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PHOTO: State senator honors contractor who won Daily Reporter award
State Sen. Rob Hutton on Friday presented Jessica Cannizzaro, president of Wauwatosa-based Milestone Plumbing, with an official legislative commendation honoring her for being recognized in a The Daily Reporter's leading business list.
Assembly introduces bill to extend commercial building code deadline again
A bill to push the commercial building code enforcement deadline back to spring of 2026 had its first round of hearings in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
Catalyst for greatness (PHOTO)
State Sen. Rob Hutton presented a legislative citation to Catalyst Construction Senior Project Accountant Becky Kirklewski for her recognition as a Daily Reporter “2025 Women in Construction honoree.”
Wisconsin construction companies embrace youth apprenticeships to bridge skills gap
Construction companies have recently started embracing more young people and more youth apprenticeships, a state workforce development official said.
Bill to compel state to weigh pros, cons of proposed occupational licenses
A recently introduced bill in the Legislature would prevent lawmakers from adopting new occupational licenses without state officials first having weighed the proposed credentials' likely costs and benefits.
State lawmakers urge Trump to reinstate federal PLA ban
Two GOP state lawmakers this week sent a letter to the White House urging the Trump administration to undo Obama-era rules allowing governments to mandate union labor agreements on federally backed projects.
Lawmakers circulating prevailing-wage repeal
Just days after lawmakers took out of the state budget plans to repeal Wisconsin’s remaining prevailing-wage laws, two Republicans began circulating legislation that would do the same thing.
Prevailing-wage repeal down but not out (UPDATE)
Construction unions might think they caught a break last week with top Wisconsin lawmakers’ decision to take a proposal to repeal the state’s remaining prevailing-wage laws out of the state budget. But the reprieve is not likely to last long.
Mandatory, union-favoring PLAs must go
PLAs often limit competition by imposing undue regulations or circumstances that would put nonunion contractors at a disadvantage.
Private sector embraces PLAs. Why shouldn’t governments?
State Rep. Rob Hutton's attempt to ensure "the importance of providing a neutral and competitive playing field" by prohibiting the use of project-labor agreements on taxpayer-funded projects flies in the face of the realities of today’s construction industry, and is a direct affront to the wishes and desires of the American electorate during the recent election.
Lawmakers plan bills banning mandatory PLAs on public projects (UPDATE)
A pair of Republican lawmakers announced plans Thursday to introduce legislation that would ban the use of project-labor agreements on public projects.
ABC names Hutton “legislator of the year” for prevailing-wage work
A trades group for mostly nonunion companies has named state Rep. Rob Hutton as its “legislator of the year” for his attempts to repeal Wisconsin’s prevailing wage laws.
Today’s News
- Wisconsin lawmaker accepts award for helping pass DACA bill
- Plans for $107M Wauwatosa library gain momentum
- Trump signs additional tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and lumber
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 27, 2026
- Feds commit $5B to AI-powered research for construction
- Worker files NLRB complaint against Wisconsin painters union
- Lawsuit challenges Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program
- Sheboygan TID proposal targets public incentives of $5M or more
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 21
- State warns of workers’ compensation scam targeting victims
- Washington County housing initiative brings back young homeowners
- South Milwaukee apartment project canceled after financing shortfall
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)