Northwestern Mutual’s $500M overhaul a boon for Milwaukee residents
/*! elementor-pro – v3.12.0 – 29-03-2023 */ .elementor-gallery__container{min-height:1px}.elementor-gallery-item{position:relative;overflow:hidden;display:block;text-decoration:none;border:solid var(–image-border-width) var(–image-border-color);border-radius:var(–image-border-radius)}.elementor-gallery-item__content,.elementor-gallery-item__overlay{height:100%;width:1[...]
BUILDING BLOCKS: Former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel home converted to apartments
Developer J. Jeffers & Co. transformed the former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel downtown offices into the 141-unit Journal Commons apartment complex.
TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids around the state
See the biggest winning bids from around the state this past week, from our Wisconsin Project Center online bidding service.
C.G. Schmidt launches ‘Ask the Builders’ virtual education series
To help provide fresh educational content for Wisconsin students who are learning remotely amid the COVID-19 pandemic, C.G. Schmidt recently launched a virtual education series called “Ask the Builders.”
C.G. Schmidt names Thomas as new project manager
C.G. Schmidt has promoted Brian Thomas to project manager.
C.G. Schmidt promotes Marmolejo to project manager
C.G. Schmidt has promoted Crystal Marmolejo to project manager.
C.G. Schmidt promotes Phill Lloyd
C.G. Schmidt has promoted Phill Lloyd to senior superintendent.
8 AGC GCs make Top 400 list
Eight Wisconsin-based AGC of Wisconsin general contractors members recently made Engineering News-Record's Top 400 Contractor list.
Century-old C.G. Schmidt names first female executive
C.G. Schmidt recently announced it has promoted Sarah Dunn to vice president, the first female executive to lead the nearly century-old company.
C.G. Schmidt worker dies while repairing parking structure
An employee of C.G. Schmidt was killed while repairing a Milwaukee parking structure Wednesday.
BUILDING BLOCKS: Drexel Town Square Health Center
Froedtert officials say the new clinic was planned in to meet the particular needs of local residents.
BUILDING BLOCKS: New Summerfest north entry gate and plaza
Henry Maier Festival Park is operated by Milwaukee World Festival Inc., and is the venue for special events and music festivals such as Summerfest.
Today’s News
- Medical College of Wisconsin breaks ground on student housing complex
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of Aug. 3, 2026
- Irgens starts apartment construction at Milwaukee County Research Park
- ABC of Wisconsin hits membership milestone
- More construction unions get behind Crowley
- Appeals Court restores Act 10 collective bargaining law
- Land use, zoning changes approved for Rockwell Automation in New Berlin
- $61M corporate headquarters planned in Brookfield
- Wisconsin expands recertification process for DBE firms
- Dangerous tornadoes hit the western Fox Cities
- Fraser and HD Hyundai eye Superior shipyard for modernization
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 27
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)

















