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Why the federal ‘big bill’ demands strategic communication
AEC firms must adapt to the new law’s impact on tariffs, permitting and incentives by embedding strategic communication across all organizational levels.
Environmental initiatives didn’t make it into Wisconsin’s $111 billion state budget
Two major environmental initiatives — reauthorization of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund and increased funding for the PFAS trust fund created in the last budget cycle — failed to make it into the final budget.
Post-reconciliation bill rhetoric a preview of 2026 campaign themes
President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" is now law -- and the centerpiece of the battle for control of the U.S. House in the 2026 elections.
Construction labor shortages: a primer for owners and contractors
Labor shortages pose potentially significant impacts to large infrastructure projects and megaprojects, particularly those in the energy and technology sectors (like large-scale nuclear and renewable energy projects and data center developments where a premium is placed on scalability, on-time delivery, and budget spend).
Milwaukee Public School referendum eases fiscal challenges, but long-term maintenance issues remain
A $51 million revenue infusion, made possible by voter approval of a 2024 referendum, has substantially brightened the short-term fiscal outlook for Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS). The proposal for the district’s next budget largely avoids staffing cuts and makes new investments in areas including lead paint stabilization and other facilities maintenance.
Clean water projects coming to a community near you
Wisconsin’s Joint Finance Committee approved $732M in bonding to boost funding for clean water and wastewater infrastructure across the state.
Beware of bias at bat: when AI benches the wrong players | Opinion
In mid-May a federal judge cleared the way for a nationwide class action against Workday, finding that its AI-driven hiring tools may have unfairly screened out applicants older than 40.
‘I am an electrician. Nothing shocks me anymore’
Electrical safety at your workplace is ultimately left up to you.
Union apprenticeship programs are building the infrastructure generation
Apprenticeships are critical training operations that don’t get the attention they deserve for boosting the American economy, wrote Emily Pritzkow of WBTC.
Merit is the majority of Wisconsin’s construction workforce
Merit shops operate with the conviction that workers should be rewarded on the merits of their work, writes ABC-WI chapter president Kelly Tourdot.
Budget plan could pour sand back into licensing agency gears
The Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS), the agency responsible for licensing about 200 credentials, including in the trades, would face a 31% staff cut starting Oct. 1 under the budget Republicans advanced in committee last week.
An optimistic future: LIHTC developments in 2025
In Wisconsin alone, we’ve seen more than 1,300 projects benefit from LIHTC over the last four decades, helping both urban and rural communities.
Today’s News
- Fraser and HD Hyundai eye Superior shipyard for modernization
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 27
- Interstate 41 work continues with $167M contract
- Sixth Street roundabout in Milwaukee could be reworked
- 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
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)