Plan to accelerate clean-up of Milwaukee estuary
State, local and federal officials announced an agreement on Tuesday to hasten the clean-up of industrial pollution that's plagued Milwaukee's waterways for decades.
Walker, Barrett support Milwaukee start-up model
Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett are teaming up in another rare show of bipartisan support in hopes of stimulating business growth in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee train shed job slips away from Immel
By Marie Rohde Howard Immel Inc. will not build a new train shed at the Milwaukee Intermodal Station even though the contractor submitted the low $17 million bid for the […]
Milwaukee to get preservation award for city hall renovation
Milwaukee (AP) — Milwaukee officials will receive a national award next week for the exterior renovation of the city hall building. The National Trust for Historic Preservation will present Mayor […]
Wis. governor candidates support protecting roads
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gubernatorial candidates Tom Barrett and Scott Walker are both promising state transportation leaders that they will not raid a fund used to build and repair roads […]
Construction money lifts Republicans
By James Briggs The construction industry will have financed much of the takeover if Republicans gain power in the Wisconsin Legislature and governor’s office in January. Special interest groups with […]
Walker uses Obama visit to criticize high-speed rail
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker is using President Barack Obama’s visit to Madison to once again criticize a high-speed rail project in Wisconsin. The state was […]
Walker says he’d call special session on jobs
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker says if elected he will call an emergency session of the Legislature on his first […]
High-speed rail takes center stage in Walker, Neumann debate
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican candidates for governor made bold promises but outlined few details about how they would follow through with them Wednesday […]
Milwaukee waives fees for flood-related repairs
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced Wednesday that the city of Milwaukee has started waiving fees on permits for flood-related projects. Permits are still required, but fees will be waived for […]
Obama’s here, and he’s gonna hear it
By Joe Yovino
Web editor
President Obama is in Racine on Wednesday and will likely see and hear why people in southeastern Wisconsin are frustrated.
Barrett vows to lift construction roadblocks if elected governor
By Paul Snyder Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said Thursday during a press conference in Verona he wants to jump start more construction work in Wisconsin if elected governor. During a […]
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)