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New Orleans bridge deaths highlight construction hazards
Garry Boulard New Orleans CityBusiness A recent spate of construction worker deaths on the Huey P. Long Bridge and the Interstate 10 Twin Span near New Orleans underline for Dan […]
Retirement lures execs as economy wanes
Sean Ryan [email protected] “It was a good run, but the last three years, or six or four or eight, have just been pure hell,” Al Banaszak said. So, in December […]
Sales suffer for New Orleans ‘GO-Zone’ bonds
Becky Bohrer AP Writer New Orleans — New Orleans got more than $1 billion for tax-free bonds to help spur development after Hurricane Katrina, but it’s finding few takers amid […]
Stimulus job count depends on spin
Ryan Kost AP Writer Portland, OR — Politicians are straining to convince people the government is stimulating the economy. In Oregon, where lawmakers are spending $176 million to supplement the […]
Commentary: Necessity: the mother of home improvement
John Kominicki Dolan Media Newswires Long Island, NY – We once went five years without a coffee table because I didn’t like any of the several my wife suggested. Meanwhile […]
Road officials try to use stimulus cash
George Tibbits AP Writer Seattle — State transportation officials on Tuesday defended their handling of federal stimulus money for road projects against criticism they haven’t moved quickly enough to turn […]
Chinese surveys show manufacturing expanding
Joe McDonald AP Business Writer Beijing (AP) — China’s manufacturing expanded in June, adding to signs the world’s third-largest economy is rebounding from the collapse in global trade, but few […]
Construction spending falls more than expected
Martin Crutsinger AP Economics Writer Washington — Construction spending fell more than expected in May, a sign the problems facing the nation’s builders are far from over. The Commerce Department […]
China defends curb on exports
Joe MacDonald AP Business Writer Beijing (AP) — China defended its curbs on exports of industrial raw materials against unfair-trade complaints by the U.S. and Europe and announced Wednesday it […]
German businesses expect improvement
David Rising AP Writer Berlin — Business confidence in Germany, Europe’s largest economy, dropped to a new all-time low in June but expectations for the future continued to improve, a […]
Beijing issues ‘Buy China’ order
Joe McDonald AP Business Writer Beijing (AP) — China has imposed a requirement for its stimulus projects to use domestically made goods — a move that could strain ties with […]
Industrial activity dips in May
Jeannine Aversa AP Economics Writer Washington (AP) — Industrial production tumbled a larger-than-expected 1.1 percent in May as the recession crimped demand for a wide range of manufactured goods including […]
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- Youth apprenticeships and new industries helped drive Wisconsin apprenticeships to record numbers
- EPA offers $2B to develop clean energy in disadvantaged communities
- Prices rise, but mass timber’s appeal remains
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Keller Inc. head of Switchgear Power Systems expansion
- Wisconsin bill wants to expand refunds and awards for youth and registered apprentices
- Plans for parking structure would ease pressure on Milwaukee timber tower
- Milwaukee airport concourse roof project will get $5.1M from feds
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids around the state
- Milwaukee wants to join an EPA initiative to replace lead service lines
- Evers vetoes $2 billion tax cut, calls Republican plan ‘completely unserious’
- Nevada judge dismisses tribe’s lawsuit over contested lithium mine
- Energy Department tries to boost US battery industry with another $3.5 billion in funding
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)
