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Contractors cite cost increases with new state building code, but HVAC engineers say it will save money
State officials are poised to adopt 2021 International Building Code. Wisconsin uses the 2015 international code.
Republican Tiffany launches run for Congress in Wisconsin
Republican state Sen. Tom Tiffany is running for Congress in northern Wisconsin to replace U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy, who is resigning in two weeks.
Walker signs bill letting high school students become apprentices
Training programs for trades careers will look a little more like high school classes that grant college credit, under a bill signed into law Thursday.
Blazing new trails to the trades
Over the past year, members of the Rural Wisconsin Initiative have been working on legislation to blaze new, easier-to-travel trails into the trades.
Broadband bill would target underserved rural areas
Republican lawmakers are circulating a bill to expand broadband service in underserved parts of the state.
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- New Land Enterprises proposes 25-story Milwaukee condo tower
- Civil engineering firm moves into new Cedarburg office
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | June 23
- Missy Hughes drops out of governor race, endorses Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez
- Miron to host its 10th ‘Build Like a Girl’ event
- Milwaukee domes redevelopment on track to start in 2027
- HUD proposal a potential game-changer for manufactured homes
- Contractor backlog reached nine months in May
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of June 22, 2026
- Northwestern Mutual lights up North Building sign in Milwaukee
- St. Mary’s North Building will be razed in $270M project
- Conservation group sues DNR over Door County road 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)