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J-F Ahern is spending five (M) million dollars to expand its facility. Once completed next spring, the contractor plans to add another 165 jobs. C-E-O Tripp Ahern says its expansion is made possible by a strong industrial and commercial construction market in Wisconsin and the Midwest. J-F Ahren has branch offices in seven states, with its headquarters in Fond du Lac. (Thanks Bob Nelson, KFIZ Fond du Lac) Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. .
A complaint being heard in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) over action taken by electrical and maintenance workers on Tasmanian ports has been withdrawn. Tasports accused the workers of taking illegal industrial action when they walked off the job earlier this week over concerns about the use of a contractor. The AIRC hearing resumed this morning and both parties agreed to meet in a few weeks to try to resolve the matter. On Tuesday, workers at three of the state's main ports walked off the job because a contractor was doing work in Hobart they said permanent workers should do. Workers returned to the job the following morning. However, several hours later Tasports lodged a complaint with the AIRC, claiming the action had been illegal under the industrial relations laws.
FORT VALLEY - The Peach County Board of Education approved laying the groundwork for the future sale of $9.5 million in bonds backed by the special purpose local option sales tax approved by voters in September 2005. School Superintendent Tommy Daniel said Friday he will come back to the board in the near future with the final price and terms of the sale for board approval. The bonds will finance construction of two new elementary schools, improvements at Peach County High and other projects, Daniel said. The bond sales had been held up by a lawsuit earlier this year challenging the validation of such an action. The lawsuit was dropped in August. Bill Camp of Knox Wall, which is handling the bonds for the school board, made a presentation at Thursday's meeting outlining the projected monthly income over five years from the additional penny sales tax.
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