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WisDOT proposes fee for electric cars (UPDATE)
Wisconsin would join five other states that impose special fees on owners of electric vehicles, in an attempt to help make up for revenue drivers of those fuel-efficient cars aren't paying in gas taxes, under a road-funding proposal put forward by Gov. Scott Walker's administration.
Bill seeks local say for roundabout projects (UPDATE)
General acceptance of roundabouts is likely to increase in time but the safety benefits of them might not, at least not without some public education.
Subsidized developments on the rise
The number of tax incremental finance districts is skyrocketing in Wisconsin as municipalities reach for any tool to promote new construction and job growth.
Rail project money bypasses Wisconsin
By James Briggs Wisconsin could become a Midwest black hole of modern train travel after the U.S. Department of Transportation‘s decision Monday to award more than $400 million to the […]
Freight rail gets budget delivery
By James Briggs Gov. Scott Walker has signaled a firm commitment to trains in Wisconsin — just not the kind people can ride on. At a time when state aid […]
Counties try to save state road budget
Sean Ryan [email protected] Supporters of protecting the state’s road budget from future raids are warning the loss of transportation money could get worse without a constitutional amendment. The boards of […]
Communication key to shaping RTA
Paul Snyder [email protected] Steve Hiniker says a handful of public meetings on a Dane County regional transit authority left county and Madison-area transportation planners with one resounding message: improve communication. […]
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- Construction to begin this summer on two downtown Milwaukee hotels
- Citing economic uncertainty, Uline asks to pause warehouse development
- West Bend apartment complex sold for $26M
- Oshkosh approves Woodman’s shopping center redevelopment
- WEC Energy Group says it’s in talks with more data center developers
- Oshkosh replacing aging drinking water tanks with $54.7M project
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | May 12
- PMSMCA hosts second annual youth apprenticeship signing day
- Rockford Hard Rock Casino announces hotel, convention center addition
- Barrett Lo Visionary Development buys former Greendale Boston Store for $3.3M
- PHOTOS: Project partners rub elbows at Daily Reporter’s 27th annual Top Projects
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of May 11, 2026
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)