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Milwaukee mayor favors improving I-794 freeway over removal
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson supports improving the I-794 freeway rather than removing it, citing traffic and development concerns.
ON THE LEVEL: Josh Brown takes the torch at Bliffert Lumber
Josh Brown became CEO and president of Bliffert Lumber in Oak Creek, leading the statewide building material supplier with 15 locations.
BUILDING BLOCKS: Tom’s Drive In nears completion in Fond du Lac
Tom's Drive In, a burger chain based in Appleton, is nearing completion in Fond du Lac. Keller Inc. built the 4,000-square-foot restaurant.
Delayed Bay View development reaches Milwaukee Common Council
The Milwaukee Common Council reviews a $2.1 million financing district for Austin Commons, a 100-unit affordable apartment project in Bay View by Northernstar Companies.
TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 6
This week's Top Bidders is shorter and includes infrastructure, highway and bridge projects around Wisconsin.
WisDOT says veterans’ graves won’t be moved during I-94 expansion
Veterans from the Civil War and more buried alongside I-94 near the Brewers stadium won’t be moved from their final resting places as the freeway expands, according to WisDOT.
Drilling fluid spills into wetland during Line 5 reroute construction
Enbridge's Line 5 reroute construction near Gurney, Wisconsin, caused a drilling fluid spill into a wetland on the Bad River Band reservation, raising environmental concerns.
Goodbye NAIOP Wisconsin, hello CREDA Wisconsin
A long-standing commercial real estate industry group based in Milwaukee has renamed itself to CREDA Wisconsin, part of a national rebranding.
Milwaukee elementary school deemed total loss after inferno
A fire at Lincoln Avenue School in Milwaukee caused extensive damage, likely a total loss, with no injuries reported, fire officials said.
Leadership roles change at Bliffert Lumber
Josh Brown will be CEO and president of Milwaukee-based Bliffert Lumber on July 1; Eli Bliffert, who led the company for decades, will become chairman of the board of directors.
TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | June 30
Top winning bids for infrastructure projects in Wisconsin include contracts awarded to Lunda Construction, Five Star Energy Services, and NPL Construction.
Foreclosure judgement ordered for Neutral Milwaukee site
A foreclosure judgment was granted to C.D. Smith Construction for the unfinished Edison apartment tower site in downtown Milwaukee, setting the stage for its sale.
Today’s News
- Walker’s Point may get publicly financed parking structure
- $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
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)