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Politicians: Taxes aren’t the answer
By Matt Pommer A higher Wisconsin sales tax may be in your future. The latest push for increased sales and so-called consumption taxes comes from a consortium of movers and […]
Education, business groups to discuss state’s economy
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Higher education and business leaders will meet in Appleton on Monday to discuss ways to improve Wisconsin’s economy. The first of three meetings in the 2010 […]
Wisconsin Way hoping to become state’s ‘blueprint for change’
By Matt Pommer A smorgasbord of possible tax ideas is being offered by a group called Wisconsin Way. The buffet is a lot different than the menus being offered by […]
Tolls return as road building solution
By Paul Snyder A coalition of state organizations wants tolls to pay for road construction. But recommendations and reports are not enough to drum up legislative support. “I’d want to […]
Be prepared for sales tax increase
By Matt Pommer Wisconsin’s economic downturn in the early 1980s was far worse than the current recession if seasonally adjusted unemployment numbers are the measuring stick. The state experienced 13 […]
Counties may opt out of road contracts
By Sean Ryan Outagamie County rejected the state’s 2010 contract offer for highway plowing and maintenance, and more counties may follow suit next year. The proposed Wisconsin Department of Transportation […]
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- Wauwatosa shops for specialty grocer
- Wisconsin allocates nearly $50M in tax credits for housing projects
- Contractors eager to fill positions as open construction jobs tick up to 259,000
- Wisconsin awards $130,000 for construction and trade worker training
- Milwaukee manufacturer plans expansion with data center growth
- Megaprojects push Milwaukee construction costs above U.S. average
- Brown County drops data center moratorium proposal
- Cobalt Partners share North Shore Library development plans
- Zignego Co. scores $45M highway contract at start of construction season
- New Berlin residents cold on Rockwell Automations plan
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | June 1
- WisDOT studying redesign of Walker’s Point interchange
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)