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Milwaukee domes redevelopment on track to start in 2027
Milwaukee's Mitchell Park Domes are on track to break ground on redevelopment next year, according to the latest update on fundraising efforts.
OSHA investigates beam drop that injured construction worker in Madison
State safety officials are investigating how the beam fell around 50 feet at a busy construction site near Capitol Square in Madison.
Wisconsin Historical Society breaks ground on edge of Capitol Square
Madison-based Findorff on April 23 broke ground on a $160.5 million, 100,000-square-foot museum for the Wisconsin Historical Society.
TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | Jan. 21
North American Mechanical led this week's top bidders with a $11.5 million contract at the Wisconsin History Center in Madison.
State picks architects for $120M historical museum in Madison
State officials have picked Milwaukee's Continuum Architects + Planners and the national architecture firm Smith Group to design a new $120 million museum for the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison.
Wisconsin Historical Society prepares to redevelop site across from state Capitol
The Wisconsin Historical Society expects to have a new museum by 2026 in its current location across from the Capitol square — rather than in a building at a state-owned site off East Washington Avenue.
State favors new Madison site for $120M Wisconsin Historical Society museum
A new $120 million museum for the Wisconsin Historical Society would occupy an entire block of Madison's East Washington Avenue instead of a previously selected site on Capitol Square, according to revised project plans.
Wisconsin Historical Society shares vision for $120M museum
Imagine speaking in real time to divers exploring a shipwreck off Door County, watching an American Indian elder describe how to harvest wild rice, climbing inside a vintage Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, then eating dishes from around the state in a classic Wisconsin supper club.
New Wisconsin archives and preservation building begins to fill up
A drum set from an innovative Wisconsin musician and record producer, the roll-top desk of a Milwaukee civil rights leader and a 3-horse outboard motor designed by Ole Evinrude. Each has its place in state history.
New history museum to tell Wisconsin’s story
On his final night as Wisconsin governor 17 years ago, Tommy Thompson danced the polka in front of a packed Assembly chamber and proposed a $75 million "world-class history center" to be built in Downtown Madison.
Wienermobile to be turned into a museum piece
The grain trucks, school buses, cranes, trailers and semi-tractors are the first priority at the Truckstar Collision Center just south of the Glacial Drumlin State Trail near this village's downtown.
Wisconsin historical society works to preserve artifacts
Jeff Stolz, a researcher at the La Crosse County Historical Society, was hard at work earlier this month restoring a green silk dress that a local woman had worn to President Richard Nixon's inauguration.
Today’s News
- $24M mixed-use development breaks ground
- Supervisor calls for referendum on Milwaukee County Courthouse revamp
- $19M mixed-use project tackles city’s biggest issues
- US existing home sales unexpectedly fall in June
- Milwaukee Water Street nightlife locations for sale
- Milwaukee mayor favors improving I-794 freeway over removal
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 13, 2026
- 200-unit apartment project wins 2nd city endorsement
- ON THE LEVEL: Josh Brown takes the torch at Bliffert Lumber
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Tom’s Drive In nears completion in Fond du Lac
- Computing facility dropped from Midtown Center redevelopment in Milwaukee
- Delayed Bay View development reaches Milwaukee Common Council
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)