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Rockford Hard Rock Casino announces hotel, convention center addition
Hard Rock Casino Rockford plans to add a more than 200-room hotel, spa and fitness facility, new food and beverage offerings and a 15,000-square-foot convention center with construction kicking off in 2026.
Milwaukee convention hotel plan advances with possible $500 million financing
The Wisconsin Center District explores a new convention hotel in downtown Milwaukee, potentially financed by tax-exempt bonds up to $500 million.
Gilbane, C.D. Smith seeking subcontractors for $420M Wisconsin Center addition
The Wisconsin Center District is seeking subcontractors to work on the organization's $420 million build-out of the expo center in downtown Milwaukee.
Wisconsin Center board OKs expansion financing once market recovers from COVID-19
The long-planned $420 million expansion of Milwaukee's downtown convention center is moving ahead again after officials approved a plan allowing money to be borrowed for the project once markets recover following the COVID-19 outbreak.
Wisconsin Center District outlines plans for expansion of convention center (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Center District officials released plans on Friday for the long-proposed expansion of the downtown Milwaukee convention center, a project that could create more than 1,000 construction jobs and cost as much as $425 million.
Incoming Center District CEO waiting to decide about convention center expansion
The new chief executive of the Wisconsin Center District says he would love to have a hand in expanding downtown Milwaukee's convention center, though he's not ready to say for certain the project is needed.
Consultant recommends expansion for Milwaukee convention center
To attract more conventions to Milwaukee and better compete with other cities, the Wisconsin Center needs up to 300,000 square feet of exhibit space in total. Also helpful would be […]
Milwaukee Bucks arena, parking-garage construction progressing
Work on the Bucks arena and related projects is chugging along, with the structural steel nearly finished on the arena and a nearby parking garage "substantially complete."
Today’s News
- Michigan Supreme Court blocks approval of Line 5 tunnel project
- Medical College of Wisconsin breaks ground on $70M student housing complex
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of Aug. 3, 2026
- Irgens starts apartment construction at Milwaukee County Research Park
- ABC of Wisconsin hits membership milestone
- More construction unions get behind Crowley
- Appeals Court restores Act 10 collective bargaining law
- Land use, zoning changes approved for Rockwell Automation in New Berlin
- $61M corporate headquarters planned in Brookfield
- Wisconsin expands recertification process for DBE firms
- Dangerous tornadoes hit the western Fox Cities
- Fraser and HD Hyundai eye Superior shipyard for modernization
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)