Published: April 29, 2013
Tags: Anthony Federspill, Anthony Thomas, Anthony Thomas Builders, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, homebuilders, Jerry Deschane, John Siepmann, Matt Neumann, mba, Metropolitan Builders Association, Neumann Co., Siepmann Realty, WBA, Wisconsin Builders Association
The Wisconsin Builders Association predicts 14,000 new houses will be constructed in the state this year, but with land development still in a slump, contractors might as well be building castles in the air.
Published: April 15, 2013
Tags: DNR, Jerry Deschane, Wisconsin Builders Association
Conservationists and researchers are urging the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to reconsider the removal of a protected turtle from the endangered species list.
Published: April 3, 2013
Tags: Belman Homes, carpenters, homebuilders, housing market, Perrin Carpentry, Scott Sommer, Sommer’s Finish Carpentry, Wisconsin Builders Association
The economic downturn hammered carpenter Scott Sommer’s residential finishing business.
Published: April 2, 2013
Tags: Scott Walker, Wisconsin Builders Association
In conjunction with Gov. Scott Walker naming April as New Homes Month, the Wisconsin Builders Association is touting home ownership, saying now is the right time to build.
Published: October 5, 2012
Tags: Bill Lueders, electrical code, Jerry Deschane, Scott Walker, Wisconsin Builders Association
It was an easy conclusion to leap to. A recent Wisconsin State Journal report on Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal, since aborted, to deep-six building codes requiring electrical safety devices prompted immediate allegations of pay-to-play.
Published: September 25, 2012
Tags: electrical code, fire safety, Jerry Deschane, Scott Walker, Wisconsin Builders Association
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Gov. Scott Walker has dropped plans to remove mandatory fire safety requirements from the state electrical code.
Published: April 4, 2012
Tags: Scott Walker, Wisconsin Builders Association
The Wisconsin Builders Association, a coalition of 5,000 companies representing the Wisconsin homebuilding industry, endorsed Gov. Scott Walker on Wednesday.
Published: February 20, 2012
Tags: Borlen Farms, Hartford Land Development, Jerry Deschane, Mike Kaerek, We Energies, Wisconsin Builders Association, Wisconsin Gas
The deal with Wisconsin Gas LLC to install a gas main was low on the list of concerns when developer Mike Kaerek broke ground on a 201-lot Hartford subdivision in 2005.
Published: January 18, 2012
Tags: Don Esposito, homebuilder, Mark Neumann, Matt Neumann, Tim O’Brien, Tim O’Brien Homes, Veridian Homes, WBA, Wisconsin Builders Association
Waukesha-based Tim O’Brien Homes Inc. is expanding its operations to the west.
Published: January 11, 2012
Tags: Brett Hulsey, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, Jeffrey Mursau, Jerry Deschane, Lori Grant, Louis Molepske, Natural Resources Committee, River Alliance of Wisconsin, WBA, wetlands, Wisconsin Builders Association
A Republican-backed bill to change how projects near wetlands are regulated would streamline the application process, but Democrats say the legislation tackles a problem that doesn’t exist.
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