Milwaukee officials weigh termination of two American Sewer Services contracts
Responding to a pair of scandals involving gun-toting contractors and a cooler bedecked with racist stickers, Milwaukee officials are considering cancelling a pair of contracts with Rubicon-based American Sewer Services.
MacArthur Square to get new concrete slab
Asked to spend $1.3 million to replace a concrete slab forming the roof of an Interstate 43 off-ramp tunnel in Milwaukee, city officials were at first hesitant.
Halloween’s last hurrah: North Prospect tower nearly rises from the dead
Although Halloween had just wrapped up the previous evening, Milwaukee’s Common Council still had a zombie of sorts to deal with on Tuesday.
Rapid-transit bus system gets 2 key endorsements
A proposed bus rapid-transit system in Milwaukee County is two stops closer to reaching its destination.
Milwaukee County bus rapid-transit route on track for federal grants
Instead of being able to move a proposed bus rapid-transit route past various local government hurdles this month, Milwaukee County officials can now hope for no better than July at the earliest.
Milwaukee County faces rebuild if O’Donnell deal falls through
Milwaukee County would avoid an estimated $58 million parking garage reconstruction by selling O’Donnell Park to Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Deed restrictions muddy O’Donnell Park sale
Two deed restrictions on Milwaukee County’s O’Donnell Park could complicate the $12.7 million sale of the property to Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.
City Campus plan gets early OK
Supervisor John Weishan Jr. shared the enthusiasm Wednesday over Milwaukee County closing in on selling its City Campus but warned his colleagues not to succumb to a fire sale fever.
Time running out for City Campus
Milwaukee County officials want their government offices out of the crumbling City Campus complex by the end of the year no matter what happens to the property afterward.
Milwaukee County supervisor threatens pay cut lawsuit
Milwaukee County supervisors are considering suing County Executive Chris Abele to force him to cut the salaries of several department directors.
Milwaukee County Board OKs shift of highways to Franklin
A proposal to shift ownership of two Milwaukee County highways to the city of Franklin moved forward Thursday.
Milwaukee County, Franklin eye road transfer
Two Milwaukee County highways in Franklin, A and J, could become city roads.
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)