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Standards lacking to justify race-based contract goals
The disparity study that was used to justify the city of Milwaukee’s race- and gender-specific contracting ordinance also was its undoing.
Solid footing
Shawn Vargas (left) and Dom Crockrom, both of JCP Construction LLC, Milwaukee, build forms for concrete footings while at the new Milwaukee School of Engineering athletic field and parking complex Jan. 10 in Milwaukee.
All business
JCP Construction LLC's Brian Otto secures a window screen at the Solomon Juneau Business High School on Friday in Milwaukee.
Sidewalk art
Ron Rubio (left) and Jalin Phelps, both of JCP Construction LLC, Milwaukee, finish a section of freshly poured cement Friday outside Solomon Juneau Business High School in Milwaukee.
Beltin’ it out
Jalin Phelps of JCP Construction LLC, Milwaukee, uses a belt sander while working at the MLK-Heritage Health Center in Milwaukee on Monday.
Today’s News
- Plans for $107M Wauwatosa library gains 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
- Governor candidate supports moratorium for future data centers
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)