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Wisconsin Laborers union launches peer support group
The Wisconsin Laborers District Council launched LEAN, a peer support program for members facing addiction and mental health challenges.
See what Wisconsin gubernatorial candidates said about data centers
As data centers grow in Wisconsin, gubernatorial candidates outline their views on regulation, community input and environmental protections.
Growing data centers focus of debate in Wisconsin
Natural resources, power bills and transparency are reasons for argument over expansive data centers planned in southeast Wisconsin.
$130 million in Department of Energy grants at risk Wisconsin
As federal funding and systems dwindle, states are left to decide how and whether to make up the difference.
Wisconsin hearings weigh Enbridge Line 5 pipeline reroute
An administrative law judge in Madison heard arguments in early September in a case contesting Wisconsin’s approval of Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 pipeline reroute.
Evers urges EPA not to cut residential solar grant
Gov. Tony Evers urged the EPA not to cut a $62.4 million grant to install solar energy systems for low- and mdoerate-income households.
Immigration raids hitting the construction industry
Immigrant laborers now hold 22% of U.S. construction jobs. While ICE targets undocumented workers at job sites, workforce availability and project timelines are affected.
DNR shares impact statement for Line 5 project
The state wildlife agency released a final environmental impact statement on Enbridge's plan to relocate its Line 5 oil pipeline, a step closer to rerouting it around tribal land.
In swing states that once went for Trump, unions organize to prevent a repeat
Despite leadership endorsements, up to half of rank-and-file union members are registered Republicans, signalling a divide between leadership and members.
Tim Walz campaigns at Laborfest in Milwaukee
Walz was welcomed onstage by the vice president of Iron Workers Local 8 at the Labor Day event.
State plans for $1B in federally funded broadband internet expansion
A state task force this fall will allocate money in the form of grants to bring broadband service to some 200,000 locations across the state.
Dane County judge strikes down part of Act 10
By Ruth Conniff Wisconsin Examiner In a decision released late Wednesday, on the eve of the July 4th holiday, Dane County Judge Jacob Frost struck down part of Act 10, […]
Today’s News
- WisDOT says veterans graves won’t be moved during I-94 expansion
- Wisconsin Laborers union launches peer support group
- Milwaukee County courthouse cost doubles to nearly $900 million
- Plan Commission punts decision on Milwaukee Walmart redevelopment
- Drilling fluid spills into wetland during Line 5 reroute construction
- Lease for Milwaukee’s Derse property opens as company moves to Oak Creek
- Goodbye NAIOP Wisconsin, hello CREDA Wisconsin
- Milwaukee elementary school deemed total loss after inferno
- Leadership roles change at Bliffert Lumber
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | June 30
- Foreclosure judgement ordered for Neutral Milwaukee site
- HEAT IS ON: Construction experts share tips on working in record-breaking temps
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)