Trump budget proposal seeks to scrap grant program used for streetcar project (UPDATE)
President Donald Trump wants to eliminate a federal grant program that has provided Milwaukee with money for its downtown streetcar-construction project.
Federal grant program unkind to more than one Wis. city in 2016
Milwaukee was not the only Wisconsin city to learn this year it had not received money from a highly competitive federal grant program.
House hikes Amtrak, community development budget (UPDATE)
The GOP-controlled House has passed legislation boosting Amtrak's budget for updating rail lines and increasing money for community development grants to local governments.
Obama’s high-speed rail still has pulse
By Joan Lowy Associated Press Washington — While Congress voted last week to kill spending for President Barack Obama’s signature high-speed rail program, the initiative still could have some life. […]
Work to start Monday on Milwaukee’s Juneau Avenue Bridge
Crews will begin the replacement of the Juneau Avenue Bridge over the Milwaukee River in Milwaukee on Monday. Low Bid – Design Build Proposals for West Wisconsin Avenue Vertical Lift […]
Hoan Bridge fix prompts more road vs. rail debate (PHOTO SLIDE SHOW)
By Paul Snyder A request to shift federal high-speed rail money to repair the Hoan Bridge is reigniting the road vs. rail debate, despite the inquiring lawmakers’ insistence it’s not […]
Milwaukee lands $21.5 million stimulus grant
The city of Milwaukee on Wednesday was awarded a $21.5 million stimulus grant for projects on two downtown lift bridges. Milwaukee’s grant is part of $1.5 billion the U.S. Department […]
Today’s News
- Milwaukee County breaks ground on first health and human services center
- Where are the homes? Glaring need for housing construction underlined by Century 21 CEO
- 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
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)