Articles tagged with building

Fri, May 18, 2012

Madison firm starts building new wind energy farm in Colorado

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A Madison company has started building a new wind energy farm in Colorado.

RMT Incorporated was awarded a contract to build ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

April retail sales edge up, building materials tumble

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales at retailers barely rose in April as the boost from an unseasonably warm winter faded, pointing to some loss of momentum ...

Mon, May 14, 2012

Neenah-based Plexus adding hundreds of jobs, building new facility

NEENAH, WI (WTAQ) - A Neenah manufacturer is adding up to 350 jobs while it's expanding the Fox Valley community.

Plexus Corp., announced plans ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

Empire State Building IPO change may help pay tax

By Ilaina Jonas

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The controller of the Empire State Building has offered investors the opportunity to sell some of their shares ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

IBM's 'building whisperer' sees retrofit boom

By Nick Zieminski

NEW YORK (Reuters) - America's skyscrapers, many built before World War Two, are showing their age. IBM's "building whisperer," Dave ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

San Francisco police seize building from protesters, 26 arrested

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Police in riot gear raided a vacant San Francisco building before dawn on Wednesday, arresting 26 people and taking the structure ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

Analysis: China's shipyards founder as building boom ends

By Ruby Lian and Alison Leung

YUEQING, China (Reuters) - Welder Zhang fires up his blow torch and looks up at the towering, 8,800-tonnes ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

San Francisco police seize building from protesters, 26 arrested

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Police in riot gear raided a vacant San Francisco building before dawn on Wednesday, arresting 26 people and taking the structure ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

St. Croix River's muck means increased cost of building new bridge

HUDSON, WI (WTAQ) - There's a lot more muck in the St. Croix River near Hudson than in the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.

And ...

Sun, April 29, 2012

Heidi Klum turns Empire State Building red for charity

The supermodel was guest of honour at the lighting ceremony and flicked the switch to illuminate the famous tower in honour of DKMS - the ...

Sat, April 28, 2012

Heidi Klum turns Empire State Building red for charity

The supermodel was guest of honour at the lighting ceremony and flicked the switch to illuminate the famous tower in honour of DKMS - the ...

Fri, April 27, 2012

Heidi Klum turns Empire State Building red for charity

The supermodel was guest of honour at the lighting ceremony and flicked the switch to illuminate the famous tower in honour of DKMS - the ...

Tue, April 24, 2012

Empire State Building about to lose status as tallest in NYC

NEW YORK (Reuters) - One World Trade Center, being built at the site of the fallen twin towers, could surpass the Empire State Building as ...

Tue, April 17, 2012

Bank of America in deal to sell another New York building

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp is under contract to sell a downtown Manhattan office building and lease it back, as the big ...

Fri, April 13, 2012

Grand Chute storage building damaged by fire

GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ) - Fire investigators are looking into the cause of a fire at a Grand Chute storage building.

The call goes out ...

Thu, April 12, 2012

Novelty grenade prompts bomb scare near New York's 'Ground Zero'

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A novelty hand grenade briefly prompted the evacuation of one of the buildings near "Ground Zero," the site where New York ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

Empire State Building paid $10 million for REIT fees

By Ilaina Jonas

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The plan to form a publicly traded property company with the Empire State Building as the centerpiece cost ...

Sun, April 08, 2012

Somerhalder building animal sanctuary to help unruly kids

The Vampire Diaries star is a longtime campaigner for animal rights, and has been outspoken about topics such as Canada's controversial seal cull ...

Sat, April 07, 2012

Somerhalder building animal sanctuary to help unruly kids

The Vampire Diaries star is a longtime campaigner for animal rights, and has been outspoken about topics such as Canada's controversial seal cull ...

Fri, April 06, 2012

Somerhalder building animal sanctuary to help unruly kids

The Vampire Diaries star is a longtime campaigner for animal rights, and has been outspoken about topics such as Canada's controversial seal cull ...

Fri, April 06, 2012

Navy issues relief payments in Virginia fighter jet crash

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Navy began distributing emergency relief checks on Monday to people left homeless after a fighter jet crashed and destroyed much of ...

Fri, March 30, 2012

Mississippi allows Southern Co to keep building $2.8 billion coal plant

By Eileen O'Grady

(Reuters) - Mississippi utility regulators on Friday voted to allow a unit of Southern Co to continue building an $2.8 ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Green Bay Fire Department works to reduce risk in apartment building

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The Green Bay fire department is dramatically reducing the risk of cooking fires at a 153 unit apartment complex for ...

Tue, March 20, 2012

Home building permits near 3.5-year high

By Lucia Mutikani

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Permits for homebuilding neared a 3.5-year high in February, suggesting a budding recovery in the housing market was ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

Environmental groups sue to stop California building project

By Mary Slosson

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Environmentalists on Thursday sued to stop a development project that would build a new town on the shores ...

Tue, February 14, 2012

Empire State Building hosts first same-sex weddings

By Patricia Reaney

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lucky couples have been married each year on Valentine Day's on the top of the Empire State ...

Mon, February 13, 2012

Secret building where GAB officals review recall signatures revealed

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A century-old white brick building in Madison is where the Government Accountability Board is reviewing almost two-million signatures to recall the ...

Mon, February 13, 2012

Home building permits up for five major metro areas

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin's five largest metro areas had a 20-percent increase in new home-building permits issued last month. MTD Marketing Services said ...

Mon, February 13, 2012

Empire State Building owner files for $1 bln IPO

By Tanya Agrawal and Jochelle Mendonca

(Reuters) - Empire State Realty Trust, owners of the iconic Empire State Building, filed to sell up to $1 ...

Fri, February 03, 2012

Green Bay apartment building damaged by fire

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Green Bay fire crews respond to an apartment building fire Thursday night that forced people from their homes.

The call ...

Mon, January 30, 2012

Blast at UW-Madison Chemistry Building sends one person to hospital

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - One person was injured Monday in a small explosion in a lab at the UW-Madison Chemistry Building.

It happened just after ...

Fri, January 27, 2012

Building site collapse injures 10 in Cincinnati

By Joe Wessels

CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Part of a casino under construction in downtown Cincinnati collapsed on Friday as workers poured concrete, injuring 10 people ...

Wed, January 18, 2012

Protesters vandalize SNB building ahead of Davos

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss police said on Wednesday they had arrested two men suspected of throwing red paint and scrawling "SMASH WEF" (World Economic Forum ...

Mon, January 16, 2012

Building collapses in Beirut, 13 killed

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Thirteen people were killed when a residential building collapsed in Beirut and rescue workers were searching on Monday for people believed still ...

Sun, January 15, 2012

Ten dead in militant attack in Iraq's Ramadi

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Ten people were killed when gunmen wearing explosive belts stormed a police building in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday, police ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

First public hearing on bill to speed up wetlands building permits Tuesday

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The first of two public hearings will be held Tuesday on a bill to speed up the process of granting state ...

Tue, January 03, 2012

Fines await vacant building owners in Sheboygan if not reported

SHEBOYGAN, WI (WTAQ) - The owners of empty buildings in Sheboygan have until January 15th to report their vacancies to the city -- or face fines ...

Thu, December 15, 2011

Economy gaining momentum, housing shows a pulse

By Lucia Mutikani

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. claims for jobless benefits rose last week but the underlying trend pointed to an improving labor ...

Fri, December 02, 2011

Legal experts raise concerns over new state building demonstration policy

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Legal experts are raising concerns about the Walker administration’s new policy on getting permits for demonstrations and other activities at ...

Wed, November 30, 2011

Open carry won't be allowed in state government building, concealed o.k.

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Walker administration says it will not allow people to openly carry firearms in any state government building – even if they ...

Wed, November 30, 2011

Analysis: Deal building to pump up IMF to handle Europe fallout

By Lesley Wroughton

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A deal is building to boost the International Monetary Fund's resources even as the world presses euro-zone leaders ...

Wed, November 30, 2011

Advisory: Story on SABIC building factories in Asia withdrawn

Please be advised the story on SABIC <2010.SE>, which was based on a report published in Saudi newspaper al-Eqtisadiah, has been withdrawn after SABIC said ...

Sat, November 19, 2011

Obama: U.S. must rely more on building instead of buying

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Saturday the United States has relied too much on buying, consuming and amassing debt in the past ...

Thu, November 17, 2011

Third-quarter growth revised down to 2.0 percent

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew at a slightly slower pace than previously estimated in the third quarter, but weak inventory accumulation amid ...

Mon, November 14, 2011

Arab League rebuffs Syria on monitors

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis

AMMAN (Reuters) - The Arab League said on Sunday it had rebuffed a request by Damascus to amend plans for a ...

Mon, October 31, 2011

Green Bay fire crews battle pair of blazes at same building

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Fire crews in Green Bay were called twice to the scene of an apartment building fire.

The first call went ...

Mon, October 31, 2011

Carbon monoxide leak at New London apartment building

NEW LONDON, Wis (WSAU) 12 people are in the hospital after a carbon monoxide leak at a New London apartment building. The problem happened ...

Tue, October 11, 2011

Fire in fertilizer building at Valders co-op, DNR called in

VALDERS, WI (WTAQ) - Fire crews put out a blaze at a Manitowoc County co-op Tuesday that forced the evactuation of two neighboring businesses.  It ...

Tue, October 11, 2011

Sept. new home building permits remain close to last year

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - We’re still not seeing as much home-building activity as a year ago in Wisconsin’s five largest metro areas. According ...

Wed, September 28, 2011

Tucson police evacuate federal building over truck

TUCSON, Ariz (Reuters) - Authorities closed a three-block stretch of downtown Tucson and evacuated a nearby federal building on Wednesday after a suspicious vehicle was ...

Tue, September 20, 2011

Building scaffolding collapses on New York bus, 18 injured

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eighteen people suffered minor injuries when scaffolding at a building under demolition in Harlem collapsed onto a New York City bus ...

Fri, September 16, 2011

Bridge building in Galesville stopped after union workers walk

GALESVILLE, WI (WTAQ) - The building of a new highway bridge in western Wisconsin is being delayed, after union workers walked off the job.

The ...

Thu, September 15, 2011

FAA awards Austin Straubel grant for new fire and rescue building

ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) - Austin Straubel International Airport has received a $7.9 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to build a new air ...

Wed, September 14, 2011

Arkansas court gunman walked into building unopposed

By Suzi Parker

LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - A gunman who opened fire in an Arkansas judge's office on Tuesday entered the courthouse unopposed ...

Sun, August 28, 2011

TV crew anxious to keep building Delaware soup kitchen

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

SALISBURY, Maryland (Reuters) - Building a house in a week is always a challenge for the 60 crew members who work on ...

Sat, August 27, 2011

Quake? Irene? TV crew wants to keep building in Delaware

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

SALISBURY, Maryland (Reuters) - Building a house in a week is always a challenge for the 60 crew members who work on ...

Fri, August 26, 2011

Islamists suspected in deadly Nigeria U.N. bombing

By Felix Onuah and Camillus Eboh

ABUJA (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed by a car bomb that ripped through the United Nations ...

Tue, August 23, 2011

Exclusive: Apple readies cheaper iPhone for growth markets

By Clare Jim and Kelvin Soh

TAIPEI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Apple Inc will release a cheaper iPhone 4 within weeks, jeopardizing profit margins to ...

Tue, August 16, 2011

Stolen Rembrandt found in Encino church building

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A valuable Rembrandt stolen from a Los Angeles-area hotel has been recovered at a church in nearby Encino, authorities told Reuters ...

Tue, August 09, 2011

We Talk with the Flamethrowing, Muscle Car Building, 'Bellflower' Director Evan Glodell

Once you see Bellflower, you'll understand why the opportunity to speak to writer/director/star Evan Glodell is an exciting prospect. Glodell's ...

Mon, August 08, 2011

Suzy's Cream Cheesecake expanding workforce with new building

MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ) - Suzy's Cream Cheesecakes is moving back to the place where it began, Milwaukee.

Owners of the 28-year-old business will build ...

Sun, August 07, 2011

UK government says must tackle social problems after riots

By Avril Ormsby

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain needs to tackle deep-seated social problems following riots and looting in English cities this week, the center-right government ...

Wed, July 27, 2011

Beloit City Council approves $270k settlement over asbestos sold building

BELOIT, WI (WTAQ) - Taxpayers in Beloit are spending $270,000 to settle a lawsuit that involved a building with asbestos problems.

Dan Langone’s ...

Wed, July 27, 2011

China boosts naval power with carrier program: sources

By Ben Blanchard and Benjamin Lim

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is building two aircraft carriers as part of a military modernization program that is causing ...

Fri, June 10, 2011

Home building still sluggish in major cities in Wisconsin

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Home building continues to be sluggish in Wisconsin’s largest cities.

According to MTD Marketing Services, building permits for one-and-two-family homes ...

Thu, June 02, 2011

Neenah apartment building damaged by fire

NEENAH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Several families are forced from their home following an overnight fire at a Neenah apartment building.

It happened on Harrison Street ...

Mon, May 30, 2011

Milwaukee teens crash into police building

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee police say the parents support the charges filed against their two teenage sons.

The two are accused of taking the ...

Thu, May 19, 2011

Pioneering green building hits old-style financial snags

By Ned Barnett

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (Reuters) - The energy-scrimping efficiencies of a new $58-million residential and commercial space in the college town of ...

Thu, April 28, 2011

Blackstone buys floors of old NY Times building: report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blackstone Group LP <BX.N> plans to buy the top floors of the former New York Times building in Manhattan for ...

Mon, April 25, 2011

Carter arrives in North Korea on peace-building mission

By Jeremy Laurence

SEOUL (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and three other former heads of state arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday, hoping ...

Fri, April 22, 2011

Kingsford Man Indicted for Plotting to Blow Up Detroit Federal Building

(Detroit, MI)  --  A 42-year-old Upper Peninsula man has been indicted on three counts by a federal grand jury for allegedly plotting to blow up ...

Thu, April 14, 2011

Home building permits down 33%

OSHHOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Home-builders in Wisconsin’s largest metros are not as busy as a year ago.

MTD Marketing Services of Oshkosh said today ...

Fri, April 08, 2011

Marinette Marine building ocean research vessel

MARINETTE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A keel-laying ceremony will take place on Monday in Marinette for an ocean research vessel that’s being built.

Marinette Marine ...

Tue, April 05, 2011

Telecom empire building takes back seat

By Victoria Howley and Nicola Leske

LONDON (Reuters) - With the days of planting flags across the globe long gone, western European telecoms are unlikely ...

Mon, April 04, 2011

Marshfield Clinic plans new building near Stevens Point Airport

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) – Marshfield Clinic is taking the first steps towards a new building in Stevens Point.

Marshfield Clinic is making plans to build ...

Sun, April 03, 2011

Man arrested for parachuting off Chicago hi-rise building

CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Illinois man was arrested for parachuting off a 20-story building under construction in downtown Chicago early on Sunday morning, authorities said ...

Thu, March 31, 2011

New U.S. Sudan envoy sees tension building on Abyei

By Andrew Quinn

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sudan faces an increasingly tense situation as arms and fighters flow into the disputed region of Abyei, undercutting goodwill ...

Tue, March 29, 2011

No Injuries when Green Bay Building Collapses

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Workers at one Green Bay store are lucky they close at 5 p.m.

Firefighters get a call to a ...

Wed, March 23, 2011

Bomb undiscovered for weeks at Detroit fed building: union chief

DETROIT (Reuters) - A package found by a security guard at a federal office building in Detroit sat three weeks before someone thought to screen ...

Wed, March 16, 2011

Inflation pressure bubbles, home building dives

By Lucia Mutikani

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Producer prices surged in February at their fastest pace in 1-1/2 years, data showed on Wednesday, a day ...

Tue, March 15, 2011

Walker proposes smaller building budget

MADISON (WSAU) Governor Scott Walker wants to spend almost 30-percent less on state government building projects over the next two years. He unveiled a ...

Thu, March 10, 2011

UPDATE: Capitol Building Open Delayed

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The opening of the state Capitol building has been delayed as police do a security review.

It's not known if ...

Sat, March 05, 2011

State security building torched in Cairo: sources

CAIRO (Reuters) - A state security building on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital was set alight on Saturday, a security source said, one day ...

Fri, March 04, 2011

Lawmaker Tackled Trying to Enter Capitol Building

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Police tackled a state legislator who tried to get into the Capitol Thursday night after the building was closed.

Assembly Democrat ...

Fri, March 04, 2011

Protesters leave capitol building after court order

MADISON (WRN) Protesters leave the capitol by 10pm Thursday, but not without contemplation and surprise.

Just before 6:00 pm a woman in the ...

Thu, March 03, 2011

Live Ammo Found at Capitol Building

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Numerous rounds of live ammunition have been found in three separate locations outside the state Capitol Building today. 

11 rounds were ...

Wed, March 02, 2011

Court hearing today on access to capitol building

MADISON (WSAU) A court hearing resumes this morning on whether Governor Scott Walker’s administration will have to loosen its tight restrictions for entering ...

Tue, March 01, 2011

UPDATE: Dane Co. Judge Orders Capitol Building Reopened

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ)  - A court hearing is scheduled for 2:15 Tuesday afternoon on a request to open the State Capitol to protestors of ...

Mon, February 28, 2011

Police unable to clear protestors from capitol building

MADISON (WSAU) After telling everybody to get out by four yesterday afternoon, State Capitol Police gave in, and let several hundred protesters camp inside ...

Mon, February 07, 2011

Banderas named in Dakota Building race spat

Businessman and philanthropist Alphonse Fletcher, Jr. - a former president of the Dakota's co-op board - claims his request to expand his apartment in the ...

Wed, January 26, 2011

Library of Congress hawk finally leaves the building

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Cooper's hawk that had called the Library of Congress main reading room home for a week was caught on Wednesday ...

Thu, January 13, 2011

University building closed due to "suspicious package"

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A building at Eastern Illinois University was evacuated on Thursday after someone discovered a "suspicious package" but campus activities were returning to ...

Fri, December 03, 2010

Google buys huge NYC building for about $1.8 billion

By Ilaina Jonas

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc <GOOG.O> has signed a deal to buy a huge Manhattan building, where it is a ...

Wed, December 01, 2010

Mackie building his own bar

The Hurt Locker star was inspired to enter the construction business after struggling to find a local pub to watch the weekly American football ...

Sun, November 28, 2010

Milwaukee Co. Board Prez Cited for 116 Building Code Violations

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee city building inspectors say they are interested in compliance with the rules, not prosecution.

Despite that, Milwaukee County Board President ...

Sun, November 21, 2010

Abbas: No talks without East Jerusalem building freeze

By Marwa Awad

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority will not return to peace talks with Israel unless there is a freeze on settlement building ...

Mon, November 15, 2010

Green Bay Apartment Building Evacuated Due to CO Leak

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Green Bay apartment building was evacuated early Monday after officials say there was a carbon monoxide leak.

Residents of ...

Mon, November 15, 2010

Retail sales jump on autos, building materials

By Lucia Mutikani

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales at retailers rose more than expected in October to post their largest gain in seven months, further evidence ...

Thu, November 11, 2010

Google says not building Facebook rival

MONACO (Reuters) - Internet search leader Google Inc is not building a social network to compete with Facebook, a company executive reiterated on Thursday, despite ...

Wed, November 10, 2010

Clinton says Israel building plan not productive

By Andrew Quinn

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday Israel's plan to proceed with more settlement building was counterproductive ...

Tue, November 09, 2010

Fire Inspectors Allowed Inside Green Bay Burned Building

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Crews are sifting through rubble inside a burned-out building on Green Bay's west side in hopes of finding the ...

Sat, November 06, 2010

UPDATE: One Person Injured, Building Destroyed in Fire

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A big west side Green Bay fire has destroyed a building and injured at least one person who had to ...

Wed, October 27, 2010

Google nears $2 billion deal to buy NY building: report

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Google Inc is nearing a deal to buy the 111 Eighth Avenue building in Manhattan for about $2 billion, the New York ...

Sun, September 26, 2010

Jewish settlers declare end to building moratorium

By Allyn Fisher-Ilan

REVAVA, West Bank (Reuters) - With a tooting of horns and pouring of cement, several thousand Jewish settlers and supporters declared a ...

Fri, September 24, 2010

Cartwright embroiled in lawsuit over tragic fiance's building work

The actress, who has famously voiced the character of Bart Simpson for more than 20 years, was devastated when her construction boss partner Stephen ...

Sun, September 05, 2010

Historic Janesville Building Bulldozed

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A piece of Janesville history was bulldozed last week.

The Case Feed building, considered one of the oldest stores in the ...

Tue, August 31, 2010

NY cracks down on building trade's "cash" economy

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state's construction companies will be subject to new criminal and civil penalties if they misclassify employees as contractors ...

Mon, August 30, 2010

Fire Damages IRS Office Building in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A fire broke out Monday in Wisconsin’s main office of the Internal Revenue Service.

Milwaukee officials said the fire started ...

Mon, August 23, 2010

Empire State Building opposes height of neighbor

By Edith Honan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A soaring new office tower in New York would disturb views of the Empire State Building and diminish ...

Tue, August 10, 2010

$9M Building Expansion at Kimberly-Clark

TOWN OF MENASHA, Wis. (WTAQ) - Kimberly-Clark is adding on to its Town of Menasha facility, which is expected to bring dozens of jobs to ...

Mon, August 09, 2010

July home building up

By Lucia Mutikani

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Home building increased at a much weaker pace than expected in July, though sturdy growth in industrial output implied ...

Sun, August 01, 2010

Car Slams Into Green Bay Building

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - No one was injured after a car slams into the side of a Green Bay building early Sunday. It happened ...

Fri, July 09, 2010

Milwaukee Police: Man Rescued From Top of Building Not Bank Robber

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee Police now say a man who was rescued from the top of a downtown building on Wednesday was despondent – and ...

Thu, July 01, 2010

State Gov't Building to Serve As Madison's High-Speed Rail Stop

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A state government office building will be the Madison stop for the new high-speed passenger train that’s planned between Madison ...

Wed, June 09, 2010

Building Renovation In The Edison Neighborhood

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo City Commissioners have agreed to sink about a quarter million dollars in federal funding to renovate the old Déjà vu ...

Tue, June 08, 2010

Bankrupt Lehman seeks more debt of NY building

By Chelsea Emery

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc <LEHMQ.PK> is seeking Bankruptcy Court permission to make another $255 million debt investment ...

Tue, June 08, 2010

Atlanta building evacuated in "grenade" false alarm

ATLANTA (Reuters) - The evacuation of a federal building in Atlanta over a suspicious package turned out to be a false alarm on Tuesday after ...

Tue, June 08, 2010

Atlanta federal building evacuated after suspect package found

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A federal building in Atlanta was evacuated on Tuesday and bomb experts were called in after officials discovered a suspicious package, local ...

Tue, June 08, 2010

Bankrupt Lehman seeks more debt of Park Ave building

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bankrupt Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc <LEHMQ.PK> has asked for permission to make a new $255 million debt investment in a ...

Mon, June 07, 2010

Menasha Building Hit By Truck, Driver Injured

MENASHA, Wis. (WTAQ) - The driver of a pickup truck suffered minor injuries after slamming the truck into a building in the city of Menasha ...

Thu, May 27, 2010

State building emergency radio system

UNDATED (WSAU) Wisconsin is expected to have a statewide emergency radio system up-and-running by next year. But state auditors say there are unresolved issues ...

Mon, May 24, 2010

Economists see U.S. recovery building, Europe a worry

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic prospects are brightening, although Europe's debt troubles serve as a reminder that the United States must tame its ...

Thu, May 20, 2010

Last Hurdle in Lithium-Ion Plant Building Cleared

(Holland, MI - WHTC News) - While one lithium-ion battery-making plant in Holland continues on schedule for the start of production by next year, another is ...

Wed, April 21, 2010

PersonalFinance: Building your own annuity

By Linda Stern

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Need retirement income? You can create your own annuity with a carefully crafted mix of bonds that will "immunize ...

Mon, April 05, 2010

Solow drops Conseco lawsuit over GM building in NY

By Jonathan Stempel

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire New York real estate developer Sheldon Solow has dropped his lawsuit accusing insurer Conseco Inc of fraud ...

Tue, March 16, 2010

MN Lawmaker Has Plan For Building St. Croix River Bridge

HUDSON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Minnesota congresswoman wants to remove part of the federal protections on the St. Croix River, so a long-debated bridge can ...

Fri, March 12, 2010

Confrontations, anger in Jerusalem over building

By Alastair Macdonald

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli forces sealed off the West Bank and massed riot squads around Jerusalem's Old City and Arab neighborhoods ...

Sat, February 27, 2010

Marie Osmond's son kills self in jump from building

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The teenage son of famed Osmond family singer Marie Osmond committed suicide by jumping from a building in downtown Los Angeles ...

Thu, February 18, 2010

UPDATE: Plane Crash Into Texas Office Building Intentional

AUSTIN, Tex. (WTAQ) - An apparently highly disgruntled Texas man intentionally flew a light plane into a seven-story building in Austin this morning, killing himself ...

Wed, February 10, 2010

Madison Judge: New Building Donor To Remian Anonymous

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A judge in Madison says it’s okay for a donor to remain anonymous, after giving $15 million for a controversial ...

Sun, January 31, 2010

Walker building war chest for run for governor

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WSAU) - If Republican Scott Walker isn't elected Wisconsin's next governor, it looks like lack of money won't be the ...

Thu, January 28, 2010

Gunmen holed-up in building in southern Afghanistan

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Four gunmen wearing suicide vests were locked in a gunbattle with Afghan security forces inside a building in southern Afghanistan ...

Sat, January 16, 2010

As poll looms, Myanmar still building parliament

By Aung Hla Tun

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (Reuters) - Military-ruled Myanmar's first parliamentary elections in 20 years are set for this year, yet construction on ...

Wed, January 13, 2010

Marinette Workers Hit Milestone In Ship Building

MARINETTE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Workers in Marinette have reached a milestone in their construction of a U.S. Navy combat ship. They’ve installed twin ...

Mon, January 04, 2010

Building Materials exits bankruptcy with new name

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Building Materials Holding Corp <BLGM.PK> said on Monday that it has exited U.S. bankruptcy protection as secured lenders have ...

Mon, December 28, 2009

Israeli building plan prompts U.S. criticism

By Jeffrey Heller

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel announced plans on Monday to build nearly 700 new Jewish homes in areas of the occupied West Bank ...

Wed, December 16, 2009

Dubai officials in confidence-building Britain, U.S. trip

By Amran Abocar and Steve Slater

DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - Two top Dubai officials are visiting Britain and the United States over the coming days ...

Fri, December 11, 2009

UWM Gets Green Light On New Freshwater Sciences Building

MILWAUKEE (WRN) - UW-Milwaukee was given the go ahead Friday to build a new School of Freshwater Sciences. The university’s Board of Regents voted ...

Wed, December 09, 2009

Judge dismisses lawsuit over GM Building in NY

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge dismissed a lawsuit against Conseco Inc insurance and finance company over allegations of fraud in the $1 ...

Tue, November 24, 2009

Kenosha Man Charged With Building Child Porn Shrine

KENOSHA (WRN) - A Kenosha man is being held on a $50,000 bond, after he was charged Monday with building a shrine to child ...

Tue, November 24, 2009

Wick Building Systems Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

MAZOMANIE (WRN) - A maker of homes and other buildings has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Wick Building Systems of Mazomanie says it’s the ...

Wed, November 18, 2009

Obama says Israeli settlement building "dangerous"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama put fresh pressure on Israel on Wednesday to curb its settlement projects, saying continued building could lead ...

Wed, November 18, 2009

Obama criticizes Israel over settlement-building

By Jeffrey Heller

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama warned Israel Wednesday its approval of new construction in a Jewish settlement could prove ...

Mon, November 16, 2009

Fed's Kohn sees no asset bubbles building in U.S.

By Karen Pierog

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's low interest rate policy is meant to encourage investors to move into riskier assets in ...

Thu, November 12, 2009

Bomb destroys Pakistani security building: witnesses

By Faris Ali

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide car-bomber destroyed an office of Pakistan's main intelligence agency in the northwestern city of Peshawar ...

Fri, November 06, 2009

Fire Damages Building At Seymour Middle School

SEYMOUR, Wis. (WTAQ) - Middle school students in Seymour got the day off, after a fire damaged part of their school Thursday night.  A night ...

Mon, October 19, 2009

Elvis' hair leaves the building -- sold for $18,300