Mike Schwendau’s job in the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is to monitor safety on highways and roads, and he doesn’t like what he’s seeing.

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When Kevin Sandkuhler thinks about mental health in the construction industry, he thinks of the past and those he wished he’d done more to help.

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Supply shortages and rising materials prices are now among the most disruptive forces of construction projects and custom-built houses are no exception. Tom Wynn, studio director at Wade Weissmann Architecture, said he has seen owners respond to higher-than-expected costs by ...

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A familiar face at Kraus-Anderson Construction has taken on a new role in the company. Al Gerhardt, a 42-year veteran of the Minneapolis-based company, was recently named executive vice president of Kraus-Anderson Cos. In that role, he will collaborate with KA Realty and Development, among other duties. He remains president of Kraus-Anderson Construction.

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When cities consider requests for tax increment financing or school districts seek help with bond referendums, people like Greg Crowe at Roseville-based Ehlers are oftentimes crunching the relevant numbers behind the scenes.

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As Mortenson’s director of real estate development in health care, Chantily Malibago has her finger on the pulse of the latest trends in health care design and construction.

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Along with being among the relatively few women with an executive role at a large general contractor, Anna Stern can now claim to be the first female president of the Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin.

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On taking over as president of the Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee, Scott Heberlein found himself staring down both an old problem and a rather new one.

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If contractors had to sum up the prospect of getting work from the recently passed federal infrastructure bill amid continuing labor and supply shortages, many would no doubt say: It’s a good problem to have. Others, of a more skeptical cast of mind, might add: Be careful what you wish for.

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Lisa Stefanik traces her drive to protect the environment and help find ways to save energy to her growing up on a family farm in Green County’s village of Albany.

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