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C-Level Awards 2026: Pat Connaughton, CEO & Co-Founder, Three Leaf Partners
Pat Connaughton is the CEO and co-founder of Three Leaf Partners, a Milwaukee-based commercial real estate development firm he helped launch in 2022.
C-Level Awards 2026: Nicole Robbins, Executive Director, Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation
Nicole Robbins leads the Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation (MLKEDC) as executive director, a position she has held since 2017.
C-Level Awards 2026: Mike Abuls, Chief Operating Officer, CG Schmidt
Mike Abuls has spent more than two decades building one of Wisconsin's most respected construction operations, earning recognition as a leading executive in the industry.
C-Level Awards 2026: Michael Emem, President & CEO, Emem Group
Michael Emem began his career in the built industry at age 20, designing and building his first house.
C-Level Awards 2026: Matt Hunter, Founder and CEO, Hunter Real Estate
Matt Hunter launched his real estate career in 2003 and built an extensive track record across some of the industry's most prominent firms before striking out on his own.
C-Level Awards 2026: Matson Holbrook, First Executive Vice President, CBRE
Matson Holbrook is a First Vice President in Capital Markets at CBRE's Milwaukee office, where he focuses on investment property sales. He joined the firm in 2019.
C-Level Awards 2026: Kurt Theune, Vice President, General Manager, Mortenson
Kurt Theune has spent more than two decades building his career at Mortenson, a top-20 U.S. builder, developer and engineering services provider, rising through the ranks from project manager to Vice President and General Manager of Wisconsin operations.
C-Level Awards 2026: Kip Ritchie, CEO, Potawatomi Ventures
Kip Ritchie leads Potawatomi Ventures as CEO, overseeing a portfolio company supporting economic development and diversification for the Forest County Potawatomi.
C-Level Awards 2026: Kent Miller, President/Business Manager, Wisconsin Laborers’ District Council
Kent Miller has spent more than two decades building a career from the ground up — literally.
C-Level Awards 2026: Ken Ahler, Chief Operating Officer — Lee Mechanical
Ken Ahler serves as chief operating officer of Lee Mechanical, a Franklin, Wisconsin-based mechanical contractor founded in 1976 that specializes in HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing, piping, electrical and life safety systems for commercial and industrial clients throughout southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois.
C-Level Awards 2026: John Schulze | Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin
John Schulze has spent more than a decade championing Wisconsin's construction industry as director of legal and government relations for the Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin, an organization founded in 1950.
C-Level Awards 2026: Jim Villa, CEO, NAIOP Wisconsin
Jim Villa has led NAIOP Wisconsin as CEO since 2016, guiding the commercial real estate association through a period of significant growth.
Today’s News
- Wisconsin lawmaker accepts award for helping pass DACA bill
- Plans for $107M Wauwatosa library gain momentum
- Trump signs additional tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and lumber
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 27, 2026
- Feds commit $5B to AI-powered research for construction
- Worker files NLRB complaint against Wisconsin painters union
- Lawsuit challenges Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program
- Sheboygan TID proposal targets public incentives of $5M or more
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 21
- State warns of workers’ compensation scam targeting victims
- Washington County housing initiative brings back young homeowners
- South Milwaukee apartment project canceled after financing shortfall
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)