WEDC will give Two Rivers $250K to repurpose old bank building into craft brewery
WEDC will give $250,000 to Two Rivers to turn a former bank building into a craft brewery.
State providing up to $1.5M for cheese plant expansion in Oostburg
The state is providing as much as $1.5 million worth of tax credits for an expansion of a cheese-packaging and distribution operation in Oostburg.
BUILDING BLOCKS: Redevelopment of Main Street building in Cambridge
The village of Cambridge is receiving $72,700 from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. to help with the renovation of this 130-year-old store front. The building’s ground floor has been used for everything from a hardware store, to a meat market a sporting-goods shop and a grocery store. Its upper floor housed the village’s clerk’s office.
Milwaukee Tool plans to invest $206M, add 1,000 jobs
Milwaukee Tool is planning to spend $206 million on its research and development centers, infrastructure and equipment at nine sites in Wisconsin.
BUILDING BLOCKS: Quarra Stone Company headquarters
Quarra Stone now employs about 45 people at its current site at 333 Atlas Ave., Madison. The new headquarters will put it in a position to hire 34 more over the next three years.
Plan proceeds to offer college classes to Wisconsin inmates
An effort to expand higher education offerings for state prison inmates is taking shape under interim University of Wisconsin President Tommy Thompson, who oversaw the largest expansion of prisons in the state's history during his 14 years as governor.
BUILDING BLOCKS: Argopur’s dairy project in Little Chute
This project will let Agropur increase of production of cheese and ingredients. It also involves the construction of cutting-edge waste-water treatment plant that will generate energy. The new plant will be built just north of Agropur's existing Little Chute factory. The plant’s milk-processing volume will more than double, going from 300 million pounds to 750 million pounds a year.
Foxconn qualifies for Wisconsin tax breaks for first time
Foxconn Technology Group has qualified for nearly $30 million in Wisconsin tax credits, marking the first time the electronics giant has secured state aid since breaking ground on its facility in the state in 2018.
WEDC recognizes officials for service to minority-, women-, veteran-owned businesses
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. recognized seven business officials for their services to minority-, woman- and veteran-owned businesses in Wisconsin.
Eau Claire businesswoman Cooke announces run for Congress
The Eau Claire businesswoman Rebecca Cooke announced a run for Congress in an open southwestern Wisconsin district on Wednesday, hoping to succeed retiring Democratic Rep. Ron Kind.
State tax credits support Agropur’s $168M dairy factory project in Little Chute
State officials are providing a tax-incentive to help pay for the ongoing construction of a $168 million cheese factory in Little Chute.
BUILDING BLOCKS: Expansion of IRIS USA operation in Pleasant Prairie
The expansion will allow IRIS USA to increase the number of face masks it makes at its Pleasant Prairie site, which now serves as the company’s manufacture, distribution, marketing and sales of plastic-injection-molded household and office products such as storage boxes and containers.
Today’s News
- Wisconsin unions, businesses rally support for Line 5 relocation project
- Biden uses executive power to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps
- Wisconsin’s starting fixed fee for engineering services gets a bump
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Caroline Heights Apartments turns historic structures into living space
- Wauwatosa Common Council greenlights $400M Barrett Lo apartments at Mayfair Mall
- Kenosha Common Council unanimously passes contractor requirements for public bids
- Old church finds new purpose as St. John’s Lutheran Church converts to affordable housing
- Indoor farms are shutting down as their businesses struggle. So why are more being built?
- Low Mississippi River limits barge traffic
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids around the state
- Wisconsin contractors urge Kenosha council to delay vote over bidding ordinance
- New reports see mixed bag for construction economy
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)