Milwaukee budget could mean payday for contractors
It's not just contracts to replace lead pipes that might have contractors looking forward to Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s 2017 budget.
Milwaukee allots $13 million for City Hall foundation work
City of Milwaukee officials say they have all the contractors they need to begin work on shoring up City Hall's foundation next year.
Milwaukee City Hall 8th floor project faces new threat
Problems at the bottom of City Hall could further delay Milwaukee city attorneys’ return to the top.
Law library at center of Milwaukee City Hall renovation debate
The clocks have stopped inside the former offices of Milwaukee’s city attorney, but flakes of plaster that have drifted from the ceiling generally mark the passage of time.
Dispute could stall Milwaukee City Hall renovation
Milwaukee’s city attorney had to try five times to win Common Council approval to move his office back into City Hall. Now that construction is poised to start, some aldermen are rethinking that decision.
Council approves Milwaukee City Hall facade settlement
A settlement proposal that would end Milwaukee’s litigation over its crumbling City Hall facade is awaiting the mayor’s signature.
Milwaukee proposes settlement in facade case
Milwaukee took a step Monday toward settling its dispute with the five remaining parties in its lawsuit over City Hall’s crumbling facade.
Milwaukee to push for City Hall facade settlements
Milwaukee could try again to reach settlements with the remaining parties in its City Hall facade lawsuit.
Cross-claim adds wrinkle to City Hall facade lawsuit
An engineering firm named in Milwaukee’s lawsuit over City Hall’s crumbling terra cotta facade filed a cross-claim against one of its co-defendants.
5th time might be charm for City Hall renovations
After four failed attempts by the Office of the City Attorney to get money to renovate its former City Hall offices, some Milwaukee aldermen are optimistic the 2014 budget will include enough to start work on the eighth floor.
Facade work to start Monday on Milwaukee City Hall
The northbound lanes of Water Street in downtown Milwaukee will be closed for most of this week as city crews remove part of the facade of City Hall.
‘Back to the future’ for facade suit change of venue request
The Packers. Jeffrey Dahmer. “Back to the Future.” Whoever said law was boring was clearly not privy to hearings like the one I attended Thursday morning.
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)