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Senators urge CNH Industrial to offer striking workers more
A group of U.S. senators led by Vermont independent Bernie Sanders is lending its support to workers at two CNH Industrial plants who have been on strike for better pay and benefits for more than a month.
Racine faced with mammoth task of replacing lead pipes
The city of Racine had just under 11,000 lead pipe service lines delivering water to its nearly 80,000 residents in July, when the city announced it had received a $1.6 million grant through the state's Safe Drinking Water Loans program.
BUILDING BLOCKS: Belle City Square
ADDRESS: The former Horlick Manufacturing site at 2100 Northwestern Ave., Racine SIZE: 16 acres COST: $100 million DEVELOPER: J. Jeffers & Co., Milwaukee SIGNIFICANCE OF PROJECT: J. Jeffers & Co., […]
Another new plan, but will Foxconn follow through this time?
When Foxconn entered into a deal with another manufacturer to make electric cars, the companies predicted the partnership would "revolutionize the automotive industry." They compared their work to the scientific discoveries of Isaac Newton. And they hinted they could even manufacture the cars here in Wisconsin.
OPINION: Racine site is right for new juvenile center
We were frankly surprised at the sour reaction some Racine City Council members gave the county’s proposal to open a $45 million center for at-risk-youth on or near the site of the old Brannum lumberyard on the city’s south side.
Racine homeless shelter facing deficit over motel bills
Officials at Racine's largest homeless shelter says they are facing a $148,000 deficit mainly for the costs of motel stays for people during the coronavirus pandemic.
Racine lawsuit a test case for how much power local officials have to control spread of coronavirus
Six weeks after the Wisconsin Supreme Court threw out the state’s stay-at-home order, city and county officials are learning they may have little ability to control the spread of the coronavirus.
Racine’s $1 billion school referendum appears to pass by 5 votes
Wisconsin voters approved about $1.7 billion in construction-related school referendums last week despite a spring election muddled by the COVID-19 pandemic.
$1.6B in referendums up for vote Tuesday (UPDATE)
Despite widespread concerns about Tuesday's election because of the COVID-19 outbreak, Wisconsin school districts are pressing ahead with plans to ask voters for permission for about $1.6 billion worth of construction-related spending in another big election cycle for K-12 building projects
BALLOT BUSTER: Amid outbreak, schools moving ahead with $1.6B in referendums
Despite widespread concerns about Tuesday's election because of the COVID-19 outbreak, Wisconsin school districts are pressing ahead with plans to ask voters for permission for about $1.6 billion worth of construction-related spending in another big election cycle for K-12 building projects
Last Laps: Racine YMCA pool closed to make way for development
After 50 yards, Richard Purath and Will Moser swam what were meant to be the final laps at Racine's Downtown YMCA pool.
Minnesota contractor wins $14M Racine water main job related to Foxconn
A Minnesota contractor has won a job to build a water main to serve Foxconn Technology Group's factory in Mount Pleasant, beating out two other firms with a bid that nonetheless came in nearly $2 million higher than officials had expected.
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- Wisconsin unions, businesses rally support for Line 5 relocation project
- Biden uses executive power to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps
- Wisconsin’s starting fixed fee for engineering services gets a bump
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Caroline Heights Apartments turns historic structures into living space
- Wauwatosa Common Council greenlights $400M Barrett Lo apartments at Mayfair Mall
- Kenosha Common Council unanimously passes contractor requirements for public bids
- Old church finds new purpose as St. John’s Lutheran Church converts to affordable housing
- Indoor farms are shutting down as their businesses struggle. So why are more being built?
- Low Mississippi River limits barge traffic
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids around the state
- Wisconsin contractors urge Kenosha council to delay vote over bidding ordinance
- New reports see mixed bag for construction economy
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)
