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No matter the project, Keaveney delivers
Work in construction often means long days and long stretches away from home.
Schwasinger relishes challenge of complex projects
Construction is in Jeff Schwasinger’s blood.
Nash balances safety, speed as site super
You know you’re doing a good job building a zoo exhibit when zoo officials invite you to meet their elephants.
Erickson maintains ‘do not disturb’ mentality
Tony Erickson got his first taste of construction as a senior in high school, when he made deliveries and did other general labor at his uncle’s ironwork business in Minnesota.
Rabbach thrives by meeting challenges head-on
It may be a surprise that there’s only been a few times during Jessica Rabbach’s 10-year career in the construction industry that she’s had to reprimand anyone for disrespectful behavior.
Mavid Construction beats the odds
Mavid Construction got its start in Arizona in 2008 — smack dab in the middle of the latest recession.
State nets nearly $2M from worker-misclassification fight
The state Department of Workforce Development's work to crack down on employee misclassification has netted the state nearly $2 million so far and given rise to nearly 2,000 investigations.
Employer payroll taxes to hold steady in 2019
It’s official —Wisconsin's payroll taxes for 2019 will hold steady for another year.
Milwaukee law firm representing client injured by streetcar track
A Milwaukee-area man has hired Hupy & Abraham to represent him in a lawsuit over an injury from an accident on Milwaukee streetcar’s track.
High court: Contractors on Fox River job owe sales, use taxes
Although the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday shot down a challenge of taxes imposed on a contractor’s services, its decision could give both businesses and individuals more leeway in their dealings with state agencies.
Walker announces plan to name building after Vel Phillips
Gov. Scott Walker announced Tuesday that the future Milwaukee State Office Building will be named after the late Vel Phillips.
Epic Systems wins dispute over employment agreement
The U.S. Supreme Court has handed down a decision finding that employment agreements may contain clauses that prevent employees from banding together to sue their employer.
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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)