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Amid concerns about the corona-virus outbreak, state officials have decided to temporarily halt all in-person bid openings for state building projects. Contractors will instead learn bidding results on teleconferences. Construction officials will have a phone number they will have to ...

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Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday issued an executive order that waives the work-search requirement for those claiming unemployment insurance benefits amid an outbreak of COVID-19.

The city of New Berlin is suspending some inspections to slow the spread of COVID-19 but will continue to inspect new construction projects.

Minnesota's high court will review a lower court's ruling that ordered a new environmental review for a proposed $700 million natural-gas plant in Superior.

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Wisconsin could face a litany of problems if it holds its spring election as scheduled despite the coronavirus outbreak, including a possible disruption in mail service interfering with absentee voting, a lack of polling sites and the risk of exposing elderly poll workers and voters to the disease, the state's chief elections officer said in a memo released Wednesday.

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This will be Oakfire’s second bar and restaurant. The first, also built by Keller, is in Lake Geneva. It was the recipient of a Silver Projects of Distinction ‘Excellence in Construction’ Award from Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin in 2017.

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The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus worldwide surpassed 200,000 for the first time Wednesday and the damage being seeded in the global economy is growing more clear. Furloughs and job cuts, from dog walkers, to oilfield workers, have begun. Governments around the world are pushing drastic countermeasures to help workers, particularly those who live paycheck to paycheck.

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The construction of new homes slowed again in February, but not as much as the previous month. Those declines follow a surge in December which had pushed home construction to the highest level in 13 years.

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The Associated General Contractors of America is warning that shutting down construction projects to slow the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak could damage the economy and undermine recovery efforts.

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In one of the latest steps in response to the coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Tony Evers is planning to issue an executive order on Wednesday to modify the state's work-search requirements for recipients of unemployment benefits.