Articles Tagged with ''Wisconsin''

Technology

Robot Performs 1,100 Rebar-Ties-Per-Hour on Wisconsin Bridge Job

TyBOT help keeps project moving on busy jobsite

June 5, 2023

Developed by Advanced Construction Robotics of Pittsburgh, TyBOT did 17,823 ties in two shifts across a 7,775-sq-ft area on a bridge in Wisconsin.

Transportation

Wisconsin Focuses on Smaller Communities With $35M in IIJA Road Projects

James Leggate

June 8, 2022

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Gov. Tony Evers and WisDOT said the money will go toward projects in communities with fewer than 50,000 people.

Construction

Top Starts Down Almost $1 Billion in 2021

Jeff Yoders

March 14, 2022

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Still hampered by pandemic-related uncertainly, Midwest construction starts fell in 2021 even as signs of a return to normalcy bolstered markets near the end of the year.

Best Projects

Award of Merit Office/Retail/Mixed Use Innovation One

November 9, 2021

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Exact Sciences is a Madison, Wis.-based molecular diagnostics and early cancer detection laboratory analysis provider.

Stantec Delivers Regionwide Wins, Despite the Pandemic

Jeff Yoders

May 12, 2021

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A dominant player in all Midwest states, Stantec delivers everything from building design to water supply systems

Foxconn Technology Group Wisconsin Fabrication Facility

Manufacturing

UPDATE: Wisconsin, Foxconn Agree to Tax Break Cut for Scaled-Back Electronics Plant

Gov. Tony Evers says new deal works for much-maligned, flat-screen production facility

Jeff Yoders

April 19, 2021

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Taiwan owner takes $2.77B tax break reduction from 2017 for flexibility to build other electronics products in state.

Design

Nearly 100 Top Architects and Engineers Enter ENR Midwest's Annual Top Design Firms Survey

Preliminary results already show nearly 100 design firms from 11-state region have reported 2020 design billings

Jeff Yoders

March 22, 2021

Nearly 100 design firms have already entered their 2020 information and there's still time to be recognized as a Top Design Firm from our 11-state region.

George Cullen and Jeannie Cullen-Schultz

Construction Companies

Fifth Generation Owners Take Helm of $400M Wisconsin Contractor JP Cullen

Jeannie Cullen-Schultz and George Cullen become co-presidents, succeeding Ron Becher

Jeff Yoders

October 29, 2020

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Brother and sister George Cullen and Jeannie Cullen-Schultz are named co-presidents of the Janesville-based building contractor, succeeding Ron Becher, 60, who died of leukemia in August.

Legal

Wisconsin Reopens After State Supreme Court Overrules Stay-at-Home Order; Construction Already Exempted

Gov. Tony Evers' order ruled unconstitutional, while local contractors worry about what it means for ongoing projects

Jeff Yoders

May 14, 2020

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled Gov. Tony Evers' statewide stay-at-home order unconstitutional. Construction was already exempted in Wisconsin, but many projects have been halted due to uncertainty surrounding COVID-19. Contractors and design professionals are eager to help state leaders find a solution for reopening.

Special Report

Latest Midwest Updates on the Coronavirus Pandemic

Tracking developing industry impacts as COVID-19 forces closures and interrupts business across the region

Jeff Yoders

April 14, 2020

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All of ENR Midwest's coverage of how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the regional construction industry.

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