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Expanding GFCI requirements in the 2020 NEC
Looking at section 210.8 for the requirements of GFCI protection in all occupancies, I’ve noticed some significant changes that will provide additional protection from electrical shock.
A new gem rising on Madison’s Capitol Square
The State Capitol in Madison has long been the crown jewel of Wisconsin, drawing thousands of visitors to its ornate halls, soaring rotunda and Senate, Assembly and state Supreme Court […]
How federal infrastructure bill can help Wisconsin officials better compete for workers
For more than 40 years, Competitive Wisconsin, Inc., a non-partisan organization, has been working to identify and help public and private sector leaders overcome major obstacles to a better opportunities in Wisconsin.
Amazon, Starbucks and the sparking of a new American union movement
April 1 may go down as a pivotal day in the history of American unions. In a result that could reverberate in workplaces across the U.S., the independent Amazon Labor […]
EXPLAINER: What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
President Joe Biden is again dipping into the nation's petroleum stockpile to try to corral rising energy prices. The White House announced Thursday that Biden ordered the daily release of 1 million barrels of oil from the strategic petroleum reserve for the next six months. Biden will also ask Congress to penalize oil and gas companies that lease public land but aren't producing energy.
Keep construction costs down as lumber prices soar
After summer 2021, it seemed like lumber prices were finally settling down and becoming less volatile. That abruptly changed when Russia invaded Ukraine. Almost overnight, the pricing of 1,000 board feet rose to above $1,400 — levels that have not been seen since last May.
EDITORIAL: Science hall funding a must for Legislature
Tommy Thompson, the outgoing president of the University of Wisconsin System, was lauded this week as one of UW-Eau Claire’s biggest cheerleaders during his tenure. A portion of the new science building will be named in his honor. Let’s hope there’s a building to bear the name.
Supply chain delay claims: A day late and a $1,000 short
This article discusses supply chain delay claims and steps owners, contractors, and material suppliers can do to help mitigate the effects of supply chain troubles.
Performance bonds offer an additional way to manage risk for private owners in a volatile market
Given, well, the state of everything, private owners should seriously consider requiring the contractor to secure a performance bond (which is a third-party surety guaranteeing the contractor’s performance under the […]
Affordable housing in the US is increasingly scarce, making renters ask: Where do we go?
The United States is faced with a widening difference between how much workers earn and how much they have to pay for housing.
Biden’s NLRB targeting employee misclassification
The National Labor Relations Act protects employees’ right to unionize (and not unionize) and to engage in other “protected concerted activity.”
Subsidies reviews always warranted
Rep. Tom Tiffany’s proposal to end most subsidies for solar and wind projects that create energy on farm land is worth a deeper look, but there’s one big factor that keeps us from endorsing such a move right now. Frankly, the timing stinks.
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- Kraus-Anderson will deliver first phase of $175M Big Bend sports complex
- Long-delayed Milwaukee boutique hotel plans show signs of life
- I-794 bridge improvements starting in Milwaukee
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of May 4, 2026
- Construction worker killed in lumber pile collapse in West Bend
- Milwaukee to Madison train line to cost $200M with state help
- I-794 removal could see $500M in development, but more crashes
- Cobalt Partners changes up its Third Ward moving plans
- State program releases $135M for local roads
- Eau Claire approves $270M biomanufacturing facility deal
- Manitowoc port development gets $20 million boost
- Mark Hammond, Wauwatosa development director, will leave for nonprofit job
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)