Hoffman submits low bid for portion of Highway 41 project

Stark Asphalt turns in low bid for embattled Brown Deer street project

Published: March 22, 2013
Tags: Advance Construction, C.W. Purpero, eminent domain, Heartland Construction, Stark Asphalt, Vinton Construction, Willkomm Excavating & Grading

Milwaukee-based Stark Asphalt Service Inc. made the apparent low bid on a village of Brown Deer street reconstruction project that was tied up in court for more than a year.

WisDOT hands out excellence awards

Published: January 31, 2013
Tags: Edward Kraemer and Sons, Hoffman Construction, I-94, Juneau Avenue bridge, Lunda Construction, Pitlick & Wick, Vinton Construction, Wisconsin Avenue bridge, Wisconsin Constructors, WisDOT

Two Wisconsin Department of Transportation Construction Award-winning projects for 2012 were bridge projects in Milwaukee County.

WisDOT announces excellence in construction awards

Published: January 24, 2012
Tags: Hoffman Construction, Lunda Construction, South Lion Bridge, U.S. 41, US 141, Vinton Construction, Vista Design & Construction, WIS 21, WIS 26, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Wisconsin River Bridge, WisDOT, Zenith Tech

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced its annual construction awards during the 2012 Contractor-Engineer Conference in Madison on Wednesday.

Vinton Construction faces 5 OSHA safety violations

Published: November 10, 2011
Tags: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, osha, safety violations, trench, Vinton Construction

MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — A federal workplace-safety agency has cited a Manitowoc utility contractor for five alleged safety violations. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the violations stem from trenching operations conducted by Vinton Construction Co. The citations carry proposed penalties of about $95,000. According to OSHA, the company failed to protect workers [...]

James Cape receivership case dismissed

Published: August 18, 2011
Tags: bid rigging, Daniel Beaudoin, James Cape, James Cape & Sons, Streu Construction, Vinton Construction

A receivership case against James Cape & Sons Co., which went out of business in 2005, was dismissed Monday after six years in the court system.

Companies turn in bids for Highway 41 conversion projects

Published: July 12, 2011
Tags: Breezewood Lane, Edward Kraemer & Sons, Highway 21, Highway 41, Highway 45, Hoffman Construction, Lunda Construction, Memorial Drive, Michels Corp., Morris Avenue, Vinton Construction

Bids have been received for portions of upcoming work on the the conversion of Highway 41 into an interstate between Milwaukee and Green Bay.

Main attraction

Published: April 18, 2011
Tags: Breister, Fond du Lac, Harnack, Main Street, Vinton Construction

James Cape bid sharing lawsuit settled (UPDATE)

Published: February 22, 2011
Tags: Dennis Barry, James Cape & Sons, lawsuit, Racine County Circuit Court, settlement, Streu Construction, Vinton Construction

By Caley Clinton The former James Cape & Sons Co.’s case against a former employee and two other construction firms was settled Tuesday in Racine County Circuit Court. Cape’s case against Daniel Beaudoin, the company’s former project manager, as well as Manitowoc-based Vinton Construction Co. and Holmen-based Streu Construction Co., claimed Cape is owed money [...]

Vinton Contruction settles asbestos claim for $85,000

Published: November 11, 2010
Tags: Eggers Industries, lawsuit, settlement, Vinton Construction

Manitowoc-based Vinton Construction Co. Inc. has settled a lawsuit with the state for asbestos violations made during demolition of the Eggers Industries building in Manitowoc County. Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced Thursday that Vinton Construction and project superintendent Douglas Wanek have agreed to pay $85,000 following a civil complaint that alleged several regulation violations. [...]