Projects at UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee earn Building Commission OK

December 16, 2020 4:01 pm Leave a comment

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s student union. State officials on Tuesday approved plans for $40.7 million worth of repair work to the building. (Photo courtesy of UW-Milwaukee)

The Wisconsin State Building Commission approved some $350 million in construction projects around the state on Tuesday — including big projects at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

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Building Commission advances $126 million gymnasium for UW-Madison

May 20, 2020 3:14 pm Leave a comment

A rendering of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's $126 million gymnasium project that's scheduled to go before the state Building Commission on Wednesday. If approved, the new gym would replace an outdated building on the UW-Madison campus. (Rendering courtesy of UW-Madison)

The Wisconsin State Building Commission approved a $126 million plan for a new gymnasium at the University of Wisconsin-Madison during a meeting on Wednesday.

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$126M UW gym on Building Commission agenda Wednesday

May 19, 2020 2:59 pm Leave a comment

Plans for a $126 million gymnasium at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus are on the agenda for a meeting of the Wisconsin State Building Commission on Wednesday.

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Evers’ second COVID-19 proposal would cover overruns from job site closings

April 1, 2020 3:25 pm Leave a comment

Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday introduced legislation meant to slow the spread of COVID-19 and cover costs if the state delays public construction projects.

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Cross, Blank make case for University of Wisconsin buildings (UPDATE)

June 4, 2019 3:45 pm Leave a comment

Camp Randall (left) and the Kohl Center (right) are among the UW-System buildings that university officials say are in dire need of repair and renovation. A budget proposal put forward by Gov. Tony Evers would put $1.1 billion toward UW buildings, including $77.6 million to renovate Camp Randall Stadium, where the Badgers football team plays; and $48 million for the Kohl Center, where the university’s basketball and other teams play. The plan, though, is unlikely to pass muster with the Republicans who control the state Legislature. (Photos courtesy of the University of Wisconsin)

Top officials in the University of Wisconsin System are planning to make their case about the need to repair and renovate buildings throughout the system as lawmakers prepare to decide how much to spend on UW project.

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Evers backs UW-Eau Claire science hall overhaul in next biennial budget

March 7, 2019 3:47 pm Leave a comment

Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday proposed set aside money in his two-year state construction budget for an overhaul of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's science building — a project that drew criticism from a top lawmaker last summer for leapfrogging other campus projects.

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Walker announces plan to name building after Vel Phillips

June 19, 2018 9:51 am Leave a comment

Gov. Scott Walker announced Tuesday that the future Milwaukee State Office Building will be named after the late Vel Phillips.

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State building commission approves more than $40M worth of new projects

June 6, 2018 4:51 pm Leave a comment

The Wisconsin Building Commission approved more than $40 million worth of construction projects on Wednesday.

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Commission OKs building purchase, prison project

February 14, 2018 2:46 pm Leave a comment

People come and go from the Wisconsin Department of Administration office building located near the state Capitol on the shores of Lake Monona on Thursday, July 18, 2013, in Madison, Wis. Real estate developer Terrence Wall last month wrote to Gov. Scott Walker expressing interest in buying that building and other state properties, as the newly enacted state budget allows. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

The state Building Commission on Wednesday approved both a building purchase and a project at a men’s prison in Racine.

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State comes up dry in state park project

November 22, 2010 4:03 pm Leave a comment

By James Briggs A prolonged search for water during construction of a Marinette County campground has cost Wisconsin taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. Now, the state Building Commission wants a guarantee from the project’s contractor that it can successfully ...

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