Miron Construction recently hired Steve Wolters as its vice president of health care construction at its Madison branch.

Tagged with: Bingo Emmons Business Digest Creative Construction of Wisconsin Design & Construction Hoffman Planning Metropolitan Builders Association Miron Construction

A non-profit organization wants Wisconsin contractors to help give wounded war heroes a home.

Tagged with: Belman Homes Metropolitan Builders Association Tim O'Brien Homes Wisconsin Builders Association

A California rental company has snatched hundreds of houses off the market in southeast Wisconsin, and homebuilders are trying to turn the void into an opportunity.

Tagged with: homebuilders Matt Neumann Metropolitan Builders Association Neumann Co. Shorewest Realtors

The Wisconsin Builders Association predicts 14,000 new houses will be constructed in the state this year, but with land development still in a slump, contractors might as well be building castles in the air.

Tagged with: Department of Natural Resources DNR homebuilders Jerry Deschane Matt Neumann mba Metropolitan Builders Association Neumann Co. Siepmann Realty WBA Wisconsin Builders Association

A small garter snake whose protected status has delayed construction projects in Wisconsin was expected to come off the state's endangered or threatened species list, according to the Department of Natural Resources.

Tagged with: DNR Metropolitan Builders Association

By Jack Zemlicka As other states look to adopt prompt payment laws, Wisconsin‘s construction industry remains divided on whether there is a need for similar legislation here. Jeff Beiriger, executive director of the American Subcontractors Association of Wisconsin Inc., said ...

Tagged with: American Subcontractors Association of Wisconsin Beiriger mba Metropolitan Builders Association Steve Stone

The revival of a long-dormant residential construction regulation designed to increase safety is threatening the already-thin margins on roofing jobs.

Tagged with: F.J.A. Christiansen Roofing Co. Inc. Metropolitan Builders Association roof roofing U.S. Department of Labor

By Joe Lanane West Allis this week streamlined its process for granting residential building permits, and a construction industry official says he wonders why other municipalities don’t follow suit. Scott Mathie, vice president of government affairs for the Metropolitan Builders ...

Tagged with: mba Metropolitan Builders Association Stibal West Allis

By Joe Lanane The city of Franklin charges development fees that are nearly twice the state average, but the city is not spending the money fast enough. The state requires municipalities to spend fees collected within 10 years of receipt, ...

Tagged with: Franklin Metropolitan Builders Association Ruekert & Mielke

By Joe Lanane High winds Tuesday are catching the attention of construction crews across southern Wisconsin, but for the most part it’s been business as usual. Many contractors have taken a precautionary approach, said Rick Hodges, executive director of the ...

Tagged with: Brookstone Homes Kevin O’Toole Metropolitan Builders Association storms