View from around the state: New MATC campus a grand achievement
Congratulations to Madison Area Technical College for opening a new South Side campus this week, serving 1,600 students with more to come.
Madison college students create algae-removal system
A system that clears up surface-level algae by slurping it away and depositing it into a dumpster will make its debut this summer in Madison lakes.
MATC to build $15.6M culinary training center
Madison Area Technical College is adding a $15.6 million culinary training center at its campus in Truax to serve students seeking degrees and food lovers who want to improve their cooking skills.
Need to land some jobs? Go back to school
On Nov. 2, 2010, the Madison Area Technical College presented an eye-popping $133,770,000 district-wide building plan referendum to voters -- and it passed!
Need to land some jobs? Go back to school
On Nov. 2, 2010, the Madison Area Technical College presented an eye-popping $133,770,000 district-wide building plan referendum to voters -- and it passed!
Referendum option shocks technical colleges
By James Briggs Surprised college officials say they‘re unsure what to make of a budget provision that would let technical colleges raise revenue by increasing property taxes with referendum approval. […]
Voters open wallets for construction-related referendums (UPDATE)
By Joe Lanane Voter confidence won out Tuesday when a 60 percent majority approved the Madison Area Technical College’s request to complete $134 million worth of construction work on five […]
Plenty of possible construction work on Tuesday’s ballots
By Joe Lanane Confidence and criticism are characterizing Madison Area Technical College’s request that voters Tuesday approve $134 million worth of construction work on five campuses. The college is asking […]
Madison’s Edgewater project hung up on TIF district
The proposed Edgewater Hotel redevelopment in Madison isn’t moving forward this year and may never get out of city government, according to Madison Common Council President Mark Clear. The project […]
Daniels Construction owner disputes Carpenters union wage claims
By Paul Snyder The owner of a Madison construction company at the center of a Carpenters union protest is disputing claims that he underpays his workers. Joe Daniels, president of […]
Rule change threatens two-year architectural programs
By Paul Snyder A looming change in state licensing-exam requirements for architects may wipe out the value of Wisconsin colleges’ two-year architecture-training programs. The rule change would be “a step […]
New bill would ease tech college dorm building
By Paul Snyder [email protected] A new state bill aims to take the financial burden of multi-million residence hall projects off taxpayers and put it on technical college students using them. […]
Today’s News
- 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
- Minnesota approves giant solar energy project near Minneapolis
- Veterinary center wants to build $13M clinic in Pewaukee
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids around the state
- OSHA targets silica dust for engineered stone industry
- Biden administration announces $1.4B to improve rail safety and boost capacity in 35 states, including Wisconsin
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)