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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...