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Building contractor pleads guilty to tax fraud
The Ramsey County (Minnesota) Attorney’s Office has announced that a Stillwater building contractor has pleaded guilty in a tax fraud case.
Cities across Wisconsin ramp up new construction in 2023
A report from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue tracks new construction and calculates a levy limit percent for counties and municipalities.
VIEW FROM AROUND THE STATE: Lottery winner? Your municipal bills should be paid first
Despite mounting evidence that bipartisan action by Wisconsin's elected officials is wishful thinking on our part, we'll keep advocating for it. Because we believe that's what Wisconsinites want, and we believe that taking bipartisan action is the right thing to do.
Distressed TIF districts on the rise
Even as Wisconsin’s economy shakes off the dust from the latest recession, the number of the state’s TIF districts that have been deemed distressed or severely distressed is on the rise.
Taxing questions: Lawmaker seeks sharper line between real, personal property
Ryan Gartman, a certified public accountant in Sheboygan, got a prime example two years ago of the sorts of quandaries contactors regularly struggle with when it comes to deciding if they themselves should be paying sales taxes on certain building materials or if they should instead be collecting the taxes from project owners.
State faces $281 million budget shortfall
Wisconsin tax collections are more than $281 million short of estimates, nearly 2 percent less than anticipated.
Lawmakers debate costs of historic tax credit boost
If an increase in Wisconsin’s historical renovation tax credit has the intended effect, state government will part with more revenue than first predicted.
Hey, contractors, thanks for the $4.3 billion
Contractors, consider this your unofficial “attaboy” on behalf of local governments and property owners across Wisconsin.
State’s Revenue Department forecasts moderate growth
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue is forecasting that the state's economy will grow at a moderate pace this year, with 31,000 jobs added by the end of the year.
Budget eliminates double taxation concern
Wisconsin’s new budget eliminates a wrinkle in state law that caused some contractors to pay sales taxes twice.
Dubious revenue estimates attached to tax exemptions bill (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue has no way to know for sure how much it will cost the state to let contractors sidestep sales taxes when buying building materials for tax-exempt projects.
Moderate economic growth predicted for Wis.
Wisconsin should add about 3,000 jobs a month next year according to a new economic forecast by the state Department of Revenue.
Today’s News
- Wisconsin lawmaker accepts award for helping pass DACA bill
- Plans for $107M Wauwatosa library gain momentum
- Trump signs additional tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and lumber
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 27, 2026
- Feds commit $5B to AI-powered research for construction
- Worker files NLRB complaint against Wisconsin painters union
- Lawsuit challenges Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program
- Sheboygan TID proposal targets public incentives of $5M or more
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 21
- State warns of workers’ compensation scam targeting victims
- Washington County housing initiative brings back young homeowners
- South Milwaukee apartment project canceled after financing shortfall
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)