After an indictment accused the Milwaukee contractor Brian Ganos of setting up a web of fraudulent companies, two of his businesses, Sonag and Nuvo Construction, are passing their outstanding contracts to a newly formed company led by officials who recently worked for Nuvo.

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Milwaukee contractor Sonag Construction has ceased operations amid a federal criminal case that accuses its owner of orchestrating a scheme to take advantage of set-aside contracts, according to federal investigators.

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Lawyers for the indicted company Sonag Construction are arguing that a trove of non-public voter information that could be used to assemble a federal jury in their client's case was drawn from a population that skews white — a fact that could give rise to a jury that's biased against the minority contractor.

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A top official for concrete contractor Sonag Ready Mix will pay more than $600,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of exploiting a program to help small businesses.

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A Milwaukee contractor faces two new charges in an indictment accusing officials at the company of exploiting a program set up to help businesses owned by women, minorities and veterans.

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Sonag Construction and another firm linked to its founder are still certified in programs that give minority-, women- and veteran-owned businesses a bidding edge, despite an indictment that accuses them of exploiting those programs.

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A Milwaukee-area construction firm and its officials are accused of cheating the federal government out of more than $200 million by exploiting a program set up to help minority- and disabled-veteran-owned contractors.

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A planned 27-hour concrete pour for the Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons in Milwaukee took slightly longer than expected, but otherwise went off without a hitch.

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On March 27 and 28, the concrete foundation for the 1.1 million-square-foot Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons will be formed in a continuous 27-hour pour.

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The death of a 38-year-old Greenfield man at a concrete plant in May and alleged improper repairs have led to $84,000 in fines for two Milwaukee-area companies.

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