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As state lawmakers move forward with bills that would block local officials from favoring the use of certain piping materials in infrastructure projects, a recently introduced federal proposal would loosen the restrictions placed on water infrastructure projects that receive federal money.
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Report: Construction costs likely to rise in Milwaukee next year
Although a steady backlog of work is expected to keep commercial contractors busy in Milwaukee next year, the city’s tight labor market could continue to drive up costs even as an economic slowdown looms, according to a recent report.
Tagged with: American Institute of Architects Associated Builders and Contractors City of Milwaukee employment Labor Shortage materials prices Mortenson Construction
Read More »BUILDING BLOCKS: Matalco factory in Wisconsin Rapids
Matalco’s new factory will produce more than 230 million pounds of aluminum billet a year. Its main product will be 6xxx series extrusion-grade billet and logs made primarily from scrap aluminum. Within two or three years, 80 people are expected to be employed full time at the plant.
Tagged with: Building Blocks WEDC Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Wisconsin Rapids
Read More »Second bid package out for construction of Foxconn data center
Mortenson Construction is seeking bidders for another round of work on the data center that's to be built as part of Foxconn Technology Group's complex in Racine County.
Tagged with: Exyte Foxconn Gilbane Mortenson Construction Mount Pleasant
Read More »University of Minnesota-Duluth researchers pitch low-cost pothole repairs
Researchers at the University of Minnesota-Duluth want to hit the road running with a patented repair method that could change the way transportation departments repair potholes and other pavement defects.
Read More »Supreme Court weighs if workers deserve pay for time spent gearing up
A lawsuit in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court could determine if construction workers and their counterparts in other industries are owed pay for time they have to spend putting on uniforms and safety gear at job sites.
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Read More »FBI: Wade insists $30K he got from club operator not a bribe
A former Milwaukee alderman who confessed to accepting $30,000 from the owner of a downtown strip club “didn’t see what he was doing as illegal,” according to records from the FBI.
Tagged with: Silk Willie Wade
Read More »Innovator of the Year – Sauron Sanchez, J.H. Findorff & Son
Need to see how a construction project will play out in real life, before a shovel ever hits dirt?
Read More »Estimator of the Year – Shawn Hoffman, Hoffman Construction
Shawn Hoffman has always been drawn to the outdoors.
Read More »Emerging Business of the Year – Moore Construction Services
Moore Construction Services officials want to be in southeast Wisconsin for a long time and continue the growth they’ve seen over the past decade.
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