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Milwaukee to receive $5M in federal funds to combat household lead hazards
The funding comes through HUD’s $140 million award through its lead hazard reduction program.
Wisconsin passes legislation to boost affordable housing development
Evers signed a package of five bills which ranged from loans for lead paint remediation to smoothing the local approval process for housing developers.
Assembly bills will help remediate lead paint, internal plumbing for aging properties
Children in all 72 counties in Wisconsin are affected by lead paint, the executive director of a board for people with developmental disabilities said.
Federal funds has Revitalize Milwaukee ‘poised’ for lead paint reduction program
Federal funding will allow Revitalize Milwaukee to perform lead abatement for "hundreds" of low-income Milwaukee homes.
‘It’s criminal’: Milwaukeeans call for speedier removal of lead pipes to reduce childhood poisoning
Sitting in his North Side Milwaukee rental house, Nazir Al-Mujaahid discussed his son Shu’aib’s challenges while the quiet 9-year-old lingered in another room. Shu’aib excels at sports, Al-Mujaahid said, but his speaking skills developed late, and he lags behind his 6-year-old brother in reading.
Milwaukee receives $5.9M from HUD to remove lead from homes
Milwaukee is receiving $5.9 million from the federal government to help remove lead from homes.
Lawsuit accuses paint industry for Milwaukee lead poisoning (UPDATE)
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and an attorney for nearly 170 lead-poisoned children allege the paint industry is trying to shift blame to contaminated water.
UW: Lead paint removal in halls posed no health risk
University of Wisconsin-Madison officials say lead contamination during painting projects in two halls didn't endanger anyone's health.
Milwaukee receives $3.4 million in HUD grants for ridding homes of lead paint
Milwaukee has received nearly $3.4 million federal grants to go toward ridding homes of lead paint and other hazardous materials.
Lawyers warn lead-paint case could increase liability for makers of building products
A lawyer in a prominent lead-paint case is warning that a ruling against his client could have unwelcome side effects for manufacturers of a large variety of building products.
Fight continues for manufacturers in lead paint case
The state’s highest court deadlocked Friday in a decision over a lead paint lawsuit, sending the case back to the Court of Appeals for reconsideration.
Justices see red over lead paint lawsuit
Members of the state’s highest court grilled paint manufacturers on Tuesday about why a Milwaukee woman shouldn’t be able to sue them over the lead poisoning she suffered years ago.
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- Milwaukee County breaks ground on first health and human services center
- Where are the homes? Glaring need for housing construction underlined by Century 21 CEO
- Lawmakers block update for new commercial building standards
- 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
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)
