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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.

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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.

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

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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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Lunda Construction lost out on $16 million on Wednesday when the Wisconsin Supreme Court decided that its claims in a lawsuit against a subcontractor’s new owner weren’t valid.

Tagged with: Lafayette Bridge Lunda Construction

As President Donald Trump rallied supporters Tuesday night by defending his decision to kill a top Iranian general, the Democrats vying to replace him used their final debate before primary voting begins to argue that doing so made the country less safe.

Tagged with: Bernie Sanders City of Milwaukee Donald Trump Elizabeth Warren

Milwaukee officials on Tuesday recommended maintaining a freeze on a policy that had previously required the deconstruction, rather than demolition, of certain dilapidated properties throughout the city.

Tagged with: deconstruction demolition Department of Neighborhood Services Milwaukee Common Council Tom Mishefske