Published: March 17, 2010
Tags: blog, Dairyland Greyhound Park, Fetters, Hot Topics, Kenosha, University of Wisconsin-Parkside
By Tom Fetters
copy editor
I found myself driving around Kenosha for a couple of hours Sunday with my eyes peeled for backhoes, bulldozers and scaffolding.
Published: March 16, 2010
Tags: 30th Street, blog, Hot Topics, Milwaukee, Ryan
By Sean Ryan
staff writer
Milwaukeeans, as they pursue a brighter future, have developed a tradition of remembering how great things used to be.
Published: March 15, 2010
Tags: blog, energy-efficient, Hot Topics, LEED, Snyder
Comments: 1
By Paul Snyder
staff writer
I’m professionally too young to remember the pre-green building days.
Published: March 12, 2010
Tags: blog, bus, Hot Topics, Rail, regional transit, roads, RTA, thompson
By Chris Thompson
editor
Regional transit authorities should kick in money for road construction even if it makes politicians nervous.
Published: March 11, 2010
Tags: blog, fiber optics, Google, Hot Topics, network, Yovino
By Joe Yovino
Web editor
The king of the Internet is holding a type of sweepstakes for communities across the nation to compete for Google Fiber.
Published: March 10, 2010
Tags: blog, Fetters, Greenwich Village Neighborhood Association, Historic Water Tower Neighborhood Association, Hot Topics, Mercy Housing, Milwaukee Public Works Committee
By Tom Fetters
copy editor
We’re about to find out how quickly a builder can mend a fence.
Published: March 9, 2010
Tags: blog, Carlson Hall, Hixson, Nass, Snyder, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, UW System
By Paul Snyder
staff writer
It was somewhat interesting to watch the political punches thrown last week over the $17 million renovation of Carlson Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Published: March 8, 2010
Tags: blog, chat room, Department of Labor, DOL, Hot Topics, Ryan
By Sean Ryan
staff writer
The U.S. Department of Labor is really asking for it.
Published: March 5, 2010
Tags: blog, Hot Topics, local preference, Milwaukee County, thompson
Comments: 1
By Chris Thompson
staff writer
Milwaukee County’s flirtation with bidding preference is the first brick in a wall that will segregate the local construction industry.
Published: March 4, 2010
Tags: blog, economy, high-speed rail, Hot Topics, Ingeteam, Innovation Park, Pabst Farms, Rail, Ryan, Talgo, Tower Automotive
By Sean Ryan
staff writer
Signs of life for the state’s construction industry are popping up everywhere as we head into spring.
Mentor-protégé relationships are designed to benefit both companies involved, providing a bidding advantage for larger firms and offering guidance and opportunity to smaller firms. But finding a worthy partner and making that partnership work are not simple tasks. Melissa Rigney Baxter examines the good and bad of working partnerships.
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