Recent Articles from Molly Willms
Hines to step down as Milwaukee Common Council president (UPDATE)
City of Milwaukee Common Council President Willie Hines Jr. will resign Saturday as president and 15th District alderman.
Residents who lost homes to foreclosure to get $1,480
Nearly 300 Wisconsin residents who lost their homes to foreclosure will receive a piece of a $440,000 payout from the National Mortgage Settlement.
Panel approves bumping wages on Milwaukee County contracts
Two Milwaukee County supervisors want to amend their living wage proposal to require workers on county contracts be paid $11.33 per hour.
Milwaukee County could face fines for not repairing Estabrook Dam
A Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge said Wednesday he will decide by the end of next week whether to enforce specific repair deadlines on the Estabrook Dam.
Milwaukee County issues RFP for South Shore Park
Milwaukee County on Wednesday issued a request for proposals for site investigation and schematic designs for South Shore Park.
Milwaukee Public Schools looking for design services
Milwaukee Public Schools is seeking design services for 14 athletic facilities.
Construction jobs drop 2.7 percent across state
Cold weather is bearing some of the blame for the loss of construction jobs in Wisconsin and 31 other states from November to December.
Milwaukee County wants to change way it pays for workforce development
Milwaukee County is looking to change the way it pays for workforce development.
Connor Remodeling wins home improvement awards
A Menomonee Falls company has won three awards in an annual remodeling and design competition.
Brutal cold to close Milwaukee County offices Tuesday
Milwaukee County offices will be closed Tuesday due to severe cold weather.
Bill to aid Couture has 17 sponsors
A bill aimed at clearing the way for private development on a Milwaukee lakefront parcel is getting bipartisan support at the Wisconsin Legislature.
Milwaukee County on track to accept donated land
Milwaukee County might be adding one more acre to the thousands already dedicated to parkland.
Today’s News
- $700M Brewers stadium overhaul proposal comes with new contracting language
- Wisconsin unions, businesses rally support for Line 5 relocation project
- Biden uses executive power to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps
- Wisconsin’s starting fixed fee for engineering services gets a bump
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Caroline Heights Apartments turns historic structures into living space
- Wauwatosa Common Council greenlights $400M Barrett Lo apartments at Mayfair Mall
- Kenosha Common Council unanimously passes contractor requirements for public bids
- Old church finds new purpose as St. John’s Lutheran Church converts to affordable housing
- Indoor farms are shutting down as their businesses struggle. So why are more being built?
- Low Mississippi River limits barge traffic
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids around the state
- Wisconsin contractors urge Kenosha council to delay vote over bidding ordinance
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)