The term "grade" is used in several different ways with respect to roads and highways. The "sub-grade" lies beneath a roadway and is used as a supporting base. "Grading" a road means to smooth out the roadbed...

A grade (or gradient) is the pitch of a slope, and is often expressed as a percent tangent, or "rise over run". It is used to express the steepness of slope on a hill, stream, roof, railroad, or road, where zero indicates level (with respect to gravity)...

Byline: Ron McCrea The Capital Times The plans were out there and people should have known what to expect. But as with any new building, the $43.7 million Dane County Courthouse is presenting some surprises as it takes shape. Some people...

Richard Shapiro likes a great view and a great challenge. Shapiro, principal of Malibu-based real estate services firm Winco Asset Management Inc., surprised many in local real estate circles when he managed to develop and lease The Enclave, a 28,000 square foot...