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Less than a year after the Barbara Hochberg Center for Jewish Student Life opened in Madison, the cultural hub faced its first big test.
Madison Central Library plan on life support
By Paul Snyder The development team pitching a new central library for downtown Madison will meet Thursday with city leaders to discuss what is becoming a bleak future for the […]
Fresh paint
[caption id="attachment_35858" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Jim McSherry of J.H. Findorff & Son Inc., Madison, applies a coat of paint to the new second-floor interior garage entrance at Meriter Hospital, 202 S. Park St., Madison. (Photo by Henry A. Koshollek)"][/caption]
Bill offers mandatory protection for volunteers
By Paul Snyder [email protected] A poorly timed fire nearly cost Ryan Peterson his day job as an apprentice plumber. “I got called to a fire at about 5 a.m. up […]
A fork in the road to recovery
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 […]
Measure it, mark it
[caption id="attachment_32708" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Josh Kelm of Wall-Tech Inc., Monona, marks screw hole sites Wednesday at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration office, 700 Regent St., Madison. Engineered Construction Inc., Verona, is the general contractor for the office remodeling, which is scheduled for completion Nov. 1 Photo by Henry A. Koshollek"][/caption]
Finishing job
[caption id="attachment_32461" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Eric Klawitter, a cement finisher with J.H. Findorff & Son Inc., Madison, handles curb and gutter work Sept. 4 at Dane County Regional Airport along the roadway between the terminal and the exiting ramp. The project, which wrapped up last week, also included new asphalt for the roadway and new signs. Photo by Tessa Treud[...]
Cross-training sharpens competitive edge for some firms
Paul Snyder [email protected] Office workers in construction firms are learning business expertise is not enough in a lean market overcrowded with companies desperate for a shot at any job that […]
Three companies find reason to grow
Sean Ryan [email protected] Instead of responding to the construction landscape with caution and cutbacks, three contractors are expanding with new offices and more employees. Waukesha-based Ruekert & Mielke Inc. opened […]
Photo: Bottom’s up
[caption id="attachment_1645" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Crews from J.H. Findorff & Son Inc., Madison, prepare a site so work can begin on the basement of a University of Wisconsin-Madison building at 420 Henry Mall, Madison, April 27. Photos by Henry A. Koshollek"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1648" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Josh Ellickson of J.H. Findorff &a[...]
Madison reserves decisions on hotel proposals
Paul Snyder [email protected] A city-commissioned market survey calling for a 400-room hotel near the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison is not enough to convince officials to charge […]
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- 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
- Minnesota approves giant solar energy project near Minneapolis
- Veterinary center wants to build $13M clinic in Pewaukee
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids around the state
- OSHA targets silica dust for engineered stone industry
- Biden administration announces $1.4B to improve rail safety and boost capacity in 35 states, including Wisconsin
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)
