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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.
WisDOT changes bid procedure on projects with DBE goals
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is extending the deadline for submitting monthly bids and making other changes meant to increasing its subcontracting with minority-, women- and veteran-owned businesses.
WisDOT secures $6.75M federal grant for Merrimac Bridge upgrade
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has secured a $6.75 million federal grant for the final phase of a project to rehab the Merrimac Bridge between Columbia and Sauk Counties.
Survey: 35% of Wis. companies say they won’t last three more months of shutdown
More than one-third of Wisconsin businesses say they won't weather another three-months of shutdowns to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to a recent survey.
MKE labor groups call safer-at-home protests ‘extremely upsetting’
A coalition of Milwaukee-area labor unions in a statement Wednesday criticized recent protests against a lockdown of public life that's meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
WisDOT grants Marinette shipyard $29M for improvements for Navy work
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is awarding a $29 million grant to support improvements a shipbuilder needs at the Port of Marinette to produce larger vessels.
Wage-theft task force OKs policy recommendations to combat misclassification
A state task force has signed off on a series of policy suggestions to step up the enforcement of rules governing wage-theft and misclassification, ills that undercut honest contractors and exploit workers.
Foxconn awards $20M in work to 17 firms for Fii manufacturing plant
Foxconn Technology Group has awarded contracts to 17 companies for work on a so-called smart-manufacturing center at its campus in Racine County.
Wisconsin Center District seeks construction manager for $300M expansion
The Wisconsin Center District is seeking a general contractor to oversee a $300 million overhaul of its downtown Milwaukee convention center.
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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)