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Landscaping takes central plot in Oak Creek
As the new Oak Creek City Hall, library and fire station complex is in the final stages of completion, one of the last items to bid is landscaping enhancements.
Boathouse job on the horizon
The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, on behalf of the Milwaukee Rowing Club, has released a bid package for repair work to the boathouse used by the club.
BidBlog: Tallman’s Carriage House to get a makeover
The carriage house at the historic Tallman House in Janesville is scheduled to be renovated this fall.
Link from past to future should stay
I’m saddened to report that plans are moving ahead to demolish the Eble Park Barn in the town of Brookfield.
Engberg Anderson, Construction Management Group to unveil new Cedarburg library
The grand opening of the new Cedarburg Public Library is unfolding.
Take the plunge: Diving vet to speak at Muskego library
Recovery is in the news a lot these days: find a missing jet; raise a downed ferry.
Moving in the Wright direction
Restoration is now complete, and a grand opening is scheduled for The Kenneth & Phyllis Laurent House in Rockford, Ill.
Read & Ride coming to Milwaukee’s northwest side
An express vending library and bus shelter is now out to bid in the city of Milwaukee.
Muskego library to host composting seminar
A free seminar on composting will be offered at Muskego Public Library at 7 p.m. April 29.
Ozaukee group to host manufacturing expo event
Ozaukee Economic Development has announced a manufacturing expo event at Cedarburg High School.
Peeps coming to the Racine Art Museum
The Racine Art Museum will present the fifth annual International Peeps Art Competition on April 18, and is seeking entries from artists of all ages.
Today’s News
- Medical College of Wisconsin breaks ground on student housing complex
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of Aug. 3, 2026
- Irgens starts apartment construction at Milwaukee County Research Park
- ABC of Wisconsin hits membership milestone
- More construction unions get behind Crowley
- Appeals Court restores Act 10 collective bargaining law
- Land use, zoning changes approved for Rockwell Automation in New Berlin
- $61M corporate headquarters planned in Brookfield
- Wisconsin expands recertification process for DBE firms
- Dangerous tornadoes hit the western Fox Cities
- Fraser and HD Hyundai eye Superior shipyard for modernization
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 27
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)