Chinese firm gets tax incentives in $189M overhaul of Biron paper mill
A Chinese firm is planning a $189 million expansion of a paper mill it purchased last year in Biron and will receive state tax credits to support the project.
Judge approves $10.5M mill sale
A bankruptcy court judge on Friday approved the $10.5 million sale of a shuttered paper mill to a Wisconsin company that wants to reopen it and bring back about 200 workers by year's end.
Sale of closed mill headed to court
A bankruptcy court is ready to consider the sale of a closed Old Town, Maine, paper mill to a Wisconsin company that wants to reopen it.
Smokestack toppled at former paper mill
The smokestack at the former Gilbert Paper Co. mill in Menasha had stood tall since 1887. Until now.
Kimberly plans to revitalize old paper mill site
The village of Kimberly has revealed its preliminary plans for the former NewPage paper mill site.
Tern of fortune
It seems like everybody has an opinion on what to do with the shuttered Kimberly-Clark paper mill — including the birds.
This is not your father’s We Energies; land sale fuels state park plans
By James Briggs The state Department of Natural Resources has agreed to buy 2,714 acres along the Wisconsin-Michigan border from We Energies. If approved by the Joint Committee on Finance, […]
Paper mill will pay $70K to end environmental case
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin paper mill has agreed to pay $70,000 to settle alleged violations of its air pollution permit. Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced his office’s […]
Menasha looking to redevelop old paper mill
MENASHA, Wis. (AP) — Menasha City Parks and Recreation Director Brian Tungate says redeveloping the former Gilbert Paper mill waterfront site will provide a boost to the area. The Post-Crescent […]
We Energies submits application for biomass plant
By Paul Snyder We Energies on Monday submitted its application to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin for a $255 million biomass plant in Rothschild. We Energies spokesman Brian Manthey […]
Rothschild waits for biomass answers from We Energies
By Sean Ryan People in Rothschild have a lot of questions about how We Energies’ proposed $250 million biomass plant project will affect their neighborhood. The community has not heard […]
Today’s News
- 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)