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Schoemann named president of Wisconsin County Executives and Administrators Association
Following a unanimous vote at the 2021 Wisconsin Counties Association Annual Conference, held Sept. 26-28 in La Crosse, Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann was named president of the Wisconsin County Executives and Administrators Association Inc.
Counties to start using Construction Business Group’s bidder database
Wisconsin county governments may soon begin using a database that a construction trade group developed to help make sure contractors bidding on public projects are on the up and up.
Evers: Lincoln Hills closing must be pushed back 2 years
Officials in Gov. Tony Evers' administration told lawmakers on Tuesday that plans to close the state's juvenile prisons ought to be delayed by two years, pushing back the 2021 deadline in state law that the Legislature unanimously approved last year.
County officials seek to raise bidding threshold to welcome design-build firms
Various county officials are calling for a change to Wisconsin's bidding rules to allow design-build contractors to compete for more work — a tweak they say could save taxpayers money.
Local officials: Unanswered questions about bridge plans part of pattern of silence at WisDOT
Local office holders say they have been waiting for weeks for answers to questions about a Wisconsin Department of Transportation plan calling for historically high spending on state bridges.
Wisconsin voters to consider closing ‘dark store’ loophole
Wisconsin voters will decide this fall if lawmakers should close the state's so-called "dark store" loophole.
Gov. Walker floats increase in transportation aid to counties during speech
With only weeks to go before he tries for election to a third term in office, Gov. Scott Walker is coming forward with a plan that would increase by about 50 percent the amount of money Wisconsin counties get in the form of infrastructure aid.
Campaign to tell lawmakers: Just Fix It
With a relatively new campaign, industry officials are hoping that business owners and local officeholders will be able to succeed at what roadbuilders and state officials have tried to do for years: Persuade lawmakers to raise additional money for transportation projects.
Walker’s proposed change for assessors removed from budget
Gov. Scott Walker's proposal changing who does property assessments in Wisconsin has been removed from his budget.
Vos says Bucks arena plan has ‘zero chance’
Gov. Scott Walker's plan for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena has "zero chance" of passing the Wisconsin state Legislature in its current form, Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos told county officials at a meeting Wednesday.
Groups float ideas to fill gap in road money
Wisconsin cities, towns and counties joined together Wednesday to encourage that everything, from a new personal property tax on vehicles to regional cooperatives that would share resources, should be considered to help pay for local roads' needs.
New coalition pushes for transportation spending
Wisconsin's highways are aging, congestion is worsening in Milwaukee, Madison and other urban areas and there is demand for public transit, even in rural areas, that isn't being met.
Today’s News
- 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
- Fraser and HD Hyundai eye Superior shipyard for modernization
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 27
- Interstate 41 work continues with $167M contract
- Sixth Street roundabout in Milwaukee could be reworked (UPDATED)
- Wisconsin lawmaker accepts award for helping pass DACA bill
- Plans for $107M Wauwatosa library gain momentum
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)