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Mushrooms being tested for cleaning up contaminated soil
In the garage of a vacant farmhouse at the Marathon County landfill, mushrooms are growing in contaminated soil.
Contaminated soil floods stormwater-basin project with cost increases
A budget originally calling for spending $14.1 million on a pair of stormwater drainage basins in a Milwaukee industrial corridor has lately increased to around $15.2 million.
Restoring wetlands needs science, art, patience
Megan Lennon and Eric Mohring are debating which shade of "muck" they're staring at.
Contaminated soil to be excavated from former Army plant
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has approved a U.S. Army proposal to excavate contaminated soil at the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant in Fitchburg.
Chemical plant neighbors sue over contamination
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Seven families who live near a Madison chemical plant are suing the company, alleging it has failed to clean up contaminants. The plaintiffs say chemicals from […]
Oak Creek opts for dirt cheap deal
By Joe Lanane The first waves of dirt deliveries are rolling into Oak Creek from the Mitchell Interchange reconstruction on Interstate 94 to cap contaminated soil on the city’s lakefront. […]
Land doesn’t get better than on the Rock Prairie
By MARCIA NELESEN The Janesville Gazette JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — A glacier that moved south from Canada about 13,000 years ago ground to a halt across northern Rock County. As […]
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- Lawmakers block update for new commercial building standards
- Milwaukee Mayor’s $1.9B budget proposal has infrastructure boost
- As employers face labor shortages, Biden administration rolls out playbook for training workers
- Wisconsin Senate committee votes against confirmation for four DNR policy board appointees
- October proclaimed Architecture Awareness Month in Wisconsin
- Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of October 2, 2023
- Corn mill owners plead to federal charges in fatal explosion, will pay $11.25 million
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Second phase of Lower Yahara River Trail construction
- Sky-high mortgage rates leave homes unaffordable for more buyers, sending new home sales tumbling
- Forecast: Economic challenges ahead as rates rise and labor shortages remain
- CBRE opens office on 18th floor of Milwaukee BMO Tower
- Former inmate able to rebuild life through work in construction trades
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)
