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.

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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.

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Employees with J.P. Cullen & Sons raise and secure the first section of roof truss at the new Milwaukee Bucks arena on Tuesday.

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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.

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One column down; hundreds to go.

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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., Janesville, was among four Wisconsin contractors that failed to make ...

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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 job. Milwaukee Intermodal Station Train Shed and Platforms (American Recovery ...

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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 around a $2.9 million contract awarded to Janesville-based J.P. Cullen ...

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