The University of Wisconsin System’s hefty cash reserves worked against it Wednesday when the state Building Commission postponed approving several projects so it could decide how to split the cost.
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Maple Grove, Minn.-based C.S. McCrossan is relying on a two-pronged legal strategy in its effort to be reinstated as a contractor on the $626.4 million St. Croix River Crossing project, a job McCrossan lost despite having the lowest bid and best technical score.
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Read More »Luxemburg-based Dorner Inc. won a contract to connect roughly 140 Bayside homes to the Mequon water utility.
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Read More »A group of Milwaukee County supervisors travelled to Madison on Wednesday to testify about a proposal to limit their pay and duties, but their opinions were not unified.
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Read More »A coalition of nonprofit groups on Tuesday called for the adoption of a state transportation budget that would put more money into local roads and transit at the expense of highways, according to a news release put out by the groups.
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Read More »Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.’s proposed $400 million downtown Milwaukee office tower won unanimous approval Tuesday from the city’s Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee.
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Maple Grove-based C.S. McCrossan said in a lawsuit filed Monday that the Minnesota Department of Transportation unfairly rejected its bid to do approach work for the $626 million St. Croix Crossing project.
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Read More »Dane County nonprofit groups will receive $18,718 in grant awards to assist them in their efforts to restore natural areas and promote conservation.
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Read More »The Daily Reporter's weekly digest of companies that have been cited by OSHA for violations during work around the state.
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Read More »A proposal that would prevent contractors from paying sales taxes on materials they buy for tax-exempt projects will become part of the state’s 2013-2015 budget bill if a state lawmaker has a way.
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