Recent Articles from Jimmy Nesbitt, Special to The Daily Reporter
Wisconsin allocates nearly $50M in tax credits for housing projects
Wisconsin allocates nearly $50 million in tax credits to support 2,128 affordable multifamily housing units across 26 communities statewide.
Wisconsin awards $130,000 for construction and trade worker training
Wisconsin awards over $130,000 in grants to three construction companies for worker training in Brown, Milwaukee and Sheboygan counties.
Worker hospitalized after 30-foot fall at Madison construction site
A construction worker fell 30 feet at the Hub Madison Bassett site in Madison and was treated and released the same day. OSHA has opened an investigation.
Cobalt Partners changes up its Third Ward moving plans
Milwaukee-based developer Cobalt Partners changed its plans to move into a new floor of the Commission House in the Historic Third Ward.
$3M commitment boosts Milwaukee plan for nearly 100 affordable homes
Northwestern Mutual commits $3 million to support the Amani affordable homes project on Milwaukee's north side, aiming to build nearly 100 homes.
INNIO plans 83,000-square-foot expansion at Waukesha facility
INNIO plans an 83,000-square-foot expansion at its Waukesha gas engine manufacturing facility to support a new engine production line.
Wisconsin selects Jacobs to lead design of billion-dollar I-39/90/94 project
Jacobs has been awarded multiple design contracts worth billions to overhaul the Interstate 39, 90 and 94 corridor between Wisconsin Dells and Madison.
New health and wellness facility set to open at Sparta business park
JRG Ventures is building a 11,385-square-foot health and wellness facility in Sparta’s South Pointe Business Park off Interstate 90.
Wisconsin tribes receive $1.8M in federal grants to boost road safety
Five Wisconsin tribes have been awarded nearly $1.8 million in federal grants to improve road safety through a Federal Highway Administration program, part of a $21 million nationwide investment.
Racine launches $130M program to replace 10,000 lead service lines
Roughly 1,000 lead service lines are expected to be upgraded during the 2026 construction season.
MARK Rail plan would require major upgrades along Milwaukee-Chicago route
Revival of the Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha passenger rail line will need an extensive list of projects, including new tracks and stations, additional traffic control devices and signals and a host of bridge improvements.
Enbridge begins work on Line 5 reroute as tribe continues court fight
Work has begun on Enbridge‘s proposed 41-mile reroute of the Line 5 oil pipeline, following years of legal and regulatory disputes.
Today’s News
- Milwaukee area electrical training program rebrands
- Wisconsin gubernatorial candidates share plans to expand housing
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | June 15
- Rooftop solar system at Appleton library will be increased
- After 50 years in the business, Tom Boldt retires
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of June 15, 2026
- Culver’s barn thanking farmers collapses after heavy storms
- Construction equipment maker will expand in Milwaukee’s north side
- High energy prices drive US producer inflation
- Interest rates, construction costs bury downtown hotel plan in Milwaukee
- Wisconsin enacting new residential electrical codes in the fall
- Affordable apartments in Milwaukee’s Harbor District gain financial foothold
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)



















