A Menomonee Falls ceiling company alleges that a Madison contractor owes more than $43,000 for work on the 2009 construction of a Health Payment Systems building in downtown Milwaukee.
Read More »Ceiling company sues over Milwaukee project (UPDATE)
Milwaukee’s Wisconsin Ave. bridge closes for reconstruction 
The Wisconsin Avenue Bridge in Milwaukee is closed for possibly 10 months or longer for a rehabilitation project.
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Read More »Milwaukee running out of time to spend money on construction 
Members of the Milwaukee Common Council want Mayor Tom Barrett to request a deadline extension for spending $8.3 million in federal money on construction.
Tagged with: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ARRA Joe Davis Michael Murphy Neighborhood Stabilization Program Patrick Curley Robert Bauman Tom Barrett Willie Hines
Read More »Minn. mum on Vikings stadium special session 
A decision to call a special session to consider a Vikings stadium in Arden Hills won't be made until after Oct. 15, when a risk analysis of the billion-dollar proposal is complete, an official said.
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Read More »The OSHA report 
The Daily Reporter's weekly digest of companies that have been cited for OSHA violations.
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Read More »Milwaukee alderman calls for ‘mini stimulus’ 
Milwaukee Alderman Robert Bauman wants to pump money into low-cost capital improvement projects that would beef up city infrastructure and create work for contractors.
Tagged with: budget Capital Improvements Committee common council Joe Dudzik Mark Nicolini Robert Bauman stimulus Tom Barrett
Read More »Tight schedules pave way for ‘quick-curing’ concrete 
By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Minneapolis — When the Minnesota Department of Transportation set out to repair a busy stretch of Interstate 94 in Maple Grove last year, one of the department’s objectives was to reopen the road as quickly ...
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Read More »Excavation co. owner charged with embezzling from employees (UPDATE) 
The owner of Allen Howe & Son Inc. is facing charges he embezzled more than $56,000 from employees.
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Read More »State OKs construction manager for UW theater job 
The University of Wisconsin System can use construction-manager-at-risk for its Memorial Union theater project, but the bid opening must be transparent.
Tagged with: Building Commission Camp Randall Stadium CMAR construction manager at risk Division of State Facilities Gordon Hintz McClain Center multiple-prime bidding project delivery single-prime bidding University of Wisconsin System UW System Van Wanggaard
Read More »Utility floats power plant conversion from coal to natural gas (UPDATE) 
We Energies is taking the first step toward transforming its Menomonee Valley Power Plant from coal to natural gas, company officials said Wednesday.
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