Milwaukee Public Safety Building replacement nears design
Milwaukee County hopes to demolish and reconstruct the Public Safety Building in downtown in 2028 and 2029, aiming to provide safer space for its users.
Gilbane to lead Construction Safety Week 2026
Gilbane, which has been involved in many high-profile Milwaukee projects, will chair next year’s Construction Safety Week.
BALANCING ACT: Milwaukee County board moves funds from courthouse planning to save bus routes
Milwaukee County is pushing for a new Public Safety Building and Courthouse Complex while saving several Milwaukee County Transit System bus routes.
VIDEO: Northwestern Mutual installs signage on north office building
Construction crews installed an 11.5-foot sign on the Northwestern Mutual North Building in downtown Milwaukee.
Gilbane, JP Cullen selected for $500 million Milwaukee County project
Milwaukee County announced its construction picks for a nearly $500 million overhaul of the downtown courthouse complex. Gilbane and JP Cullen will be the construction manager at risk for a […]
VIDEO: Glass exterior completed for Northwestern Mutual North Office
Gilbane Building Co., C.G. Schmidt and Veit & Co., Inc. are leading a $500 million refresh of the 18-story Northwestern Mutual North Office near East Mason and North Cass streets.
Baird Center wins high mark for sustainability
Gold certification is the second highest designation the USGBC awards a building and only a handful of convention centers in the country have achieved the level of recognition for sustainability, officials said.
Baird Center expansion project shoots past minority business and local resident goals
The Baird Center project surpassed its minority business and local resident goals, but still had work to hire more women trades workers.
PHOTOS: Northwestern Mutual’s North Office is transformed from inside out
Many parts of the old North Office building will be reused, while contractors aim to rebuild an office to match the feeling of Northwestern Mutual's Tower and Commons.
Northwestern Mutual’s $500M overhaul a boon for Milwaukee residents
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Potawatomi Casino temporarily closes during massive $100 million renovation
Crews will install electrical upgrades for new gaming and restaurant spaces in the third floor of the casino.
Final beam placed in crucial $456 million Wisconsin Center expansion project
Construction teams from Gilbane and C.D. Smith will begin to enclose the Wisconsin Center expansion building.
Today’s News
- Contractor teaches Milwaukee middle school students about construction careers
- Construction begins on Milwaukee’s 373-unit 100 East apartment conversion
- Wisconsin worker deaths slightly decline but remain high
- After neighbor concerns, Milwaukee alderwoman delays apartments review
- Dane County slaps solar company execs with theft by contractor charges
- Priciest option for Wauwatosa city hall and library project is $107M
- Residents TID petition seeks more oversight on public spending
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | May 19
- Judge orders partial pause on Line 5 construction in northern Wisconsin
- Backlash continues against Shorewood affordable housing proposal
- Worker hospitalized after 30-foot fall at Madison construction site
- Wisconsin announces $248M for essential projects statewide
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)
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