Published: December 29, 2009
Tags: C.D. Smith Construction, Focus on Northern Wisconsin, jobs, Luther Midelfort Hospital, market, Market & Johnson, Midelfort, Nestle, Reiter, Shaw-Lundquist Associates, The Boldt Co., University of Wisconsin-Stout, Wieser Brothers General Contractor
Janine Anderson
Special to The Daily Reporter
There is a dark side to being a bright spot in the state’s construction market.
There are buildings to build in northwest Wisconsin, but intense competition from companies based outside of the region — from La Crosse north to Superior — is making it harder for local firms to land jobs.
“The [...]
Published: December 29, 2009
Tags: Alberta Clipper, crude, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, Earthjustice, Enbridge, Focus on Northern Wisconsin, Indigenous Environmental Network, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, National Wildlife Federation, oil, pipeline, Ross, Sierra Club, State Department, Superior
Construction of an oil pipeline into Superior promises to pump jobs and money into the community. But not everyone is thrilled with the project.
Published: December 29, 2009
Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Focus on Northern Wisconsin, Kriesel, Sierra Club, St. Croix River, St. Croix Valley Interstate Group, Stillwater Lift Bridge, Wild and Scenic River Act
Groups on both sides of the Stillwater Lift Bridge debate and people on both sides of the St. Croix River are waiting for government and legal decisions on a replacement project.
While they wait, traffic flows over a 73-year-old bridge between Stillwater, Minn., and Wisconsin’s St. Croix County. Local leaders say the span is inefficient [...]
Published: December 29, 2009
Tags: bakery, Billings Park, Black River Falls Dam, Black River Falls Municipal Utilities, Borton Construction, C.D. Smith Construction, dam, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Planning and Development, DNR, energy, Ewert, Excel Engineering, Focus on Northern Wisconsin, Ghidorzi Construction, Gorman & Co., Gow, Grand River Station, Hoffman Construction, Kabat, Kwik Trip, Maruska, Mead and Hunt, Millennium Architects & Designers, Miller, Paul and Pauline’s Corner, Pieper, renewable energy, River Architects, River City Masonry, RJS Construction Group, Rubenzer, Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, U.S. Green Building Council, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, UW Board of Regents, water treatment, West Well Field, Western Residence Hall, Western Technical College, Wieser, Wieser Brothers General Contractor
Project: Black River Falls Dam replacement
Owner: city of Black River Falls
Lead contractor: Hoffman Construction Co., Black River Falls
Lead contractor: Project was to go out for bid in December
Lead architect/engineer: Mead and Hunt Inc., Madison
Completion date: June 2011
Cost: $8.7 million
Location: Black River Falls
Project challenge: “You’ve got to build it in a river,” said Jerry Ewert, general [...]
