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A Madison Catholic school is accusing city officials of religious bias after they both prevented it from holding sporting events at an athletic complex and withheld an electrical permit needed for the installation of stadium lights.

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Sales of new U.S. homes fell a steep 12.8% in July as higher prices and limited inventory sidelined would-be buyers.

Officials at Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport are seeking $25 million in next year's county budget to continue work on the international terminal project, first announced in 2017.

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A contractor that built the Oshkosh arena where the Milwaukee Bucks' farm team plays its home games is fighting to recover $13.1 million that a now-bankrupt developer owes it for the project's construction.

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At one time, Oskar Buttke was seriously considering trying to becoming a speech pathologist. Then he looked into the cost of getting a degree at a four-year university. Suddenly, the prospect of following several of his relatives into the electrical trades became quite appealing.

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U.S. long-term mortgage rates are near historically low levels this week with the average on the benchmark 30-year loan falling to its lowest level since November 2016.

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A “Pipes of All Types” bill circulating in the state Legislature would try to hold down project costs by preventing water utilities from specifying which types of materials must be used in pipe-installation jobs — setting up a fight with the engineers who usually make such decisions.

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The project features a 10-foot wide sidewalk adjacent to the parking lot, which provides an elevated viewing area. To add depth and visual interest to the retaining wall, baseball bat and ball motifs have been cast into the concrete structure.

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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has won two America’s Transportation Awards, an initiative sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, the American Automobile Association and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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If drywall and flooring could talk, it'd probably have a dark story to tell about Wisconsin's ongoing construction boom. Behind projects big and small, say people close to the industry, there thrives an underground economy made up of contractors who cheat their workers out of wages and benefits to deliver projects on time and under budget.

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