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High court to hear arguments in lawsuit over Hunzinger worker’s fall
When Russell Brenner fell through a hole while working at a former factory owned by the managers of Milwaukee's annual Summerfest concert series, he merely wanted someone to be liable for his injuries.
Firm giving flight to property owners
A Cross Plains firm is taking a technology typically used by large construction firms and making it available to property owners.
High court to hear arguments in dispute between construction firm, insurance company
A case next week before the Wisconsin Supreme Court could help clarify when insurance companies are obliged to defend construction companies that are being sued by their clients.
Changes could be coming to burial site preservation law
Changes could be coming to the sort of information that must be disclosed by anyone seeking to sell a house standing on a burial site.
Wis. solicitor general argues greenhouse emissions before D.C. Circuit
Wisconsin’s solicitor general is arguing before the District of Columbia Circuit Court on Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging the enforcement of President Barack Obama’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Court: Menards founder doesn’t owe woman ownership interest
An appeals court has found that a lawyer can’t seek compensation for legal services she provided during her relationship with the founder of the Menards chain of home improvement stores because she broke one of the rules of professional conduct for attorneys.
Eminent-domain dispute centers on deadline to contest town highway project
The clock is ticking ... both for the Wisconsin Supreme Court and for when private citizens try to meet the statutory deadline for challenging changes that towns make to local highways.
DWD: Employer taxes to go down; misclassification probes net $900K
After two recent tax cuts, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development is predicting the state's unemployment-benefits fund is on track to hit another statutory switch that will once again result in lower taxes for employers.
Marquette to play host to water conference
Marquette University Law School is holding a conference about water. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Marc Edwards, a water-treatment expert, are among the speakers scheduled for “Pubic Policy and American Drinking […]
Plumber’s land case lands on US Supreme Court steps
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a Wisconsin case that could help local officials decide whether they owe compensation to someone whose property has lost value because of government regulation.
Waupaca couple’s case could change more than a century of easement law
The Wisconsin Supreme Court's next term will bring before the justices a case that could change more than a century of case law involving the scope of utility easements.
Small-town victory: High court says Dodgeville owes less interest on tax refund to Lands’ End
The small city of Dodgeville has dealt retail giant Lands' End a defeat in court.
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- Kraus-Anderson will deliver first phase of $175M Big Bend sports complex
- Long-delayed Milwaukee boutique hotel plans show signs of life
- I-794 bridge improvements starting in Milwaukee
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of May 4, 2026
- Construction worker killed in lumber pile collapse in West Bend
- Milwaukee to Madison train line to cost $200M with state help
- I-794 removal could see $500M in development, but more crashes
- Cobalt Partners changes up its Third Ward moving plans
- State program releases $135M for local roads
- Eau Claire approves $270M biomanufacturing facility deal
- Manitowoc port development gets $20 million boost
- Mark Hammond, Wauwatosa development director, will leave for nonprofit job
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)