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Northwestern Mutual’s $500M Office project draws contractors, subs, and vendors
In preparation for the North Office project, Northwestern Mutual announced bidding packages in July and November.
Gilbane, CG Schmidt tapped for $500M Northwestern Mutual campus renovation
Construction executives said the project will help grow the workforce in downtown Milwaukee.
Milwaukee-area students step up to apprenticeships for trades signature day
The state's director for apprenticeship standards said the signatures were the start of new career pathways for high school and post high school students.
Fierst promoted to managing director of CG Schmidt’s Healthcare Division
Brad Fierst has been promoted to managing director of CG Schmidt's Healthcare Division.
CG Schmidt promotes 5; Mark Schmidt retires
CG Schmidt has announced multiple promotions.
C.G. Schmidt bringing on first-ever youth apprenticeship student
Representatives of CG Schmidt, Racine Unified School District, the carpenter’s unions and others gather on Jan. 21 at the Belle City Square project site in Racine to celebrate Jamarion Cooks, a senior at Horlick High School, who was signing a letter of intent to join CG Schmidt as a youth apprentice in carpentry.
Rick Schmidt stepping down as president of CG Schmidt, remaining CEO and chairman
Richard Schmidt Jr. will step down as president of the Milwaukee-based general contractor CG Schmidt but will retain his role as CEO and chairman, the company announced Wednesday.
Scammer impersonating CG Schmidt employee robs clients of more than $1M
Two CG Schmidt clients lost more than $1 million in total when a cyber criminal impersonating company employees intercepted invoices intended for the contractor in 2018.
Scammer purporting to be CG Schmidt bilks West Allis schools for more than $800K
The West Allis-West Milwaukee School District lost out on more than $800,000 last fall after someone pretending to work for the contractor CG Schmidt sent school officials an invoice for work on a new recreation center.
Fire crews rescue injured worker stuck on upper floor of Wauwautosa construction site
Fire crews deployed a bucket truck to rescue an injured worker who had slipped on the third floor of a Wauwautosa construction site on Monday afternoon.
Findorff considers lawsuit, rebid on Madison library project (UPDATE)
Madison's Common Council president wants J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. to file a rebid for the Central Public Library reconstruction rather than a lawsuit over losing the original project award.
Holy scrap
[caption id="attachment_74448" align="alignnone" width="635" caption="Carl Schuhmacher of CG Schmidt Inc., Milwaukee, throws a wooden pallet into a Dumpster on Wednesday to be recycled at the Monroe Clinic in Monroe. As of Aug. 1, the company had recycled 4,955 tons of concrete, wood, drywall, cardboard and asphalt on the clinic’s addition project. The goal was to recycle 75 percent of the mater[...]
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- 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)
