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ON THE LEVEL: What happens when a project engineer hits ‘post’
Libby Morris, an influencer and project engineer for a power tool company, shares her story juggling work in a male-dominated field and maintaining an online platform.
How construction, real estate companies use social media
It could hardly have been easier to watch the rise of the Alamo Drafthouse movie theater earlier this year on a lot just south of Interstate 94 in Woodbury, Minnesota.
‘Take this job and shove it:’ Bosses can’t get even when staffers gripe on social media
Bosses can get mad when staffers vent on social media about their jobs, but they may not be able to get even.
Snowplow tracking apps hold cities accountable for cleanup
As another storm flung snow at Chicago, Alexandra Clark wondered how she'd get to work. Like an increasing number of snowbound city dwellers, she had a ready tool at hand: an app that tracks hundreds of city snowplows in close to real time.
Embrace but carefully choose new technologies
It is often said that technology makes the world go round. Each year televisions seem to get bigger yet thinner, computers get smaller, and Internet speeds get faster, especially on our mobile devices.
Construction catching up with technology
Boise State University professor Casey Cline isn't waiting any longer to make the students in his construction management class more technologically savvy and ready for the professional world.
From tragedy comes technology. All a Twitter: Social media leads to construction business success
To be the best, you have to tweet with the best.
Protesters, lawmakers get social over bill debate
By James Briggs The ongoing Madison protests have opened unprecedented lines of communication between public officials and their constituents. Besides the most common methods — meetings, phone calls, letters and […]
Commentary: Social media use may begin from within
Matt Smedley Dolan Media Newswires Portland, OR – Social media are everywhere these days, and many businesses are looking for ways to participate in this brave new world – or […]
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)