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AGC, Mortenson: Materials prices rise again in US, Milwaukee
Materials prices have continued to rise into the new year for contractors both in Milwaukee and nationally following a year of steep increases.
State awards Miron contract for $48M Kohl Center renovation
State officials this week awarded Miron Construction a $33.2 million contract for a planned renovation and expansion of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Kohl Center.
Report finds earnings of apprenticeship grads rival those with four-year degrees
A recent report finds graduates of union apprenticeships earn wages and benefits that rival those earned by workers with a four-year college degree, calling such programs the "bachelor's degree" of the construction industry.
Assembly committee advances bill to exempt projects from DSPS plan review
A state Assembly committee voted on Wednesday to advance a bill that would exempt certain construction projects from state plan-review requirements in hopes of preventing a backlog of reviews that surfaced in 2019 from returning.
Pandemic accelerates possibilities for a construction career
Despite a turbulent year marked by a global pandemic, construction groups are still working to reach students.
MATC offers golden pathway to good pay, employment prospects
For Milwaukee Area Technical College Dean Becky Alsup, one of the biggest mistakes she sees students make when they arrive is to assume they need to have everything about their […]
Job market is glowing for careers in solar energy
There are few industries growing as quickly as solar energy. And with rapid growth comes opportunity.
Evers praises Canadian National rail line sale as expansion opportunity
Wisconsin officials are praising Canadian National's sale of its Wisconsin rail lines as a potential expansion opportunity after the company announced it had completed the deal this week.
WEDC supports $65M MilliporeSigma expansion in Verona
State officials are granting tax credits to support MilliporeSigma's $65 million expansion of its operation in Verona.
Riley takes ground up (and air) approach to safety
Riley Construction goes to great lengths to keep its employees safe. Sometimes they go to great heights, too, in a helicopter.
Local officials mark start of work on Waukesha, Lake Michigan water project
Milwaukee and Waukesha officials gathered on Monday to mark the start of construction on a pipeline that will eventually deliver water from Lake Michigan to the city of Waukesha, reaching a milestone in a project that's been in the works for years.
Developer sues to compel clean-up of polluted Walker’s Point complex
A developer planning to convert three former industrial buildings in Milwaukee into luxury apartments is suing its previous owners over environmental contamination found at the site.
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- Kenosha firm completes largest private affordable housing project in Wisconsin
- After federal DEI rollback, Wisconsin DBE recertifications plummet
- Milwaukee Tool plans 141,000-square-foot expansion in Menomonee Falls
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of June 1, 2026
- Milwaukee County investment helped bring Whitefish Bay development to life
- Milwaukee considers 12-story, 200-unit Harbor District apartment plans
- Wauwatosa students take next steps to ‘irreplaceable’ construction jobs
- Racine starts $130 million lead service line replacement project
- Federal court shelves lawsuit seeking to dismantle DBE program
- Oshkosh to buy City Center for $12.5 million
- Warehouse hoped to be hotel suffers fire in Milwaukee
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)