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ON THE LEVEL: Josh Brown takes the torch at Bliffert Lumber
Josh Brown became CEO and president of Bliffert Lumber in Oak Creek, leading the statewide building material supplier with 15 locations.
Leadership roles change at Bliffert Lumber
Josh Brown will be CEO and president of Milwaukee-based Bliffert Lumber on July 1; Eli Bliffert, who led the company for decades, will become chairman of the board of directors.
Bliffert Lumber expands into Green Bay
Milwaukee-based Bliffert Lumber has completed a merger with  Jauquet Lumber Co. Inc., a family-owned business based in Green Bay, that will allow Bliffert to expand in to the Fox Valley.
Today’s News
- South Milwaukee apartment project canceled after financing shortfall
- Governor candidate supports moratorium for future data centers
- Wausau Equipment facility changes hands in New Berlin
- Wisconsin Laborers union backs Crowley in governor’s race
- Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez drops out of governor’s race
- Home construction planned for former Manitowoc mall site
- Local costs a factor in I-794 removal proposal
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 20, 2026
- Rockwell’s New Berlin proposal gets initial approval
- Michigan approves Canadian oil giant’s Line 5 pipeline project
- Construction industry resilient despite higher prices
- Marketing firm Derse gets ready to build Oak Creek HQ
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)