It was late in the process that the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority and Vikings officials decided that $975 million was not enough to build a football stadium with both a retractable roof and the other amenities they wanted.

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Millennium Architects & Designers Ltd.’s addition and remodeling project on the Western Technical College campus in Sparta has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certification, according to a press release.

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Milwaukee’s Westlawn neighborhood will get free neighborhood design consultation from Global Green USA thanks to a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Program.

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Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin has awarded ESI Group USA Inc., Hartland, its Gold Award for general construction in its category for industrial projects costing more than $3 million, according to a news release.

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The chase is on for the right to build the new Minnesota Vikings stadium, arguably the most coveted sports construction project up for grabs in the U.S.

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Green Bay-based Immel Construction will build the first Wal-Mart store expected to be certified through the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program, according to a news release from Immel.

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Selzer-Ornst Co., Wauwatosa, has completed construction of a new PNC bank branch facility on State Street in the village of Wauwatosa.

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Transforming an old dormitory into a modern office building was challenging enough, but doing so while recycling nearly 100 percent of generated waste required a leader with decades of experience.

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A committee of Milwaukee County supervisors will consider a proposal to negotiate with MRH West LLC, Milwaukee, to develop an extended-stay hotel on a Park East parcel across Old World Third Street from the Aloft Hotel.

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Mortenson Construction, Minneapolis, and architect firm NBBJ, Seattle, set a record for the shortest timeframe to design and build a federal courthouse, according to a news release.

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