Adaptive reuse projects are transforming older buildings
The benefits reaped from repurposing a vacant mall, factory or office building are clear: the footprint exists, the site is often easily accessible and the utilities and surrounding infrastructure are usually in place.
Clean data, smart decisions: Implementing AI successfully in CRE
Commercial real estate firms must prioritize clean data and governance for effective AI adoption, improving decision-making and investment modeling.
Letter to the editor: Public interest must override corporation on Enbridge reroute
In six years following the legal battles over the Line 5 reroute, I’ve observed that the current systems of regulation and departmental checks seem to serve only as a series of hurdles for Enbridge to eventually clear.
NEC clarifies 83% rule for single-family dwelling conductors
The 2026 National Electrical Code updates the 83% rule for conductor sizing in single-family dwellings, emphasizing conductor temperature ratings and cable types.
Consider 10 common risks in healthcare construction projects
Healthcare construction projects face unique risks including design errors, delays and insurance gaps. Effective contract management is critical for owners.
Connection and community drive senior living design
As the senior living design sector evolves, women leaders are increasingly shaping environments that prioritize connection and well-being. Leaning into qualities such as empathy, emotional awareness, caregiving and collaboration has […]
The third option: Why your best employees are quietly losing their edge
Jaime Raul Zepeda explains how employees lose their edge in comfort or hustle cultures and why supported stretch is key to real growth at work.
More hurdles for Wisconsin data center projects
Wisconsin counties including Dane and Brown impose moratoriums on hyperscale data centers amid public concerns over economic and environmental impacts.
Why PPE remains a crucial safety control on construction jobsites
Mortenson emphasizes PPE as the last line of defense in construction safety, focusing on controls and culture to prevent incidents on jobsites.
‘AI won’t take your job’ and other things CEOs say before the layoffs
Gartner reports 80% of billion-dollar companies deploying AI have cut headcount, but layoffs have not improved financial returns.
Incumbent retirements complicate Assembly Republicans’ quest to maintain majority
Retirements of Republican Reps. Jessie Rodriguez and Dean Kaufert narrow the path for Wisconsin Assembly Republicans to maintain their majority.
Permanently installed absence of voltage testers
This article explains the use of permanently installed absence of voltage testers to improve electrical safety and comply with NFPA 70E standards.
Today’s News
- $24M mixed-use development breaks ground
- Supervisor calls for referendum on Milwaukee County Courthouse revamp
- $19M mixed-use project tackles city’s biggest issues
- US existing home sales unexpectedly fall in June
- Milwaukee Water Street nightlife locations for sale
- Milwaukee mayor favors improving I-794 freeway over removal
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 13, 2026
- 200-unit apartment project wins 2nd city endorsement
- ON THE LEVEL: Josh Brown takes the torch at Bliffert Lumber
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Tom’s Drive In nears completion in Fond du Lac
- Computing facility dropped from Midtown Center redevelopment in Milwaukee
- Delayed Bay View development reaches Milwaukee Common Council
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)

















