By Paul Snyder High-speed rail advocates are racing the state’s gubernatorial election cycle to line up support for an expanded track network to Green Bay and Minneapolis. “This is not a done deal,” said Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz at a ...

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By Paul Snyder Convenience might not be a strong enough reason to persuade lawmakers to add a Milton interchange to the estimated $1.02 billion Interstate 39/90 expansion. Still, state Rep. Kim Hixson, D-Whitewater, said he is lobbying for the Wisconsin ...

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By Paul Snyder Sauk City refuses to let the state expand Highway 12 within village borders until someone comes up with more than $1 million to move the sewer, water and electric lines under the road. “We feel if the ...

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Construction is set to begin March 5 on the new $35 million Marquette University engineering building. The five-story, 115,000-square-foot building will be built on the south side of West Wisconsin Avenue between North 16th and North 17th streets in Milwaukee. ...

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By Paul Snyder The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is trying to set a construction strategy based on what likely will be conflicting inmate population projections. The first estimate predicts more inmates and recommends major renovation projects. The second projection, though ...

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By Sean Ryan Private lenders slammed shut their vaults this year just as energy companies were reaching for money to expand their businesses. The timing undercut a state focus on rebuilding the manufacturing industry on the shoulders of companies such ...

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By Paul Snyder The owners of the Rosendale Dairy are so confident they will receive the final state permit for an estimated $35 million expansion, they already started the second phase of construction. The concentrated animal feeding operation permit from ...

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Paul Snyder [email protected] Company size matters as the state’s construction industry tries to shake off a survival-mode hangover after awakening from a nearly two-year recession. Large contractors that weathered the economic storm can now afford to position themselves for a ...

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Sean Ryan [email protected] Eileen and James Dempsey’s 100-acre farm would be sliced down the middle by a proposed extension of Highway 12 between Elkhorn and Whitewater. The couple rents the square-shaped farm to a neighbor who grows corn and soybeans. ...

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Paul Snyder [email protected] La Crosse could lose a big new development if city leaders cannot come up with $14.1 million to pay for a public parking garage. “We are concerned about the cost factor,” said Alderman Mike Larsen. “We’re negotiating, ...

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