Kenosha Common Council unanimously passes contractor requirements for public bids
Kenosha officials championed the bill for its apprenticeship requirements, while some contractors said some rules were vague.
Wisconsin contractors urge Kenosha council to delay vote over bidding ordinance
Kenosha officials will vote on an ordinance which contractors say will bar some firms from working on area public projects.
Labor groups promote Line 5 relocation proposal as Enbridge seeks permits
Enbridge needs permits from organizations such as DNR, WisDOT and DOA before it can start a 42-mile pipeline relocation project.
Kenosha middle schoolers get a taste of construction at Riley’s summer camp
More than 30 students from the Kenosha Unified School District took part in the four-day camp.
Wisconsin receives $34.8 million in federal transportation project funds
The grant package includes more than $14 million for curb extensions, bumpouts and other bicyclist and pedestrian safety features for the Villard Avenue corridor in Milwaukee.
Nearly $35 million in federal grants to improve streets, highways in Milwaukee County and Kenosha
The federal grants will support a Complete Streets plan in Milwaukee, infrastructure improvements to a Milwaukee County highway and construction of a multi-use trail in Kenosha.
Health care gap emerges amid development boon for Kenosha, Racine counties
Kenosha officials said they hadn't heard questions over healthcare from prospecting developers in the area.
Cobalt Partners, C.D. Smith win preliminary approval for $450M development in downtown Kenosha
A plan for a $450 million mixed-use development across nine blocks in Kenosha's downtown won early approval from a city plan committee.
Menominee, Hard Rock renew efforts to open Kenosha casino
The Menominee Indian Tribe said Wednesday that it's relaunching its effort, in partnership with Hard Rock International, to open a casino and entertainment complex in Kenosha.
Kenosha is the latest in a series of developments by Amazon
Amazon is adding on to its Kenosha operations and bringing on as many as 400 new jobs. It's the latest in a series of developments in Wisconsin by the online retailer.
Indoor farm using refurbished containers, hydroponics
A new indoor farm in Kenosha is furthering an ongoing trend of hydroponic agriculture in Wisconsin.
No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin prosecutor announced Tuesday that he will not file criminal charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in the back in Kenosha last summer, leaving him paralyzed and setting off sometimes violent protests in the city.
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)