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Largest Minn. minority-owned contractor regrouping amid trouble with cash flow
Even though the largest minority-owned contractor in Minnesota is struggling with cash-flow troubles, the founder and chairman of the company says he’s “bullish” about the future, hinting that now might be time for a new business plan.
Oil-pipeline opponents look past Minnesota regulators
Opponents of Enbridge Energy's proposed replacement of its Line 3 crude-oil pipeline may turn their attention to fighting the project on other fronts as a Minnesota regulatory panel prepares to take one of its final steps to allow it to proceed.
Differing fortunes in Wisconsin, Minnesota construction industries stir debate
Experts agree that the construction industry has bounced back from the Great Recession much faster in Minnesota than in Wisconsin, but not everyone has the same explanation for that difference.
Enbridge on track to put new Line 3 into service next year
Fresh off approval by Minnesota regulators, the parent company of Enbridge Energy says it's on track to finish building its Line 3 replacement pipeline and put it into service by the second half of next year.
Minnesota PUC opens hearings on Enbridge Line 3 replacement (UPDATE)
A crowd of people lining up for an important hearing on a Minnesota pipeline project appears about evenly divided between supporters and opponents.
Like Wis., Minn. trying new initiatives to pique interest in trades
Dan Emerson BridgeTower Media Newswires MINNEAPOLIS, MN – As Wisconsin officials look to bring more people into the construction industry to help build Foxconn’s new plant in Mount Pleasant and […]
Minnesota Senate GOP proposes $825 million bonding bill
Minnesota Senate Republicans released a $825 million bonding bill on Wednesday, matching the amount proposed by the House last week but falling well short of the $1.5 billion sought by Gov. Mark Dayton.
Up-and-down day for Minn. transportation projects
A day after the Minnesota House passed a bill that would provide more than $350 million for transportation projects, the Transportation Finance Committee chairman who backed the bill wasn’t in a mood to celebrate.
Minn. Gov. offers $21 million plan for school safety
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton proposed $21 million in new funding for security and mental-health projects in schools in his state on Wednesday, as thousands of high school students converged on the Capitol to call for stronger gun laws in the wake of the recent shooting in Florida.
Minnesotans who work in Wisconsin to receive tax credit
Minnesota is giving up efforts to reach a tax-reciprocity agreement with Wisconsin.
Revitalization project meant to draw tourists to Mississippi River city
Across the Mississippi River from Wisconsin’s Hagar City, the Minnesota city of Red Wing is seeking to become Minnesota’s top historic river-town destination.
Cost of Minneapolis bridge repairs could top $130M
Three historic bridges spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis are due for repairs in the next five years, and officials say the cost could top $130 million.
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)