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This year will be a mixed picture for construction, survey says
Contractors had significantly smaller bidding prospects in 2026 compared to last year, however, demand for data centers, power and health care facilities remained strong. This year, construction firms described the […]
Construction outlook weakens despite Midwest megaprojects
Signs of a shrinking construction economy followed a series of policy changes intended to bolster domestic manufacturing and curb illegal immigration.
Construction camps, events for youth taking foothold in Wisconsin
After planting roots in Madison, a construction camp for girls grew to more Wisconsin cities this year. It's among a handful of youth-oriented construction events across the state.
1.2 million immigrants are gone from the US labor force since January, preliminary data shows
More than 1.2 million immigrants disappeared from the labor force from January through the end of July, an analysis of Census Bureau data showed.
Immigration enforcement deepens construction labor gaps
Immigration enforcement is gumming up the works for contractors seeking to fill labor gaps and overcome delays, according to a national survey from one of the country’s biggest contractor associations.
US labor secretary visits Wisconsin construction site
The U.S. Secretary of Labor, members of Congress and the Wisconsin Legislature toured a project underway by Keller Inc.
After “big, beautiful” bill cuts clean energy credits, industry experts weigh in
Developers must decide whether to act on the bill’s 12-month grace period and begin construction before next summer or online before the end of 2027 to qualify for certain solar and wind tax credits.
Construction labor shortages: a primer for owners and contractors
Labor shortages pose potentially significant impacts to large infrastructure projects and megaprojects, particularly those in the energy and technology sectors (like large-scale nuclear and renewable energy projects and data center developments where a premium is placed on scalability, on-time delivery, and budget spend).
Immigration raids hitting the construction industry
Immigrant laborers now hold 22% of U.S. construction jobs. While ICE targets undocumented workers at job sites, workforce availability and project timelines are affected.
WRTP | BIG STEP annual trades summer camp starts this week
WRTP | BIG STEP’s Milwaukee Summer Trades Academy will introduce roughly 180 Milwaukee area students to construction careers this year.
Supply chain starting to feel ripple of tariff environment while costs modestly increase
Tariff on foreign imports, recently blocked by a federal court, had started to affect the supply chain as construction prices rose.
Wisconsin bill looks to expand apprentice to journey worker ratio
A bill is out to boost construction trainee numbers by increasing the number of apprentices overseen by journeymen on job sites.
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- Groundbreaking set for $16M NeuVue mixed-use development in Milwaukee
- Architecture billings score low, but Wisconsin firms remain busy
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of June 29, 2026
- Meta, ABC partner on construction career academy amid data center boom
- The Gund Co. plans 110,000-square-foot expansion in Waukesha
- Milwaukee airport Amtrak project cost doubled since groundbreaking
- Tech giant sues Wisconsin regulator over data center restrictions
- World’s most powerful supercomputer project completed in Wisconsin
- Waukesha to consider final site plan for INNIO expansion
- New Land Enterprises proposes 25-story Milwaukee condo tower
- Civil engineering firm moves into new Cedarburg office
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | June 23
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)