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Two CG Schmidt clients lost more than $1 million in total when a cyber criminal impersonating company employees intercepted invoices intended for the contractor in 2018.
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Milwaukee area posts highest-ever home sales in 2020
The Milwaukee area ended 2020 with its best year ever for home sales, a feat brought-on by the pandemic.
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Read More »Hoffman wins $20.6M contract for I-94 work
Hoffman Construction was the low bidder for a $20.6 million project that was part of more than $100 million worth of work in the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's January letting.
Read More »Counties to start using Construction Business Group’s bidder database
Wisconsin county governments may soon begin using a database that a construction trade group developed to help make sure contractors bidding on public projects are on the up and up.
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Read More »BUILDING BLOCKS: ABC Supply Stadium
ABC Supply Stadium, named after the giant construction-supply company that has its headquarters in Beloit, will be the home of the Beloit Snappers. This Class A minor league team is an affiliate of the Oakland Athletics.
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Read More »Building Advantage starts campaign to promote COVID-19 vaccine
The trade group Building Advantage is starting a public-awareness campaign to promote the COVID-19 vaccine and combat misinformation surrounding the virus.
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Read More »Bruno Henke, founder of Construction Supply & Erection, dies at 83
Bruno Henke, founder of the Germantown-based Construction Supply & Erection, passed away last week. He was 83.
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Read More »ASCE finds US infrastructure spending gap has grown since 2016
A report released Tuesday from the American Society of Civil Engineers estimates that America's inadequate infrastructure could cause a $23 trillion decline in business productivity over the next two decades if it's not addressed.
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Read More »Worker shocked on Fond du Lac jobsite
A construction worker on a Fond du Lac jobsite suffered an electric shock on Monday, but waived off an ambulance after being treated at the scene.
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Read More »Even with move to online courses, many unions still offer in-person instruction
When construction officials look back at the changes they’ve made in response to COVID-19, some of the most wide-ranging ones they see have no doubt been in the ways they provide training.
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