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Tuesday, May 07, 2013  The so-called prevailing wage for a given trade in a county is currently calculated based on voluntary surveys collected and submitted by contractors on a public works project.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012  Researchers hope Iowa study helps reduce deaths, injuries among children who drive tractors

Wednesday, November 09, 2011  The summit helps utility workers, contractors and excavators reduce unnecessary damages to the vast utility infrastructure that is buried throughout Missouri.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011  A Missouri Department of Natural Resources' crew is helping clean up an oil leak from the Thomas Hill Energy Center in North Central Missouri.

Saturday, September 17, 2011  A mid Missouri town celebrated a big birthday Saturday.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011  Independent panel says as much as $60 billion lost to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan

Tuesday, June 21, 2011  Scruggs Lumber blame oil prices for the increase costs of construction supplies.

Saturday, May 21, 2011  Creighton University economists fear that farmers are being hurt the worst in these bad economic times because of rising oil prices. .

Monday, March 22, 2010  Halliburton, KBR drop appeal seeking to block lawsuit from contractor who says she was raped

Thursday, January 07, 2010  Two former Blackwater contractors have been arrested on murder charges in the killings of two Afghans last year.

Thursday, June 11, 2009  3 US contractors detained in Iraq released, 2 others held on drug charges, Iraqi official says

Friday, February 06, 2009  Venezuela's state oil company is behind on billions in payments to private oil contractors from Oklahoma to Belarus.