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Mushrooms, turkeys, panfish and maybe even a salmon or two.
While Leelanau County may swell with outdoors people over Memorial Day weekend, it also offers plenty to keep them busy.
The third time was the charm for the Harleysville Lakes State Insurance building, as a Leelanau resident Tuesday afternoon led an investment group in the purchase of the county's largest commercial building.
A 7-person Leelanau County jury last week ruled that a construction worker was not due compensation from the owner of a concrete company who helped cover a stairwell with a sheet of foam that eventually gave way, leading to a 17-foot fall.
What does a jury's personal injury decision last week mean to the construction industry that is so important to the Leelanau County economy?
Attorneys in the case point to several lessons to be gleaned. Included is the need for all construction workers to be covered by worker's compensation insurance regardless of their employment status.
Joseph Lapan, [...]
A 7-person Leelanau County jury last week ruled that a construction worker was not due compensation from the owner of a concrete company who helped cover a stairwell with a sheet of foam that eventually gave way, leading to a 17-foot fall.
The jury met for three hours just after the Enterprise's deadline before reaching an [...]
