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Milwaukee airport Amtrak project cost doubled since groundbreaking
The Milwaukee Airport Railroad Station expansion near Mitchell International Airport now costs $23.5 million, doubling since its 2017 estimate.
Interest rates, construction costs bury downtown hotel plan in Milwaukee
A hotel planned for downtown Milwaukee's west side is no longer happening, the owner of the proposed project site said.
US homebuilder sentiment inches up to eight-month high in December
U.S. homebuilder sentiment hit an eight-month high in December, but tariffs, rising construction costs, labor shortages and affordability concerns continue to limit housing activity.
Wisconsin senator urges Trump administration to review Buy America standards
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., urged the President Donald Trump administration to conduct a new review of enforcement of the Build America, Buy America Act, which sets domestic requirements for materials used in federally supported projects.
Copper, lumber drive rising construction costs
Construction costs rose 2.7% in Q2 and 5.4% year-over-year, led by higher lumber and copper prices. Milwaukee tracked above national averages.
Today’s News
- US existing home sales unexpectedly fall in June
- Milwaukee Water Street nightlife locations for sale
- Milwaukee mayor favors improving I-794 freeway over removal
- 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
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)