
Burney Babe of KBS Construction Inc., Madison, prepares a concrete form Thursday while at the site of the new Milwaukee Marriott. The new 205-room, $54 million hotel will be a mix of new construction and renovations to existing buildings on the downtown site. The project is a joint venture between C.D. Smith Construction Inc., Fond du Lac, and KBS Construction and is expected to be complete by mid-2013. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)