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Q&A: Minnesota environmental group leader talks data center review process
A Minnesota nonprofit argues for a stronger review process and more transparency regarding hyperscale data center projects.
Minnesota lawmakers target private equity in homes
Minnesota lawmakers are considering legislation that would prohibit private equity companies from owning more than 99 single-family homes.
(UPDATED) $1.05 billion delivered for Blatnik Bridge reconstruction
The federal government will deliver more than $1.05 billion to replace the 65-year-old John A. Blatnik Bridge between Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin.
(UPDATED) Democratic lawmakers pressure feds to release $1.05B for Blatnik Bridge replacement
Democratic lawmakers called on the U.S. Department of Transportation to release $1.05 billion for the Blatnik Bridge replacement in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Western Wisconsin union votes to join Minnesota union in economic blackout protest
A labor union in western Wisconsin voted to support Minnesota unions in endorsing an economic blackout period in the state amid an immigration enforcement surge.
Data centers lower power costs, says Xcel Energy CEO
Xcel Energy CEO explains how data center growth in Minnesota lowers electricity rates and boosts economic development despite power grid concerns.
How the US DOT’s final rule is affecting minority- and women-owned business
Thousands of American businesses must recertify under the U.S. DOT's final ruling, and many are expected to fade away underneath paperwork and certification costs.
Lunda Construction wins $101.2M Minnesota highway project
Black River Falls-based Lunda Construction won two Minnesota highway contracts totalling more than $100 million.
Women still face harassment on Minnesota job sites
A 2021 report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research reveals that 48% of women in the trades believe they are “held to a higher standard than their men co-workers,” and 26.5% say they are “always or frequently harassed just for being a woman.”
Data center drives development for Minnesota city
If it moves forward, the project will be the single biggest contributor to Chaska’s long-range efforts to build out a bustling business park on hundreds of largely agricultural acres west of Highway 212.
Construction firms optimistic despite labor, cost woes
Construction businesses in Minnesota are slightly more optimistic than they were at this time last year, despite ongoing concerns about workforce availability and rising costs
Twin Cities multifamily housing starts down again in November
Permits for single-family homes were up by double digits compared to last year and planned multifamily units were down dramatically.
Today’s News
- WisDOT says veterans graves won’t be moved during I-94 expansion
- Wisconsin Laborers union launches peer support group
- Milwaukee County courthouse cost doubles to nearly $900 million
- Plan Commission punts decision on Milwaukee Walmart redevelopment
- Drilling fluid spills into wetland during Line 5 reroute construction
- Lease for Milwaukee’s Derse property opens as company moves to Oak Creek
- Goodbye NAIOP Wisconsin, hello CREDA Wisconsin
- Milwaukee elementary school deemed total loss after inferno
- Leadership roles change at Bliffert Lumber
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | June 30
- Foreclosure judgement ordered for Neutral Milwaukee site
- HEAT IS ON: Construction experts share tips on working in record-breaking temps
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)