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But effort will likely hinge on incentives and faces uncertain conclusion By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Echo Lake Foods Vice President and General Manager Jerry Warntjes said Tuesday he’s determined to rebuild the company’s Burlington production facility destroyed by last week’s fire, but just how successful the efforts are […]
The Burlington Standard Press will publish a special edition Thursday featuring extensive coverage of the fire at Echo Lake Foods. Stunning photos and in-depth stories that go beyond television news coverage capture the event for history and give readers insight into the event as only a newspaper with local access […]
Problems with under-floor utilities added to kitchen redo By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When the Burlington Area School District decided to use surplus funds to remodel the Dyer Intermediate School kitchen last year, little did officials know the journey they were about to undertake. The project came in roughly $25,000 […]
Procedures in place to limit access, danger at local schools By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook shooting in Connecticut, Burlington Area School District officials have dealt with a number of questions – chief among them is how would the district deal with a similar […]
But local officials contend more could be done to preserve birthing service By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief The decision to close the birthing center at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington is based on best practices and is done with a long-term sustainable vision for health care in the community, […]
Variety of services offered to those impacted by fire The Racine County Workforce Development Center, in partnership with the state Department of Workforce Development Center, will offer an informational briefing to the Echo Lake Foods workforce facing job loss due to the massive fire at the food processing facility in […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Love Inc. Executive Director Bill Schoessling announced Thursday that his agency and Talmer Bank are partnering to set up an account to help victims of Wednesday night’s fire at Echo Lake Foods. Schoessling said an account is set up at Talmer Bank. People can send […]
At noon today City of Burlington officials announced that evacuated residents have been allowed back to their homes in the vicinity of Echo Lake Foods. They have been advised to keep their doors and windows closed to prevent smoke infiltration. Among the other noon updates: The fire at Echo Lake […]
About 50 residents remain evacuated from their homes adjacent to Echo Lake Foods Area firefighters as of 6 a.m. Thursday were still on the scene of an eight-alarm blaze that stubbornly burned through the night and through the sprawling Echo Lake Foods plant on Honey Lake Road. Mayor Bob Miller […]
TIF money to be used to fund apartments on contaminated site By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief The City of Burlington’s Community Development Authority on Thursday approved a $500,000 grant that will assist a developer in building an apartment complex on a contaminated site along the riverwalk at 200 Bridge […]
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