Cullen gets distinguished award in Wisconsin Top 75; 11 local construction companies make list
A Janesville-based construction company was recognized for its performance in Deloitte’s annual list of largest private companies.
TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids around the state
See the biggest winning bids from around the state this past week, from our Wisconsin Project Center online bidding service.
BUILDING BLOCKS: Milwaukee Fortress
The Fortress dates to 1892 and was added onto up until 1912. It was initially used as a shoe factory by F. Mayer Boot and Shoe Company, which at one time produced as many as 9,000 shoes there a day. It later became a tannery. Its last year as a shoe factory was 1938. After that, it was used for a variety of purposes, including a daycare and Montessori school.
Firm ditches suit over Madison’s $186M Judge Doyle Square project
The company behind Madison's public-private Judge Doyle Square development abandoned a federal lawsuit on Wednesday accusing the city of "seizing" the development of the project's parking structure and retail space without its permission.
Through the roof (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)
Employees with J.P. Cullen & Sons raise and secure the first section of roof truss at the new Milwaukee Bucks arena on Tuesday.
J.P. Cullen dies at 91, handed business practices to next generation
John Paul Cullen, a president of J.P. Cullen & Sons for about two decades, used his long life in large part to carry on a legacy first started at the Janesville-based general contractor 125 years ago.
True to form
[caption id="attachment_61721" align="alignnone" width="490" caption="Mike Potts of J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc., Janesville, removes a concrete form while working Tuesday on the new Fitchburg Public Library. The $14 million, 38,000-square-foot library will include underground parking and is scheduled for completion in April 2011. (Staff photos by Kevin Harnack)"][/caption]
Wisconsin contractors miss cut for courthouse bid
By James Briggs A prominent Wisconsin construction company wants to know why it was deemed unqualified to perform restoration work on the Kenosha County Courthouse. J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc., […]
Well done, gentlemen
[caption id="attachment_60487" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="The Rev. Robert Wild (left), president of Marquette University, and J.P. Cullen of J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc., Janesville, talk Wednesday evening during Wisconsin Builder magazine and The Daily Reporter's 2010 Newsmakers of the Year awards event at Country Springs Hotel in Waukesha. Marquette was honored as Developer of the[...]
Milwaukee train shed job slips away from Immel
By Marie Rohde Howard Immel Inc. will not build a new train shed at the Milwaukee Intermodal Station even though the contractor submitted the low $17 million bid for the […]
Contract at Whitewater technology park violated rules
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The city of Whitewater and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater violated federal rules when awarding a construction contract at the Whitewater University Technology Park. The problem revolved […]
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)