Governmental red tape, the lack of money for enforcement and the complete absence of political will to enforce state and federal laws are taking money out of pockets of Michigan...
Road workers still need a brake
Date: Jun-23-2000
How can the rate of death and injury in highway traffic zones be reduced? Forcing motorists to slow down in work zones is the most popular answer, and it's probably...
Trades power construction of new gas-fired power plant
Date: Jun-23-2000
Some sorely needed electrical generating capacity is on the way in Michigan, in the form of the 710-megawatt Dearborn Industrial Generation plant across the street from the Ford-Rouge and Rouge...
Working safely…Don't take your work home with you
Date: Jun-23-2000
At a time when the health hazards of all kinds of construction industry substances are being called into question - substances like drywall dust, lead, silica, and most recently, sawdust...
A dime at a time, trades help Make-A-Wish
Date: Jun-09-2000
The Make-A-Wish Foundation will be happy to hear that Hardhats on the National Steel galvanizer project enjoy soft drinks so much. Over the course of the last 11 months, building...
Expo gives prospective Hardhats insight on construction industry
Date: Jun-09-2000
If the 1,800 young people who visited Cobo Center on May 24 wanted to learn about a career in construction, they went to the right place. The Detroit Construction Careers...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Jun-09-2000
Correct Zip Code for Vietnam Monument In our last edition, we published an article regarding fundraising for the Michigan Vietnam Monument Commission. The Zip Code we printed was wrong. Here's...