renovation

Jun 16, 2010

Contractors wait for lead licenses

By Sean Ryan The state is simultaneously slogging through a backlog of applications for lead removal licenses and reassuring contractors they will not be penalized for violating the new rules. […]

Jun 11, 2010

Water school project tests university budget

Sean Ryan [email protected] The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee might not have enough money to renovate and expand the Great Lakes Research Facility. The state approved a $50 million budget for the […]

Jun 8, 2010

Milwaukee neighborhood tries to change city zoning law

By Sean Ryan Public policy and public opinion are going head to head over a disputed zoning law in an east side Milwaukee neighborhood. City aldermen are in the middle […]

Jun 1, 2010

Feds look to limit green-building costs

By Sean Ryan The federal government may lose money-saving opportunities by capping the expenses for green-building features in renovation projects, Wisconsin consultants warn. The U.S. Department of Energy is accepting […]

May 19, 2010

Doyle vetoes bill to promote green buildings (UPDATE)

Darryl Enriquez and Sean Ryan A bill that would have applied green building standards to public projects died Wednesday when Gov. Jim Doyle vetoed the proposal. State Rep. Louis Molepske […]

May 3, 2010

Conservancy to assess historic Wisconsin building

By CLAIRE DUQUETTE The Daily Press, Ashland ASHLAND, Wis. (AP) — At the turn of the century, tourism was just beginning to flourish. There was a new leisure class who […]

Apr 12, 2010

Construction market gets boost as Mall of America face-lift begins

By Scott Carlson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — Mall of America officials plan to spend several million dollars over the next four years on makeovers for the public corridors of […]

Mar 26, 2010

Madison construction unions back library renovation (UPDATE)

By Paul Snyder Madison-area construction unions are lining up behind Mayor Dave Cieslewicz’s push to renovate the city’s central library. But some groups are not sold on the plan. “Unemployment’s […]

Mar 23, 2010

Jefferson to try again for high school project

By Paul Snyder The request is different, but the opposition could remain the same when the School District of Jefferson next month asks a third time for high school construction […]

Feb 28, 2010

It takes a village

[caption id="attachment_40506" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="American Demolition Inc., Milwaukee, wraps up demolition of the south wing of the Empowerment Village structure recently. A new addition will be built at the same time as the original 1901 building is renovated. (Photo by David La Haye)"][/caption]

Feb 5, 2010

Edgewater bounces between city commissions

By Paul Snyder Frustration over a lack of city action will greet the proposed Edgewater Hotel renovation when it arrives at the Madison Plan Commission for review on Monday. “If […]

Jan 26, 2010

City pressures owners of foreclosed homes

By Sean Ryan A Milwaukee law forcing property owners to renovate or demolish foreclosed homes is putting muscle behind a growing disgust with vacant properties. The law dovetails with such […]