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Gilbane, CG Schmidt tapped for $500M Northwestern Mutual campus renovation
Construction executives said the project will help grow the workforce in downtown Milwaukee.
UPDATED: Milwaukee adopts plan to move 2000 workers downtown with $30 million grant to Northwestern Mutual
Milwaukee alders expressed their support for Northwestern Mutual's tower renovation project at a city meeting.
BUILDING BLOCKS: 7Seventy7 apartment tower
The apartment tower is the second high rise Northwestern Mutual has had built in downtown Milwaukee has had built in recent years, the first being its $450 million, 32-story headquarters, which was completed in 2017.
City reconsidering small-business policies in wake of Sonag scandal
Milwaukee officials on Wednesday said they may tighten the rules governing a program that gives small businesses a bidding edge after an indicted contractor was able to keep its city-issued certification.
Union accuses contractors on Northwestern Mutual project of paying cash, avoiding taxes
A multi-state carpenters union is organizing demonstrations outside Northwestern Mutual buildings in downtown Milwaukee in response to what it alleges is the use of unfair labor practices in the construction […]
Foxconn plans to use downtown Milwaukee building as Wisconsin HQ
Foxconn Technology Group plans to use the 611 Building in downtown Milwaukee as its "Wisconsin headquarters," company officials announced on Tuesday.
Slew of big projects kept crews busy in 2017
Contractors were certainly busy in 2017. Here are some of themost notable projects that either wrapped up, made significant strides or got underway in the past 12 months.
Northwestern Mutual project exceeds contracting, employment goals
The Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons project has surpassed its goals for contracting with small business and hiring local residents, according to a final tally by project officials.
Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons opens its doors
The doors to the Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons are officially open.
Board recommends O’Donnell sale to Northwestern Mutual
Following the recommendation of an economic development committee Monday, the sale of the O’Donnell Park parking structure and related land to Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. now depends on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors.
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.
Northwestern offers $12.7M for O’Donnell (UPDATE)
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. has proposed buying O’Donnell Park in downtown Milwaukee from Milwaukee County for $12.7 million.
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- 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)
