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The city of Milwaukee is seeking urban design firms to draw up plans for its downtown.
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Read More »WisDOT transportation fund fares better than expected in recent months
Wisconsin's transportation fund has fared better in recent months than state officials expected last fall, leading to a rosier outlook for the next two-year budget.
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Read More »Michels Corp’s $20M low bid tops May WisDOT letting with $115M in work
Michels Corp. is the low bidder on a $20.4 million project in Outagamie County as part of a May bid letting presenting more than $100 million worth of work.
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Read More »In settlement with Local 139, SJ Louis reinstates worker it accused of being a union ‘mole’
The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 139 is packing up its picket signs after the contractor SJ Louis agreed to reinstate an employee it had fired after accusing him of being a "mole" for the union.
Tagged with: International Union of Operating Engineers Local 139 SJ Louis Construction Terry McGowan unions Waukesha Water Utility
Read More »Federal money to go to demolition of a dozen flood-prone properties in Jefferson County
Jefferson County will use federal money to help pay for the demolition of a dozen properties prone to flooding in Fort Atkinson and Milton.
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Read More »Wisconsin’s tallest housing tower, The Couture, gets underway in Milwaukee
Crews formally broke ground on Tuesday on the Couture high-rise project, a 44-story tower that will eventually overlook Lake Michigan in downtown Milwaukee after being in the works for nearly a decade.
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Read More »Labor Department tosses rule to lower bar for calling workers independent contractors
Federal officials on Monday officially withdrew a rule that would have made it easier for employers to classify workers as independent contractors, despite the objections of some construction groups. The U.S. Department of Labor, under the Trump administration, had proposed codifying a ...
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Read More »Wisconsin’s solar industry employment held steady in 2020, report says
Employment in Wisconsin's solar industry held steady in a year marred by a global pandemic, even as the number of solar jobs tumbled nationally.
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Read More »$1M grant to go road project near Fincantieri Marine in Marinette
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is providing a $1 million grant for a road project to support a planned increase in shipbuilding at Fincantieri Marine in Marinette.
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Read More »Legal action questions town’s adoption of fee to pay for infrastructure projects
A conservative legal group this week laid the groundwork for a lawsuit against an Outagamie County town over its adoption of a fee to pay for road work as municipalities around the state grapple with affording needed infrastructure projects.
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