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Streamline or safety? Bills would waive some building reviews, but state inspectors warn of risks
Waiving some parts of commercial building review could cut weeks off the review process, however the state permitting department warned of significant risks.
Executive orders give building officials greater flexibility amid outbreak (UPDATE)
Gov. Tony Evers issued an executive order on Thursday that eases deadlines for state building inspectors, outlaws paper plan submissions and exempts critical health-care projects from plan-review requirements, along with taking other steps to give state officials flexibility during the COVID-19 crisis.
Assembly approves bill relaxing rental regulations
The Wisconsin Assembly approved another Republican bill to protect landlords Tuesday, this time passing a measure that would limit local governments' authority to inspect rental properties and crack down on emotional support animals in apartments.
At risk?: Equifax hack has businesses uneasy about security
The Equifax breach is reminding small-business owners that they may be vulnerable to cybercriminals.
Today’s News
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 13, 2026
- 200-unit apartment project wins 2nd city endorsement
- ON THE LEVEL: Josh Brown takes the torch at Bliffert Lumber
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Tom’s Drive In nears completion in Fond du Lac
- Computing facility dropped from Midtown Center redevelopment in Milwaukee
- Delayed Bay View development reaches Milwaukee Common Council
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 6
- Energy plant pinned to Milwaukee County courthouse project
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 6, 2026
- Madison roofer’s catastrophic fall flew under the radar
- WisDOT says veterans’ graves won’t be moved during I-94 expansion
- Wisconsin Laborers union launches peer support group
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)