Boldt, AMEC to combine on Charter Street Heating Plant project

Glacier Hills wind farm starts to spin

Published: December 20, 2011
Tags: Edgerton Contractors, Glacier Hills Wind Park, Michels Corp., The Boldt Co., We Energies

The turbine blades at the state’s largest wind farm are whirling. We Energies said Tuesday the Glacier Hills Wind Park in Columbia County has been placed into commercial service.

The good side of the recession: Industry’s fatality numbers drop

Published: August 26, 2011
Tags: AGC, Associated General Contractors of America, Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dan Burazin, Department of Labor, fatalities, Ken Simonson, recession, safety, Schilleman, The Boldt Co., work place safety

The recession saved lives in the construction industry.

Revamped relic: Grand Opera House

Published: May 25, 2011
Tags: Grand Opera House, Oshkosh, T.R. Karrels & Associates, The Boldt Co., Top Projects 2010

Installing a modern fire suppression system in the historic Grand Opera House in Oshkosh was like trying to hide in plain sight.

UW power plant savings in question

Published: May 24, 2011
Tags: Alan Fish, biomass, Charter Street Heating Plant, Fred Risser, John Harrod, Madison, power plant, Scott Walker, The Boldt Co., University of Wisconsin-Madison

By James Briggs When Gov. Scott Walker axed a biomass boiler from a planned $251 million renovation of Madison’s Charter Street Heating Plant, the governor announced savings of $100 million for taxpayers. That number is wrong, said John Harrod Jr., the University of Wisconsin-Madison physical plant director who is in charge of the Charter Street [...]

State loses 1,700 more construction jobs

Published: May 23, 2011
Tags: Charter Street Heating Plant, jobs, John Hale, Kathy Kirst, Ken Simonson, The Boldt Co., University of Wisconsin System, UW System

By James Briggs Wisconsin’s construction market is on uneven ground right now, where some companies are finding opportunities to grow, while others are standing still or slipping back. Showing promise is The Boldt Co., Appleton, which increased its Madison office space and added two employees of late. The company has secured several major University of [...]

Power players

Published: January 5, 2011
Tags: Charter Street power plant, Harnack, Madison UW-Madison, power plant, The Boldt Co., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Walker’s request brings uncertainty to Charter Street Heating Plant

Published: November 15, 2010
Tags: Appleton, Boldt, Charter Street Heating Plant, Charter Street power plant, Gordon Hintz, Madison, Niesen, Scott Walker, Sierra Club, The Boldt Co., Werwie, Wisconsin Building Commission, Wisconsin Department of Administration

By James Briggs If Gov.-elect Scott Walker wants to radically redraw plans to convert a Madison power plant, the contractor behind the project would sure like to know what the changes entail. The Boldt Co., Appleton, is waiting for clarification on what Walker meant last week when he requested in a letter to the state [...]

Filling a need

Published: October 27, 2010
Tags: Cesarz Drywall Inc., Dennis Thiel Builders Inc., L&W Supply Corp., LEED, The Boldt Co.

Green Innovator of the Year L&W Supply Corp.

Eau Claire adds construction jobs with major projects

Published: September 28, 2010
Tags: AGC, Associated General Contractors, Bob Barker, Eau Claire, Faulkner, jobs, Luther Midelfort Hospital, Market & Johnson, Nestle USA, Simonson, The Boldt Co.

By Marie Rohde A construction boom in Eau Claire that caught national attention could mark only a temporary boost before the city falls back to the pack of struggling markets. The central Wisconsin city recorded a 19 percent increase in construction jobs in August from the year-ago month, the second-largest increase in the country, according [...]