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Proposed Wisconsin Rapids data center to be discussed in May
Wisconsin Rapids planning commission will hold a public hearing on a proposed data center by PCH WI Holdings LLC at 950 Fourth Ave. N.
Pizza Ranch construction begins in Wisconsin Rapids
Construction has started on a new Pizza Ranch in Wisconsin Rapids, with a groundbreaking set for April and a grand opening planned for September.
Wisconsin Rapids gives initial approval to solar array permit
The Wisconsin Rapids Planning Commission approved two land use requests for the purpose of constructing a 5-megawatt solar array on city-owned land located between Two Mile Avenue and Ridges Golf Course.
Paper company to close Wisconsin, Minnesota mills
A paper-making company announced Tuesday that it plans to close its mills in Minnesota and Wisconsin because the coronavirus pandemic has depressed demand.
BUILDING BLOCKS: Matalco factory in Wisconsin Rapids
Matalco’s new factory will produce more than 230 million pounds of aluminum billet a year. Its main product will be 6xxx series extrusion-grade billet and logs made primarily from scrap aluminum. Within two or three years, 80 people are expected to be employed full time at the plant.
BUILDING BLOCKS: John E. Alexander South Wood County YMCA
The new YMCA is being built at the site of the former Rapids Mall in Wisconsin Rapids.
Wisconsin Rapids contractor pleads guilty to tax evasion
A contractor in Wisconsin Rapids pleaded guilty in federal court this week to a tax-evasion charge he was slapped with for pocketing checks from clients over a three-year period.
The OSHA report
The Daily Reporter's weekly digest of companies that have been cited for OSHA violations during work around the state.
The OSHA report
The Daily Reporter's weekly digest of companies that have been cited for OSHA violations during work around the state.
State approves bonding for turbine factory
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state has approved $45 million in bond authority for a central Wisconsin factory that could eventually create 600 jobs. Energy Composites plans to build a […]
Committee approves central Wisconsin transit projects
The Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee on Friday approved monies from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for transit projects in Central Wisconsin, according to a press release from the […]
OSHA Citations
Hammer On Custom Carpentry, Neenah, must pay a $1,050 fall-protection citation because the period to contest the violation has ended. The company was issued the citation Dec. 2 during a […]
Today’s News
- Rockwell’s New Berlin proposal gets initial approval
- Michigan approves Canadian oil giant’s Line 5 pipeline project
- Construction industry resilient despite higher prices
- Marketing firm Derse gets ready to build Oak Creek HQ
- Hazy conditions continue Thursday and Friday in Wisconsin
- Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow dies at 61
- Nominations are open for Newsmaker awards at Daily Reporter
- MPS students help with Milwaukee County courthouse complex overhaul
- Buc-ee’s Travel Center under construction in Oak Creek
- Realta Fusion picks Madison Oscar Mayer site for R&D headquarters
- Michael Mooney of MLG Capital dies at 83
- After being sold, Master Lock site will be auctioned off
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)