Nation’s public schools need major repairs, report finds

June 4, 2020 2:28 pm Leave a comment

An employee of Irwin Seating Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan, secures one of 671 seats to the floor in the auditorium at Menomonee Falls North Middle School, a project VJS Construction Services, Pewaukee, worked on in 2017. Based on a U.S. Government Accountability Office report, many school districts are left on their own to pay for building repairs but often lack the necessary dollars, leaving them stuck with aging buildings that can pose health and safety risks. (File photo by Kevin Harnack)

The majority of U.S. public school districts need to make major building repairs in at least half of their schools, yet many districts are unable to pay for updates or have postponed them to improve security in case of a shooting, according to a federal report.

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Milwaukee County may sue zoo exhibit contractors

February 27, 2019 3:22 pm Leave a comment

Milwaukee County may be preparing to sue VJS Construction and HGA Architects over change orders that cost the county about $250,000 during construction of an elephant exhibit at the Milwaukee County Zoo.

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VJS to celebrate 70th anniversary by supporting seven area non-profits

January 11, 2017 5:21 am Leave a comment

VJS Construction Services is celebrating its 70th anniversary with the start of a new initiative meant to provide support to seven community non-profit organizations.

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Class act (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)

February 29, 2016 12:49 pm Leave a comment

Marco Alicea of Oconomowoc-based Insulation Industries prepares a section of pipe insulation.

Pewaukee-based VJS Construction Services continues construction on Oak Creek Franklin Elementary School #7 on Feb. 24 in Oak Creek.

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Classing it up (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)

December 7, 2015 11:55 am Leave a comment

VJS' Radomir Radojevich spreads concrete with a hand trowel.

Pewaukee-based VJS Construction Services is overseeing the construction of Oak Creek Elementary School No. 7 in Oak Creek.

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Business digest for Oct. 9, 2015

October 9, 2015 7:50 am Leave a comment

Schroeder Solutions recently hired Sarah Raab Lerche, Bryce Schmidtke, Morgan Meleen and Mari Franzen to its team of workplace consultants.

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That Hollow feeling (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)

August 3, 2015 10:54 am Leave a comment

Two employees of Minnetonka, Minn.-based Olympic Cos. Inc. secure roof trusses at the senior center.

Crews continue work on the Dickson Hollow Senior Housing Campus and Church in Menomonee Falls last week.

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Building momentum: Industry jobs, revenue rising in 2015

February 27, 2015 1:58 pm Leave a comment

Southport Engineered Systems' Dan Nesgood cuts a section of ducting Feb. 23 at the Florida Lofts residential project in Milwaukee. The industry added 39,000 jobs in January, making it the highest since February 2009. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

Construction jobs and revenue are on the way up. But with rising prices and a shortage of qualified labor, there is no guarantee of greater profits.

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BUILDING BLOCKS: Avenir Apartments

July 16, 2014 4:04 pm Leave a comment

The Avenir is at the eastern edge of the Park East, a swath of vacant land in Milwaukee. The Avenir is considered a potential catalyst for other projects in the area.

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