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State issues AI workforce plan
After a year of planning, the Governor’s Task Force on Workforce and Artificial Intelligence (AI) has issued its final plan, offering a path forward to connect more workers with AI skills, boost the competitive advantage of Wisconsin employers and advance economic opportunity through a series of strategic principles and policies, according to Gov. Tony Evers' office.
American Family Field escalators inspected after malfunction results in 11 injuries
Tyler Barnes, the senior vice president of communications and affiliate operations for the Brewers, said all the escalators other than the one that malfunctioned were operating Sunday after getting inspected overnight.
Realta Fusion on board with federal program for fusion plant development
Realta will have a five-year timeline to show progress toward a commercially feasible fusion energy system and a design for a fusion pilot plant.
US says cyberattacks against water supplies are rising
Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned this week as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation's drinking water.
New tool maps out clean energy projects
The clean energy projects shown may be eligible for tax credits if they meet Inflation Reduction Act requirements, including hiring union workers, paying prevailing wage and using registered apprenticeship programs.
Sky’s the limit for solar projects across Wisconsin
An uptick in solar energy construction in Wisconsin is likely an inevitability after unions and utilities struck a deal for renewable projects for the next decade and local utilities completed dozens of new solar fields.
Lack of maintenance mounts for vital infrastructure
About 42,400 U.S. bridges are in poor condition, yet they carry about 167 million vehicles each day, according to the federal government.
3 construction AI tips for newcomers
Here are some tips for construction companies looking to integrate artificial intelligence in their workflow.
Molson Coors boards We Energies renewable pilot program
The brewer will get power from a southwestern Wisconsin solar field for its Milwaukee taphouses.
Biden administration taps $366M to fund clean energy for Native American tribes and rural areas
The federal government will fund 17 renewable projects on Native American reservations and rural areas across the U.S., with help of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Wreck of ship that sank in 1940 found in Lake Superior
Shipwreck hunters have discovered a merchant ship that sank in Lake Superior in 1940, taking its captain with it, during a storm off Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
To address traumatic brain injuries, Boldt switches from hard hats to helmets
Boldt wants to reduce the number of traumatic brain injuries in construction by introducing impact resistant helmets.
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- Wauwatosa shops for specialty grocer
- Wisconsin allocates nearly $50M in tax credits for housing projects
- Contractors eager to fill positions as open construction jobs tick up to 259,000
- Wisconsin awards $130,000 for construction and trade worker training
- Milwaukee manufacturer plans expansion with data center growth
- Megaprojects push Milwaukee construction costs above U.S. average
- Brown County drops data center moratorium proposal
- Cobalt Partners share North Shore Library development plans
- Zignego Co. scores $45M highway contract at start of construction season
- New Berlin residents cold on Rockwell Automations plan
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | June 1
- WisDOT studying redesign of Walker’s Point interchange
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)