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Oak Creek will be home to Milwaukee County’s first affordable subdivision
Milwaukee County will lead development on 50 affordable homes in Oak Creek, the first affordable subdivision in the area. Project costs will be covered by federal HOME funds.
Oak Creek coal plant closure delayed again
We Energies will again delay the closure of its aging coal plant in Oak Creek, initially planned to shut down in 2023. The utility applied to keep coal fired units open through 2027.
Study compares project review times of Milwaukee communities
Wauwatosa has fastest project review and Brookfield has the slowest, according to a Wisconsin Policy Forum study.
Bukiewicz plans to keep building trades leadership role if elected
Dan Bukiewicz, also mayor of Oak Creek, at his first campaign fundraising event on Feb. 11 said he plans to stay at the helm of the Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council if elected to the state Assembly.
ON THE LEVEL: Bukiewicz, mayor and union electrician, talks Assembly candidacy
Dan Bukiewicz, mayor of Oak Creek and president of a Milwaukee area union, will run as a Democrat for the 21st Assembly District covering the southeastern corner of Milwaukee County.
Bukiewicz announces bid for Wisconsin State Assembly
Dan Bukiewicz, mayor of Oak Creek and president of the Milwaukee Building & Construction Trades Council, announced his candidacy for the 21st Assembly District.
Buc-ee’s buys Oak Creek land for $7.5 million travel center
Buc-ee’s on Friday bought nearly 28 acres of vacant farmland in Oak Creek for $7.5 million.
Oak Creek approves Buc-ee’s site plan near I-94
Oak Creek approved site plans for a Buc-ee's near Interstate 94, paving the way for a new travel center opening in 2027.
Retirement of two coal-fired units at Oak Creek Power Plant delayed for a year
We Energies announced it will extend the operating lives of two coal units at the Oak Creek Power Plant through the end of 2026. The units were scheduled to retire by the end of 2025.
Milwaukee marketing firm plans headquarters in Oak Creek
Derse, a company specializing in trade shows, will move its Milwaukee and Waukegan, Ill. facilities under one roof.
PSC approves natural gas facilities in Milwaukee and Kenosha counties
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin approved nearly $2 billion in new natural gas facilities in Oak Creek and Paris, responding to data center demand.
Developers propose 116-acres of housing near Oak Creek Ikea
Wangard Partners and Siepmann Realty Corp. proposed a development on nearly 116 acres on the northeast corner of 27th Street and Drexel Avenue.
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- Brown County drops data center moratorium proposal
- Cobalt Partners share North Shore Library development plans
- Zignego Co. scores $45M highway contract at start of construction season
- New Berlin residents cold on Rockwell Automations plan
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- WisDOT studying redesign of Walker’s Point interchange
- $2M outdoor improvements to begin at Appleton middle school
- Kenosha firm completes largest private affordable housing project in Wisconsin
- After federal DEI rollback, Wisconsin DBE recertifications plummet
- Milwaukee Tool plans 141,000-square-foot expansion in Menomonee Falls
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of June 1, 2026
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)