May 26—EAU CLAIRE — At first glance, Truss No. 16 may look the same as the 17 others that will soon be hoisted up high and welded in place, but this one has something special.

On Friday morning, many of the backers, boosters and builders of the County Materials Complex gathered at the construction site along Menomonie Street to add their signatures to the 200-foot-long metal truss.

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