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Oak Creek will be home to Milwaukee County’s first affordable subdivision
Milwaukee County will lead development on 50 affordable homes in Oak Creek, the first affordable subdivision in the area. Project costs will be covered by federal HOME funds.
Bukiewicz plans to keep building trades leadership role if elected
Dan Bukiewicz, also mayor of Oak Creek, at his first campaign fundraising event on Feb. 11 said he plans to stay at the helm of the Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council if elected to the state Assembly.
ON THE LEVEL: Bukiewicz, mayor and union electrician, talks Assembly candidacy
Dan Bukiewicz, mayor of Oak Creek and president of a Milwaukee area union, will run as a Democrat for the 21st Assembly District covering the southeastern corner of Milwaukee County.
Bukiewicz announces bid for Wisconsin State Assembly
Dan Bukiewicz, mayor of Oak Creek and president of the Milwaukee Building & Construction Trades Council, announced his candidacy for the 21st Assembly District.
$15 billion Vantage data center breaks ground in Port Washington
Construction begins on Vantage Data Centers’ $15B Port Washington campus, a massive AI data center tied to OpenAI and Oracle’s Stargate program.
Wisconsin labor teams up to deliver $15 billion Port Washington data center
Denver-based Vantage Data Centers on Thursday announced it has partnered with the Wisconsin Building Trades Council to build the Lighthouse data center campus in Port Washington.
$130 million in Department of Energy grants at risk Wisconsin
As federal funding and systems dwindle, states are left to decide how and whether to make up the difference.
Oak Creek approves Buc-ee’s site plan near I-94
Oak Creek approved site plans for a Buc-ee's near Interstate 94, paving the way for a new travel center opening in 2027.
Wisconsin building trades touts Evers for his policies as governor
Wisconsin union construction last week awarded Gov. Tony Evers for his policy decisions affecting organized labor.
Disputed Moxy Hotel gets critical approval in Milwaukee
A Milwaukee committee in a split vote approved the Moxy Hotel in the Deer District, the center of conflict with construction and hospitality worker unions.
Buc-ee’s Oak Creek store eyes 2027 opening
The proposed store is being called the first of its kind in Wisconsin and key dates ahead of its opening are announced in March, April and June.
While some Milwaukee projects take off, others hit roadblocks
Milwaukee's development landscape is mixed as some projects such as The Couture take off while others remain vacant.
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- Rooftop solar system at Appleton library will be increased
- After 50 years in the business, Tom Boldt retires
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of June 15, 2026
- Culver’s barn thanking farmers collapses after heavy storms
- Construction equipment maker will expand in Milwaukee’s north side
- High energy prices drive US producer inflation
- Interest rates, construction costs bury downtown hotel plan in Milwaukee
- Wisconsin enacting new residential electrical codes in the fall
- Affordable apartments in Milwaukee’s Harbor District gain financial foothold
- Zoning stalls for mixed-use redevelopment of North Shore Library
- Wisconsin homeowner accuses contractor of leaving remodeling job unfinished
- 200-unit riverfront apartment building gets OK in Milwaukee
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)