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ON THE LEVEL: Dane County Executive Joe Parisi reflects on achievements before retirement
Under Parisi's watch, Dane County has dealt with many issues, including renewables, housing and workforce development.
Dane County awards $10.5M for more than 450 affordable housing units
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi on Thursday announced Wisconsin’s fastest growing county will award $10.8 million to kick off eight affordable housing projects, which will translate into construction of 458 […]
Dane County pledges $1.5M boost Madison homeless shelter
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced on Monday he introduced $1.5 million in extra funding for an emergency shelter for homeless men in his 2024 budget proposal. In 2022, the […]
Dane County awards $6.85M for construction of new Centro Hispano building, expanding services for the community
Dane County voted on two resolutions to help fund the $20.8 million project, including American Rescue Plan Act funds.
Dane County Executive Parisi pledges $1.5 million for Boys and Girls Club youth construction training center
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced a $1.5 million grant for a youth construction training center in Fitchburg.
Dane County transportation commissioner Jerry Mandli looks back on achievements, forward for Wisconsin transportation
Throughout his career in Dane County, Mandli explored changing technology and transportation challenges.
Dane County Executive urges supervisors to consider resolution to fund future county jail
The Dane County Board of Supervisors could consider a resolution to reallocate funds for a new jail building in Madison.
Dane County initiative cleans 60,000 pounds of phosphorus from Lake Mendota watershed
Dane County pulled tens of thousands of tons of sludge to stop algae blooms and reduce flood risks from lakes around Madison in 2022.
Dane County officials urge board to finish plans for jail consolidation project
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and Sheriff Kalvin Barrett both urged the County Board to approve funding for a jail consolidation project before they miss the chance to bid for construction in the spring.
Dane County awards $7.8M for 557 affordable housing units
Dane County announced a $7.8 million award to build affordable housing in Madison and surrounding communities.
Dane County budget includes $3M to plan for community manure plant
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi asked the county’s Department of Land and Water Resources to determine how much manure such a facility could process with the budget, county officials said.
Madison, Dane County announce additional $9 million for homeless shelter building
Leaders of the city of Madison and Dane County announced Tuesday an additional investment worth $9 million in total toward the state’s first shelter for men facing homelessness.
Today’s News
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 13, 2026
- 200-unit apartment project wins 2nd city endorsement
- ON THE LEVEL: Josh Brown takes the torch at Bliffert Lumber
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Tom’s Drive In nears completion in Fond du Lac
- Computing facility dropped from Midtown Center redevelopment in Milwaukee
- Delayed Bay View development reaches Milwaukee Common Council
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 6
- Energy plant pinned to Milwaukee County courthouse project
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 6, 2026
- Madison roofer’s catastrophic fall flew under the radar
- WisDOT says veterans’ graves won’t be moved during I-94 expansion
- Wisconsin Laborers union launches peer support group
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)