US Supreme Court rules against union in labor dispute involving truck drivers and wet concrete
In a dispute about the pressure that organized labor can exert during a strike, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday against unionized drivers who walked off the job with their trucks full of wet concrete.
Franksville-based Utphall Construction donates concrete slab for new Oak Creek K-9 officer
Utphall Construction poured concrete for a kennel for K-9 Mattis, the new addition to the Oak Creek Police Department.
Researchers harness algae to ‘grow’ construction cement
The massive worldwide pouring of concrete as developers densify cities could be transformed, eliminating heat-trapping pollution into the atmosphere, by switching to a new kind of cement created in Colorado — cement that is "grown" by harnessing tiny sea organisms.
Foxconn begins concrete pour for manufacturing plant
Workers began pouring the concrete foundations and footings for Foxconn Technology Group's nearly 1 million-square-foot manufacturing facility in Mount Pleasant on Wednesday.
20 YEARS HENCE: Report envisions everything from self-driving cars to self-repairing concrete
A new report from the American Concrete Pavement Association is shedding some light on how technological advances and economic trends could shape how companies and agencies perform roadway construction two decades from now.
Signs emerge of higher cement prices
Relying on data compiled by various industry observers, a large trades group reported Tuesday that the price of cement is likely to rise significantly next year while that of various other building materials will remain flat or increase only slightly.
The OSHA report
The Daily Reporter's weekly digest of companies that have been cited for OSHA violations during work around the state.
The OSHA report
The Daily Reporter's weekly digest of companies that have been cited for OSHA violations during work around the state.
The OSHA report
The Daily Reporter's weekly digest of companies that have been cited for OSHA violations during work around the state.
The OSHA report
The Daily Reporter's weekly digest of companies that have been cited for OSHA violations during work around the state.
The OSHA report
The Daily Reporter's weekly digest of companies that have been cited for OSHA violations during work around the state.
The OSHA report
The Daily Reporter's weekly digest of companies that have been cited for OSHA violations during work around the state.
Today’s News
- 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
- 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
- Minnesota approves giant solar energy project near Minneapolis
- Veterinary center wants to build $13M clinic in Pewaukee
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids around the state
- OSHA targets silica dust for engineered stone industry
- Biden administration announces $1.4B to improve rail safety and boost capacity in 35 states, including Wisconsin
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)