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Where's the work
in public works?
A search
of The Daily Reporter database reveals a variety of
public works projects under way in the state this year, and
eight alone account for $220 million worth of work.
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Staying in the
game
Every
city in the state has a different capital works budget with
varying priorities.
Some municipalities
might have a small, $2 million construction and capital improvements
budget while others might spend $2 million in their sleep.
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A world apart
Economic
principles are the same whether someone's buying a hot dog
from a street cart or five tons of asphalt from a supplier.
Every
consumer, from city purchasers to hungry pedestrians, buys
from the vendor who offers the best deal.
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Through the grapevine
For more
than 10 years, Fox Valley municipal public works and engineering
staffers have gathered for lunch meetings to shoot the breeze
about local concerns and hash through their thoughts on contractors.
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Breaking the code
Wisconsin's
Department of Commerce is set to introduce the international
commercial building codes in the next year, and municipalities
and their building inspectors are gearing up for the change.
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