A Madison committee on Monday recommended a firm that agreed to hire a unionized general contractor to complete a high-rise blocks from the state Capitol after outcry over the prospect that the work could be completed by a non-union company.

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Madison officials this week put off recommending a developer for the construction of a high-rise at the city's Judge Doyle Square development amid questions over the standards the various companies competing for the job would use in paying and hiring workers.

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Perhaps more so than any other year in recent memory, 2018 was momentous for the construction industry in Wisconsin.

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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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This parking ramp, being built mostly underground in downtown Madison, will have 565 parking stalls spread out among six levels. Five of those will be below ground and one above.

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When you already plan to spend $39 million on a project meant to transform part of Madison near the city's Capitol Square, how will another $1 million hurt?

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Madison Mayor Paul Soglin’s proposed 2017 budget for capital projects would add another piece to the financial puzzle being assembled by local officials for the city's long-expected Judge Doyle Square project.

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Decades ago, it may have been a struggle to discern a quality contractor because the information simply was not available. Because of this, union firms — somewhat successfully — argued that they were the only ones who could be trusted.

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Even as Madison officials move forward with public assistance for the massive Judge Doyle Square development, a debate is going on behind the scenes over how much of the resulting construction work should be directed toward union contractors.

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With money for construction projects drying up at the state and federal level, Madison’s mayor is aiming to tighten his city's building budget as well.

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