Rising Couture represents Milwaukee on the upswing
National construction union representatives got to see the new tower firsthand.
The Daily Reporter 2023 Newsmakers of the Year announced
Findorff, JP Cullen executive Dan Swanson and seven young professionals will be recognized this year -- along with many others who made headlines -- as 2023 Newsmakers of the Year.
AIA Wisconsin Design Awards program recognizes 10 projects in 2023
A total of 64 applicants made entries to AIA Wisconsin's Design Awards program.
UW Credit Union branch slated to open in Oak Creek
This is the eleventh Milwaukee-area credit union branch. Another one is set for Greenfield next spring.
Wisconsin construction companies embrace youth apprenticeships to bridge skills gap
Construction companies have recently started embracing more young people and more youth apprenticeships, a state workforce development official said.
TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids around the state
The largest winning bids from across the state, according to the Wisconsin Project Center.
BUILDING BLOCKS: Wellness and Recreation Center at Marquette University
Marquette University's recreational and wellness center project will have Findorff crews build over the existing building footprint.
Findorff’s Gaatz named AGC of GM’s Construction Leadership Council chair
The Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee’s Construction Leadership Council has named Zach Gaatz of Findorff as its chairperson for 2023.
BUILDING BLOCKS: Straz Hall at Marquette University
Marquette’s reconstruction of Straz Hall is both a renovation and expansion, and the building will be fitted for the incoming College of Nursing.
Findorff starts work on $65.9M juvenile prison in Dane County
Work is underway on a $65.9 million expansion of the Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center, the first in a series of county-run facilities to ultimately replace the troubled Lincoln Hills prison in northern Wisconsin.
Findorff’s Feller joins Catholic Charities Board of Directors
Catholic Charities of Madison, the charitable arm of the Diocese of Madison, has named John Feller to its board of directors.
TOP BIDDERS: The biggest winning bids from around the state this past week
See the biggest winning bids from around the state this past week, from our Wisconsin Project Center online bidding service.
Today’s News
- Milwaukee Mayor’s $1.9B budget proposal has infrastructure boost
- As employers face labor shortages, Biden administration rolls out playbook for training workers
- Wisconsin Senate committee votes against confirmation for four DNR policy board appointees
- October proclaimed Architecture Awareness Month in Wisconsin
- Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of October 2, 2023
- Corn mill owners plead to federal charges in fatal explosion, will pay $11.25 million
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Second phase of Lower Yahara River Trail construction
- Sky-high mortgage rates leave homes unaffordable for more buyers, sending new home sales tumbling
- Forecast: Economic challenges ahead as rates rise and labor shortages remain
- CBRE opens office on 18th floor of Milwaukee BMO Tower
- Former inmate able to rebuild life through work in construction trades
- Zignego to lead $60M I-894 improvement project
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)