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The Daily Reporter's weekly digest of companies that have been cited for OSHA violations during work around the state.
The OSHA report
OSHA reports • T Construction Inc., Hillsboro, must pay a $300 abatement-verification citation because the period to contest the violation has ended. The company was issued the citation June 11 […]
Leveling the land
[caption id="attachment_55466" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Laborers Shane Fusek (from left), Stacy Guibord and Ricky Lewandowski of American Sewer Services Inc., Rubicon, level sand while Jeff Biondich, an equipment operator, uses an excavator June 24 before a concrete pour along Michigan Street near 27th Street in Milwaukee. (Photo by John Krejci)"][/caption]
Contractors look to Congress to ban bid preferences
By Sean Ryan A proposed federal ban on bid preferences for local companies could also prevent Milwaukee from forcing contractors to hire local residents on sewer projects. Wisconsin contractors’ concern […]
City faces local preference criticism (UPDATE)
By Sean Ryan A Milwaukee alderman is defending the city’s preference for local bidders against criticism from Milwaukee 7, a group formed to promote regional cooperation. “It seems any type […]
Dig deep
[caption id="attachment_35465" align="alignnone" width="350" caption="Jeff Biondich, operating engineer for American Sewer Services Inc., Rubicon, uses a tracked excavator to remove the earth around a 48-inch water main at 60th Street and Oklahoma Avenue in Milwaukee. (Photo by John Krejci)"][/caption]
Judge rejects ban on local preference (UPDATE)
By Sean Ryan Two contractors are taking their fight against Milwaukee’s local preference law to a state agency after a judge Thursday rejected their arguments. Underground Pipeline Construction Inc., New […]
The OSHA report
OSHA reports • Krueger Electric & Refrigeration Inc., Brillion, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on June 1 to reduce a $1,050 aerial-lifts citation to $500. The company was issued […]
Judge delays decision in local preference lawsuit (VIDEO)
By Sean Ryan [email protected] Michael Tomasini, owner of MJ Construction, will have to wait another week before he knows whether he will get two more Milwaukee contracts before winter strikes. […]
Contractors prep for local preference showdown
By Sean Ryan [email protected] A Tuesday court hearing represents the one chance contractors will have to kill a Milwaukee bidding preference because city leaders remain steadfast in their support. The […]
Contractors avoid fray in preference debate
Sean Ryan [email protected] Contractors that would be welcomed to use Milwaukee’s local-bidder preference under a proposed revision are indifferent to the proposed change. Don Stark, CEO of Stark Asphalt, said […]
Contracts caught in bid preference debate
Sean Ryan [email protected] Milwaukee is bidding out three contracts that would grant a 5 percent cushion to city-based builders even as two contractors are asking a judge to prohibit the […]
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- Milwaukee County breaks ground on first health and human services center
- Where are the homes? Glaring need for housing construction underlined by Century 21 CEO
- Lawmakers block update for new commercial building standards
- Milwaukee mayor’s $1.9B budget proposal has infrastructure boost
- As employers face labor shortages, Biden administration rolls out playbook for training workers
- Wisconsin Senate committee votes against confirmation for four DNR policy board appointees
- October proclaimed Architecture Awareness Month in Wisconsin
- Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of October 2, 2023
- Corn mill owners plead to federal charges in fatal explosion, will pay $11.25 million
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Second phase of Lower Yahara River Trail construction
- Sky-high mortgage rates leave homes unaffordable for more buyers, sending new home sales tumbling
- Forecast: Economic challenges ahead as rates rise and labor shortages remain
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)
