Wisconsin contractors urge Kenosha council to delay vote over bidding ordinance
Kenosha officials will vote on an ordinance which contractors say will bar some firms from working on area public projects.
Safety panel: Mental health becoming priority as pandemic subsides
From vaccinations to mental health, COVID-19 has greatly changed how the construction industry thinks about safety.
ON THE LEVEL: At AGC of Greater Milwaukee, Heberlein optimistic about 2022
On taking over as president of the Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee, Scott Heberlein found himself staring down both an old problem and a rather new one.
AGC of Greater Milwaukee elects Mike Stern as 2021 president
The Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee plans to install Mike Stern of J.H. Findorff & Son as its president for 2021 on Thursday.
Trades groups answer contractors’ questions about mask mandate
The definition of indoors and outdoors becomes a bit less clear when you’re a contractor working on a job site. And that distinction is perhaps more important than ever now that Wisconsin has a statewide mask mandate in effect.
ON THE LEVEL: With Kessenich, AGC of Greater Milwaukee places priority on local experience (VIDEO)
After sifting through more than 150 applications, officials at the Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee found they didn’t have to go far for their next chief executive. Mark Kessenich, who will take the reins at the AGC of Greater Milwaukee in June, has spent the past eight years at the workforce-group development group WRTP/Big Step, six of those as president. Recent months have[...]
AGC of Greater Milwaukee names Kessenich of Big Step next CEO (UPDATE)
After an extensive search, the Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee has picked Mark Kessenich as its next CEO.
AGC of Greater Milwaukee nears pick of next CEO
The Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee is getting close to picking its next top executive.
OSHA issues guidelines clarifying when contractors have to report COVID-19 cases
Contractors won't need to report to OSHA cases of COVID-19 unless it's clear that an employee caught the virus on a jobsite, under recently released guidance from federal officials.
ON THE LEVEL: At C.G. Schmidt, Abuls helps shape industry’s response to pandemic
Like many people, Mike Abuls can now say he was unprepared for how hard and quickly the coronavirus outbreak has hit the state and national economy.
BEST PRACTICES: Contractors taking steps to keep crews safe during outbreak
Working in an industry that state officials have deemed essential, Wisconsin construction crews haven't got the luxury of watching the COVID-19 outbreak unfold from home like many state residents.
Former Milwaukee construction exec Heinen dies at 97
John Heinen, a construction executive and former board member and president of the Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee, has died. He was 97.
Today’s News
- 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
- CBRE opens office on 18th floor of Milwaukee BMO Tower
- Former inmate able to rebuild life through work in construction trades
- Zignego to lead $60M I-894 improvement project
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)