The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have prevented contractors from inspecting fire and smoke dampeners unless they were first certified in response to misgivings that a legislative panel would most likely have struck the proposal down.
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U.S. construction spending fell 2.9% in April, showing the largest drop in 18 months, with broad declines across all building activity as shutdowns hobbled projects and workers were told to stay home.
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The coronavirus pandemic that brought sports to a standstill for months has everyone wondering what games will be like when spectators are finally allowed back in. They will almost surely be different in ways big and small.
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Read More »A highway maintenance driver was killed Friday morning in an apparent hit-and-run on a stretch of Interstate 94 in Racine County.
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The former Milwaukee construction executive Brian Ganos told a judge he was "filled with shame" at his sentencing hearing for two federal child-pornography charges.
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Tom Daykin and Jeff Bollier Milwaukee Journal Sentinel As the United States and Wisconsin reopen, workers will most likely be returning to their offices gradually as businesses adopt social-distancing policies to combat the coronavirus pandemic. That’s the consensus among office ...
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A U.S. appeals court on Thursday turned down a request by the Trump administration and energy industry groups to revive a permit system for new oil and gas pipelines after the system was canceled by a lower court.
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From legislative hearings to medical appointments, almost everything it seems is going virtual amid the COVID-19 pandemic — and building inspections are no exception.
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Richard "Rocky" Marcoux, longest-serving city development commissioner in Milwaukee history, is retiring — marking a career that featured several large projects, and some missed opportunities.
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Read More »Alliant Energy is moving ahead with plans to build 675 megawatts of solar power with six projects, an announcement that came just days after the utility said it will retire the Edgewater coal plant in Sheboygan.
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