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		<title>Long Hours, Frenetic Pace For Workers In Weeks Before Kleen Energy Blast – Hartford Courant</title>
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Long Hours, Frenetic Pace For Workers In Weeks Before Kleen Energy BlastHartford CourantThe labor department hasn&#39;t received any wage-and-hour complaints from any workers at the Kleen Energy site, or from their unions, Agnew said. &#8230;Seven more sue over Kleen Energy explosionistockAnalyst.com (press release)State Agency Leaders Report on Kleen Energy BlastWTIC
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		<title>Shame on everyone – New Times SLO</title>
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Shame on everyoneNew Times SLOSilva, who&#39;s been in the drywall business for 30 years, said he lost jobs when the Carpenters told his clients he was paying unfair wages, &#8230;




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		<title>Steel prices rise amid talk of Baosteel hike for April – American Metal Market</title>
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Steel prices rise amid talk of Baosteel hike for AprilAmerican Metal MarketSteel prices continued to rise Wednesday as speculation grew that Baosteel Group Corp. would lead another price rally in April. &#34;Steelmakers have to advance &#8230;Baosteel raises April wire rod prices by 150-300 yuan/tTrading Markets (press release)
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		<title>Long Hours, Frenetic Pace For Workers In Weeks Before Kleen Energy Blast – Hartford Courant</title>
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Long Hours, Frenetic Pace For Workers In Weeks Before Kleen Energy BlastHartford CourantThe labor department hasn&#39;t received any wage-and-hour complaints from any workers at the Kleen Energy site, or from their unions, Agnew said. &#8230;Seven more sue over Kleen Energy explosionistockAnalyst.com (press release)State Agency Leaders Report on Kleen Energy BlastWTIC
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		<title>Workers Demonstrate At Burien Fred Meyer Over “Unfair Wage Standard” – The B-Town Blog (blog)</title>
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Workers Demonstrate At Burien Fred Meyer Over “Unfair Wage Standard”The B-Town Blog (blog)The Pacific NW Regional Council of Carpenters has a labor dispute with Marquise Drywall which is a slated to perform work for BooCo Construction Company. &#8230;




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		<title>Whirlpool starts hedging steel – Purchasing.com</title>
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Whirlpool starts hedging steelPurchasing.comThe Nymex steel futures program still is seeking its footing with some producers and buyers unhappy with the price-setting mechanisms in place. &#8230;
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		<title>Construction Employment Declines in Every State, DC – ForConstructionPros.com</title>
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Construction Employment Declines in Every State, DCForConstructionPros.com&#34;Construction employment is dropping everywhere and plummeting almost everywhere,&#34; said Ken Simonson, the association&#39;s chief economist. &#8230;DC-area construction employment downWashington Business JournalOhio construction jobs drop 2 percent in JanuaryCincinnati Business CourierAZ construction jobs: Down for 2009, up in DecemberMSN MoneyBusinessWeekall 39 news articles&#160;&#187;



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		<title>Minn. contractor awaits prevailing-wage ruling – Daily Reporter (blog)</title>
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		<title>Ravenswood smelter restart inches closer with W.Va. bill – American Metal Market</title>
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Ravenswood smelter restart inches closer with W.Va. billAmerican Metal MarketThe 170000-tonne-per-year smelter, idled in February 2009 when aluminum prices were at the bottom of the market, moved one step closer to production this &#8230;
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CME lumber end mixed, May sets three-week highReuters IndiaCHICAGO, March 10 (Reuters) &#8211; Chicago Mercantile Exchange lumber futures closed mixed on Wednesday with May posting a three-week high late. &#8230;DJ CME Lumber Review: Profit Taking Caps RallyTrading Markets (press release)
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