Technology

Dec 1, 2014

WisDOT to paint orange lane markers

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will become the first state agency in the U.S. to use orange, reflective epoxy paint in a construction zone.

Nov 20, 2014

Second year of work wrapping up on I-90 bridge

The second year of the massive Interstate 90 bridge construction project is drawing to a close.

Nov 19, 2014

Research offers possible fix for stormwater runoff

Just hours into the experiment, the prognosis was grim for salmon that had been submerged in rain runoff collected from one of Seattle's busiest highways.

Nov 18, 2014

GOP vows to pass Keystone pipeline — later if not now

President Barack Obama doesn't support a Senate push to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Tuesday, hours before a scheduled vote. Republican leaders promised to take it up again next year if the Senate fails to advance the measure, or if Obama vetoes it.

Nov 18, 2014

Madison company getting $5.2M to build manufacturing plant

A Madison-based company will receive an additional $5.2 million from the federal government to build a medical radioisotope manufacturing plant.

Nov 17, 2014

WisDOT proposes fee for electric cars (UPDATE)

Wisconsin would join five other states that impose special fees on owners of electric vehicles, in an attempt to help make up for revenue drivers of those fuel-efficient cars aren't paying in gas taxes, under a road-funding proposal put forward by Gov. Scott Walker's administration.

Nov 14, 2014

House approves Keystone pipeline bill

The Republican-controlled House passed legislation approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline, setting the stage for a Senate showdown that mixes energy politics with a fight over Louisiana's Senate seat.

Nov 14, 2014

Xcel Energy sued for alleged nuclear plant overrun

A contractor is suing Xcel Energy Inc. alleging $45 million in unpaid cost overruns during an 18-month overhaul of the Prairie Island nuclear power plant near Red Wing, Minn.

Nov 13, 2014

Oshkosh Corp. building plant in Mexico (UPDATE)

Oshkosh Corp. is building a $100 million manufacturing plant in Mexico that will employ about 1,000 people.

Nov 12, 2014

Design industry reps call for more women

Women represent about 43 percent of architectural school graduates in the U.S., but only about 20 percent of licensed architects and 17 percent of principals and partners are women, according to industry statistics.

Nov 11, 2014

Educated workers fleeing hometowns

Danville, Ill., already was struggling when Tara Holycross and her friends were kids riding their bikes to Custard Cup, swimming at the park pool and hanging out in the Wendy's parking lot.