Cleaver learns love of the industry at early age
Growing up, Erika Cleaver didn’t play with building blocks like most kids.
Note From The Associate Publisher/Group Editor
From a young age, my now 4-year-old daughter has immersed herself in building-related toys. She started with building blocks, “graduated” to her first plastic tool set and is now currently infatuated with her “big girl” drill.
Hein set stage for career early on
Maretes Hein’s idea to start her own business came in one of the most unusual of ways and the most unusual of places.
Woznicki stays ‘accountable, humble’ for others
Whether she was working on a tool bench or building a treehouse with her father, Alison Woznicki was very hands-on as a young girl.
A utility player, Thiel continues to meet challenges
With a workload that includes everything from accounting to HR to IT, it’s no wonder Jennifer Thiel, vice president of finance at Builders Hardware and Hollow Metal, has had to learn to be comfortable doing more than one thing at once.
Georgeson follows life-long interest to trades
As far back as she can remember, Megan Georgeson has been interested in construction.
Copeland juggles projects with ease
Both employees and clients of VJS Development Group appreciate the tenacity and dedication of Bailey Copeland, director of real estate services.
Bultman’s foundation in construction runs deep
Mary Gumieny Bultman’s family ties to the construction industry date back several generations.
Anderson engineers success at Riley
For Erin Anderson, math and science were her strong suits growing up.
As ‘The Zookeeper,’ Schoeder wrangles all operations
From positions in accounting and marketing to being an office and project manager, Alyssa Schoeder has had many titles since starting at Altius Building Co. in the early 2000s.
After 36 years, Dziewiontkoski places priority on giving back
Mary Dziewiontkoski credits her 36-year career at the city of Milwaukee to happ
Rudolph makes MEP mark with Mortenson
Ever since she was in middle school, Laura Rudolph knew she wanted to pursue a career in either architecture or engineering.
Today’s News
- Milwaukee Tool plans 141,000-square-foot expansion in Menomonee Falls
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of June 1, 2026
- Milwaukee County investment helped bring Whitefish Bay development to life
- Milwaukee considers 12-story, 200-unit Harbor District apartment plans
- Wauwatosa students take next steps to ‘irreplaceable’ construction jobs
- Racine starts $130 million lead service line replacement project
- Federal court shelves lawsuit seeking to dismantle DBE program
- Oshkosh to buy City Center for $12.5 million
- Warehouse hoped to be hotel suffers fire in Milwaukee
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin
- Cree Lighting lays off 28 more workers as plant closes
- Unemployment remains at all-time lows as Wisconsin job market cools
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)



















