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State regulators have approved plans for a $700 million power plant on the shores of Lake Superior despite conservationists' concerns that the facility will harm the environment.

Tagged with: Dairyland Power Cooperative Nemadji Trail Energy Center Public Service Commission of Wisconsin

The construction of new homes surged in December to the highest level seen in 13 years, capping a year in which falling mortgage rates and a strong labor market helped lift the prospects of the housing industry.

Tagged with: Residential Construction U.S. Department of Commerce

The week’s fastest minute in construction.

The Department of Homeland Security has asked the Pentagon to pay for the construction of 270 miles of border wall this year as part of a counter-drug effort, defense officials said Thursday.

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A state Assembly committee gave a favorable recommendation this week to a bill that would give workers and employers a tax break on apprenticeship tuition.

Tagged with: Andre Jacque apprenticeship Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin Inc. North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters Wisconsin Builders Association

There's no milk, bacteria, fermentation or refrigeration at this Wisconsin cheese factory. That's because the people working there are making foam cheeseheads.

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The United States and China signed an initial trade pact this week, easing tensions between the two largest economies in the world.

Tagged with: China tariffs trade

Republicans who control the Legislature's finance committee are poised to consider whether to release more money to continue a study on high-capacity wells' effect on central Wisconsin groundwater.

Tagged with: high-capacity wells Legislative Fiscal Bureau Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose slightly last week after financial markets that had been roiled by the U.S.-Iran conflict became stable.

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Two former administrators of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh pleaded guilty Wednesday to felony misconduct in connection with a financial scandal involving five building projects.

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