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Barrett budget cuts $16.7M from MKE capital projects in 2021
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett's proposed 2021 budget would spend $16.7 million less than this year on capital projects as the city grapples with the financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
Milwaukee issues bid for third phase of city hall foundation project
Another round of work to restore Milwaukee's slouching City Hall foundation is up for bid as part of a years-long project to prop up the historic landmark.
Crane over Milwaukee marks BMO Tower’s progress
What's that in the Milwaukee skyline? It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a crane. A 280-foot-tall crane went up this weekend at the site of the BMO Tower, a 25-story office and parking complex under construction at 790 N. Water St., across from city hall in downtown Milwaukee. The crane will be a part of Milwaukee's skyline for the next 18 months as crews work to complete the tower by December 201[...]
Milwaukee City Hall foundation repairs again headline capital projects wishlist
Milwaukee's City Hall may still be sinking, but Mayor Tom Barrett's latest budget proposal would continue ongoing work to prevent the subsiding from getting any worse.
Contractors sought to shore up Milwaukee City Hall
Milwaukee is seeking contractors to help shore up the foundation at City Hall.
Milwaukee City Hall, Riverwalk projects in city’s budget
The city of Milwaukee will borrow more than $2 million to continue work on several projects, including foundation work at City Hall.
Ideal Crane puts biggest boom lift to work (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)
Madison-based Ideal Crane Rental Inc. has received one of the first-produced 1850SJ boom lifts from JLG Industries Inc. this week and immediately put it to work on J.P Cullen & Sons Inc.'s city hall project in Milwaukee.
Ex-foreman revives lawsuit against J.P. Cullen
J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc. never hired Walter Love, but the ex-foreman claims the company fired him just the same.
City attorneys in exile, waiting on renovations
Those are not busy city attorneys, pressured by deadlines and rushing around the hallways on the 8th floor of Milwaukee’s City Hall.
Committee pushes for city hall facade settlement
The Milwaukee Common Council's Judiciary and Legislative Committee voted unanimously Monday to settle a lawsuit against three engineering and design firms that worked on the City Hall facade.
Milwaukee City Hall repairs may hit $15.5M
Milwaukee is facing a City Hall repair bill between $9 million and $15.5 million to make sure terra cotta pieces on the building don’t fall off.
Milwaukee City Hall in line for makeover
A Milwaukee committee wants to increase the appeal of City Hall as a destination for residents and visitors.
Today’s News
- More construction unions get behind Crowley
- Appeals Court restores Act 10 collective bargaining law
- Land use, zoning changes approved for Rockwell Automation in New Berlin
- $61M corporate headquarters planned in Brookfield
- Wisconsin expands recertification process for DBE firms
- Dangerous tornadoes hit the western Fox Cities
- Fraser and HD Hyundai eye Superior shipyard for modernization
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 27
- Interstate 41 work continues with $167M contract
- Sixth Street roundabout in Milwaukee could be reworked (UPDATED)
- Wisconsin lawmaker accepts award for helping pass DACA bill
- Plans for $107M Wauwatosa library gain momentum
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)