If it weren’t for his high school’s building-trades program, Andy Derksen might never have considered construction as a career.
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Good flies high overseeing drone work at Gilbane
Joe Good got his taste for working on cutting-edge technology while working as an intern at Tesla.
Read More »Trubach stays true to self, mission at Gilbane
Within a year of taking a job at Gilbane in 2018, Ben Trubach found himself sitting in on meetings about the Foxconn factory in Mount Pleasant.
Read More »Through projects large and small, Gilbane remains a ‘people-first’ company
In the darkest days of the pandemic, government officials were in need of a contractor that could help build an overflow clinic for COVID-19 patients.
Read More »From the start, GROTH remains committed to core values
When GROTH Design Group was established in 1994, the people involved scarcely could have imagined what their little firm – devoted mostly to religious projects – would one day become.
Read More »ON THE LEVEL: Through solar industry’s ups and downs, Zinthefer and Arch Electric find place in the sun
In the nearly two decades since he founded Arch Electric in a garage in Plymouth, Ed Zinthefer has been riding what he likes to call a “solar coaster.”
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Read More »UW System to follow vaccine order for federal contractors
The University of Wisconsin System said Wednesday that it will comply with an executive order issued by President Joe Biden that requires federal contractors to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Read More »Two UW students cited for doing pull-ups on crane at Madison apartment project
Two UW-Madison students have been cited for trespassing after police found them doing pull-ups from a large construction crane at an apartment project on Madison’s west side.
Read More »ON THE LEVEL: Contractors, unions launch ‘Breathe Easy’ campaign to help ensure schools have clean air
Before the pandemic, representatives of the heating, cooling and ventilation industries often struggled to convince school officials that it was long past time to replace their district’s air-handling systems. Now with COVID-19 making everyone much more aware of the benefits ...
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Read More »Manteufel thrives on variety she finds at Miron
Amanda Manteufel learned of the civil engineering and construction engineering degree she would eventually pursue at UW-Madison while leafing through a course catalog.
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