Cities across Wisconsin ramp up new construction in 2023
A report from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue tracks new construction and calculates a levy limit percent for counties and municipalities.
11 take part in ‘virtual signing ceremony’ before starting apprenticeships (VIDEO)
Thursday was draft day for 11 Milwaukee-area high school students who are now on their way to the big leagues of construction.
ON THE LEVEL: In classroom, Griffie knocks down barriers to working in trades
Anyone who complains schools aren’t doing enough to promote careers in construction hasn’t peeked into one of Craig Griffie’s classes at Brown Deer High School.
Brown Deer road suit could reach Supreme Court
A lawsuit over a $2.3 million street and landscaping project in Brown Deer might reach the Wisconsin Supreme Court even though construction is almost finished.
Brown Deer fights appeal of road decision
The village of Brown Deer is seeking confirmation from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals that a reconstruction project on five roads is legal.
Brown Deer street project starts new phase next week
Work on storm sewers, curbs and gutters for a Brown Deer street reconstruction project is expected to begin next week.
Stark Asphalt gets messy Brown Deer street project
The village of Brown Deer awarded Stark Asphalt Service Inc., Milwaukee, a nearly $2.4 million contract for a street project that a lawsuit put on hold for more than a year.
Brown Deer prevails in roadwork lawsuit
A judge’s ruling will let Brown Deer revive a multimillion-dollar street renovation project that had been tied up in a lawsuit with angry property owners for more than a year.
Brown Deer can build sidewalks
Brown Deer took three steps Wednesday toward prevailing in a land dispute with a group of property owners but still faces one stumbling block: the 8700 block of North Deerwood Drive.
Brown Deer, residents await road ruling
A group of Brown Deer residents and the village are expecting a judge’s ruling soon in a dispute over who owns roads targeted for a renovation project.
Brown Deer property dispute goes to trial
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Rick Sankovitz will hear arguments Monday on whether the village of Brown Deer should be compelled to use eminent domain in a land dispute with 12 property owners.
Brown Deer eminent domain lawsuit threatens grants
Village planners in Brown Deer are worried state grants for a multimillion-dollar project could be lost in the delay caused by a lawsuit against residents over ownership of roads.
Today’s News
- 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)