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Here’s what the data center boom means for Wisconsin’s workforce
Experts break down the types, numbers, and quality of jobs data centers bring to Wisconsin communities, from construction booms to long-term operations roles.
New Milwaukee museum nears fundraising goal amid rising costs
Milwaukee Public Museum's fundraising campaign for its new building has reached nearly 90% of the campaign's original goal. But the project's costs are increasing due to inflation and tariffs.
Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s multimillion-dollar construction project will start in May of 2024
Excerpt: The campaign to fund construction of a new theater center is 90% complete.
Glendale officials place fault on Lydell owner after residents evacuate
The owner “should have waited” until they had clearance from the DNR before occupying spaces with known cancer-causing chemicals, Glendale’s mayor said.
ACX Cinemas at Bayshore close to first opening
Nebraska-based ACX Cinemas hopes to have its new Bayshore theater open before the end of July.
Gilbane, CG Schmidt tapped for $500M Northwestern Mutual campus renovation
Construction executives said the project will help grow the workforce in downtown Milwaukee.
Nonresidential construction spending decreases for first time in almost a year
Nonresidential construction spending saw a downturn for the first time in 11 months.
Milwaukee mayor says youth can get out of poverty by connecting with trades
Johnson attended the final day of WRTP|BIG STEP's summer academy, which gave students from 15 schools the chance to try a trade before committing to a career.
ABC Supply opens Milwaukee location
ABC Supply Co. has opened a new location at 11200 W. Heather Ave. in Milwaukee. The location’s hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday.
DreamPak plans 48,000-square-foot expansion with new manufacturing facility in New Berlin
If New Berlin's Community Development Authority approve site plans for the expansion, they will go to the Common Council in late July.
Rebar-tying robot helps ironworkers with the County Highway AB overpass project
"TyBOT" locates, positions and ties more than 1,100 intersections in an hour, robotics company officials said.
Milwaukee County disbursed $80 million in emergency rent assistance since 2020
The county’s will to maximize federal dollars over the last three years to increase housing security shows Milwaukee County can invest upstream, the county executive said.
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- Unemployment remains at all-time lows as Wisconsin job market cools
- Feds award $8M grant to Milwaukee airport concourse redevelopment
- Truck driver moves barrier, runs into wet concrete in Milwaukee County interchange
- Tosa’s new TIF district poises 92 apartments on Mayfair Road
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of May 25, 2026
- Industry chips in for Wauwatosa high school trades program
- Feds announce $94M for Wisconsin to replace lead pipes
- Bob Uecker mural going up in downtown Milwaukee
- Contractor teaches Milwaukee middle school students about construction careers
- Construction begins on Milwaukee’s 373-unit 100 East apartment conversion
- Wisconsin worker deaths slightly decline but remain high
- After neighbor concerns, Milwaukee alderwoman delays apartments review
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)