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Feds commit $5B to AI-powered research for construction
The U.S. government will invest $5 billion to advance AI-powered research in construction and scientific fields.
Epic Systems campus leads with massive geothermal system
Epic Systems' campus in Verona has an extensive geothermal network, one of the largest in the world, the company said. It's used as a model for sustainabile building design.
$130 million in Department of Energy grants at risk Wisconsin
As federal funding and systems dwindle, states are left to decide how and whether to make up the difference.
Trump administration cancels clean energy grants as it prioritizes fossil fuels
President Donald Trump's administration is terminating grants for two clean energy projects and roughly 300 others funded by the Department of Energy are in jeopardy.
Milwaukee plans to build net-zero modular homes, but there are hurdles
Milwaukee wants to build net-zero homes for low-income buyers with Habitat for Humanity.
Energy department grant helps push solar construction projects
SolarShare, a cooperative that works with solar contractors on small scale projects, won a round of federal prize money.
Energy Department awards $2.2B to strengthen the electrical grid and add clean power
The funding is important as storms driven by climate change damage power lines and cause outages, according to a top Energy Department official.
Energy agency announces $6 billion to slash emissions in industrial facilities
Funding will go to 33 demonstration projects in industries such as cement, steel and aluminum.
Electric vehicles owners and solar rooftops find mutual attraction
Solar is still a costly upfront investment, but people save money over time, and the initial cost is coming down, especially with federal and state incentives.
WRTP | BIG STEP, Realta Fusion begin partnership to bring workers into burgeoning energy sector
Both groups will develop developing comprehensive training programs and pre-apprenticeships for jobs needed to support the budding fusion industry.
Madison companies earn federal awards for fusion power
Many critical manufacturing processes need constant sources of high temperature and a federal program pushed for companies to make fusion power more technically and commercially viable.
Wisconsin signs memorandum for federal money to hydrogen energy hub
Wisconsin and three other states took a step closer on Wednesday to developing a clean hydrogen hub after Gov. Tony Evers signed an agreement, the governor’s office announced.
Today’s News
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | Aug. 3
- Michigan Supreme Court blocks approval of Line 5 tunnel project
- Medical College of Wisconsin breaks ground on $70M student housing complex
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of Aug. 3, 2026
- Irgens starts apartment construction at Milwaukee County Research Park
- ABC of Wisconsin hits membership milestone
- More construction unions get behind Crowley
- Appeals Court restores Act 10 collective bargaining law
- Land use, zoning changes approved for Rockwell Automation in New Berlin
- $61M corporate headquarters planned in Brookfield
- Wisconsin expands recertification process for DBE firms
- Dangerous tornadoes hit the western Fox Cities
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)