Articles tagged with construction
Thu, May 10, 2012
Report: Double-digit increase in new home construction in 5 metros
MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - There will be a double-digit increase in new home construction in five Wisconsin metro areas.
MTD Marketing Services said Thursday that building ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
S&P 500 flirts with two-month low before rebound
By Angela Moon
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell for the fifth day in six on Wednesday as investors kept their focus on the turmoil ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Merrill to get additional funds for airport construction
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Merrill's municipal airport will be getting nearly a 100-thousand dollars to continue some needed repairs on the property.
The Federal ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
Marshfield trail construction delayed until next summer
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) - A pedestrian and bicycle trail connecting Marshfield’s north and south sides is being postponed until next summer according to the ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
I-39 repaving starts next month
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – A stretch of Interstate 39 near Stevens Point will be repaved starting next month.
Governor Walker signed a contract for ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
Groundbreaking for new stores in Rib Mt.
RIB MOUNTAIN, Wis (WSAU) Construction crews broke ground last week on two new stores that are coming to Central Wisconsin. A Hobby Lobby store ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
February construction spending drop largest in 7 months
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Construction spending in February recorded its largest drop in seven months as investment in private and government projects fell, which could cause ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
February construction spending drop largest in 7 months
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. construction spending in February recorded its largest drop in seven months as investment in private and government projects fell, which ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
Wall Street ends worst two weeks since November
By Ryan Vlastelica
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed their worst two-week slide since November with a selloff on Friday as disappointing China ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Manufacturing up, construction spending falls
By Leah Schnurr
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The pace of growth in manufacturing picked up last month, even as measures of new orders and exports ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Major road construction projects starting early thanks to warm weather
UNDATED (WSAU) – You can expect to see construction starting next week on some major central Wisconsin roads.
Thanks to the warm temperatures, the D-O-T ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
London 2012 venues showcase UK construction
By Avril Ormsby
LONDON (Reuters) - Many sports fans gasped in awe at Beijing's Olympic stadiums four years ago, wondering how Britain could possibly ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
New wetlands construction law doesn't change much because of federal controls
UNDATED, WI (WTAQ) - The Army Corps of Engineers says federal construction requirements will not change because of Wisconsin’s newly-relaxed limits for building on ...
Wed, February 22, 2012
New wetlands-construction rules approved
MADISON (WSAU) Wisconsin is one step away from relaxing its restrictions in building on wetlands. The Assembly passed the G-O-P measure on a voice ...
Sat, January 07, 2012
Warm Weather Helps Construction Work At Lambeau
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) Unseasonably dry and warm weather is helping construction work at Lambeau Field make major progress. The project involves the addition ...
Tue, January 03, 2012
Construction spending near 1-1/2 high in November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Construction spending surged to a near 1-1/2 year high in November as investment in public and private projects rose solidly, cementing ...
Fri, December 16, 2011
Habitat, high school work to build house
WESTON, Wis. (WSAU) – Wausau-area high school students are again helping the local Habitat for Humanity chapter build a home for a qualified family.
Habitat ...
Sun, December 11, 2011
Analysis: As U.S. leaves, Iraqi forces still under construction
By Jim Loney
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Nearly nine years after the United States threw out Saddam Hussein and dissolved his feared security machine, Iraq's ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
NYC still plagued by stalled construction sites
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many stalled construction sites plague New York City's economy, a legacy of the credit crunch, though the latest data for ...
Fri, November 25, 2011
Dow and S&P 500 post best week since Christmas
By Caroline Valetkevitch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks posted their best week since Christmas, even with a mixed finish on Friday after strong earnings from ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
Road project nears completion
WESTON, Wis (WSAU) A long-running road project in Weston will be finished in the next few days.
Construction crews are ready to wrap up ...
Tue, October 04, 2011
Marshfield construction will expand railroad 'quiet zone'
MARSHFIELD, Wis (WSAU) Marshfield is adding raised medians at three intersections along Veterans Parkway. When the road work is complete, the city's railroad ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
Wausau 17th Avenue construction complete
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) The 17th Avenue construction project in Wausau's west side is complete. As of yesterday, all lanes of traffic have re-opened ...
Mon, September 26, 2011
Houston area added most construction jobs in last year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Houston area has added the most construction jobs in the last year while Southern California is the biggest loser in a ...
Tue, August 30, 2011
Highway 52 construction entering final stretch
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Workers are nearly complete with construction on the Highway 52/17th Avenue project on Wausau's West side.
Project manager Mark ...
Tue, August 23, 2011
Construction underway on new domestic violence shelter
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – The Women's Community is a scoopful of dirt closer to a new home on Wausau's west side.
The nonprofit ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
Funding approved for Highway 64 project near Antigo
UNDATED (WSAU) Governor Scott Walker has given final approval to rebuilding a section of Highway 64 near Antigo. Road work will begin on August ...
Tue, July 26, 2011
Man drives through wet concrete
SPARTA, Wis. (WSAU)- A man with a suspended license caused about $60,000 worth of damage in a highway construction zone by driving through ...
Fri, July 22, 2011
Spending dispute halts airport construction
By Lisa Lambert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Airport projects across the United States will shut down this weekend and thousands of federal workers will be furloughed ...
Fri, July 22, 2011
Solid Volvo Q2 report lifts shares 5 percent
By Patrick Lannin
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Good demand for Volvo's
Wed, July 20, 2011
Construction begins at new Texas-Mexico border crossing
By Patricia Giovine
EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - Construction began Wednesday on a new six-lane, $100-million border crossing east of El Paso, which aims to ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Road construction at Rib Mountain State Park complete
RIB MOUNTAIN, Wis (WSAU) Road work that's made it difficult to drive into Rib Mountain State Park is now complete. The D-N-R announced ...
Tue, June 28, 2011
Construction starts on Trolley Quarter Flats in Wausau
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Ground was officially broken today for the Trolley Quarter Flats construction project in Wausau.
The development at the corner of 1st ...
Sat, June 25, 2011
Tomahawk bridge complete
TOMAHAWK, Wis (WSAU) A major traffic headache is about to be over for drivers in Tomahawk. Yesterday the new bridge at 4th Street was ...
Wed, June 15, 2011
400-block construction complete
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) Work is now complete on the 400-block in downtown Wausau.
Crews put the canopy on the permanent stage yesterday and finished ...
Mon, June 13, 2011
400-block construction to be finished this week
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) This is the final week of construction on the 400-Block in downtown Wausau.
Over the weekend the girders that support the ...
Fri, May 27, 2011
Road construction takes a holiday
UNDATED - Construction work will halt on Wisconsin highways today, as the Memorial Day weekend gets underway across much of the state.
DOT Chief Projects ...
Wed, May 04, 2011
New U.S. nuclear reactors close to construction: S&P
NEW YORK (Reuters) - For the first time in more than 30 years, the construction of new nuclear plants is underway in the United States ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
First offshore U.S. wind farm construction starts soon
BOSTON (Reuters) - After years of delay, construction of what is expected to be the first U.S. offshore wind farm, located off Massachusetts' picturesque ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
Construction on I-39 starts in Rothschild
ROTHSCHILD, Wis. (WSAU) – The Department of Transportation will start work today on northbound I-39 in Rothschild.
Crews have already posted detours for the year ...
Wed, April 06, 2011
Public information meeting tonight on Rothschild I39 construction
ROTHSCHILD, Wis. (WSAU) – The Department of Transportation is getting ready for new construction on I-39 in the Rothschild area with a final informational meeting ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
State construction projects approved
MADISON (WSAU) The state Building Commission has approved Governor Scott Walker’s construction projects for the next two years. A couple items were added ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Home construction down in Wisconsin
UNDATED (WSAU) Home building is off to a slow start this year in Wisconsin’s five largest metro areas. According to M-T-D Marketing Services ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
Construction spending falls in January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. construction spending fell more than expected in January to its lowest level in five months, a government report showed on ...
Mon, January 03, 2011
Construction spending at 5-month high in November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Construction spending rose more than expected in November to touch its highest level in five months, a government report showed on Monday ...
Thu, December 02, 2010
400 block construction ends Friday
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Crews will stop rebuilding the 400 block in downtown Wausau at the end of the day Friday to take the winter ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
Dairy Academy construction underway
TOWN OF MAINE, Wis (WSAU) The Wisconsin Dairy Academy is building new classroom space on a farm in the Town of Maine. North Central ...
Thu, November 11, 2010
Construction worker injuried in Mosinee
MOSINEE, Wis (WSAU) A construction worker was injured when a piece of machinery fell on top of him while he was working on the ...
Sun, November 07, 2010
New home construction flat in Wisconsin
UNDATED (WRN) New home construction has been flat in Wisconsin. And it's not just the builders suffering. Wisconsin builders were hit hard in ...
Thu, October 21, 2010
Construction Worker's Death Ruled Accident
DOOR COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The death of a construction worker who fell 24-feet from a roof in Door County has been ruled an accident ...
Mon, October 18, 2010
Netanyahu plays down new construction in settlements
By Jeffrey Heller
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu played down on Monday new Israeli construction on land Palestinians seek for a state, urging ...
Mon, October 04, 2010
Orange construction barrels to line area roads today
UNDATED (WSAU) – Four different road work projects will get underway today.
Crews in Wausau will be patching concrete on a stretch of 7th Street ...
Fri, October 01, 2010
Construction spending rises unexpectedly in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Construction spending rose unexpectedly in August as public construction rebounded, but investment in private projects fell to its lowest in more than ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
Bridge construction starts today in Tomahawk
TOMAHAWK, Wis. (WSAU) – Department of Transportation work crews will be shutting down the Wisconsin River bridge in Tomahawk starting this morning to replace the ...
Sun, September 12, 2010
Netanyahu hints at settlement construction limits
By Jeffrey Heller
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel could not extend a moratorium on housing construction in West Bank ...
Tue, September 07, 2010
Construction starts all over Central Wisconsin
UNDATED (WSAU) – Drivers across central Wisconsin can expect fresh construction zones today as work crews get back from their vacation as well.
New construction ...
Thu, August 26, 2010
Grenier sued by construction worker
Albeiro Nunez claims he was hurt last October (09) while renovating a house in Brooklyn owned by the actor and his mother Karesse, and ...
Mon, August 23, 2010
Construction starts today on Highway 29 in Schofield
UNDATED (WSAU) New road work begins in Marathon County today.
On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday westbound Highway 29 will be down to one lane ...
Mon, August 16, 2010
Construction Continues For Extreme Makeover House
NEENAH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Construction continues in Neenah today on Wisconsin’s fourth house that’s part of the ABC show “Extreme Makeover-Home Edition.”
Elementary ...
Mon, August 16, 2010
Extreme Makeover construction project in Neenah
NEENAH, Wis (WSAU) Construction continues in Neenah today on Wisconsin’s fourth house that’s part of the A-B-C show “Extreme Makeover-Home Edition.”
Elementary ...
Mon, August 16, 2010
Construction starts on corner of Business 51 and Post Road in Plover
PLOVER, Wis. (WSAU) – Department of Transportation work crews will be at the corner of Business 51 and Post Road in Plover today upgrading turn ...
Fri, August 13, 2010
Report: New Home Construction Permits Up in State's Metros
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - New home construction permits in Wisconsin's metropolitan areas are up this year from last year, but the home building industry ...
Mon, August 02, 2010
Short term construction starts in Wausau and Stevens Point
UNDATED (WSAU) – Two short term local road projects will start up today in Wausau and Stevens Point.
Wausau public works crews will close McIndoe ...
Mon, July 26, 2010
Construction starts on Riverview Bridge in Rapids
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAU) – Wisconsin Rapids drivers can expect to see congestion in town starting today with the start of a construction project on ...
Wed, July 21, 2010
Construction complete on ventilator unit
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Marathon County will open the doors this afternoon to a new unit at its nursing home for patients who need a ...
Tue, July 13, 2010
DOT meets to discuss construction at busy Wausau intersection
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – The Department of Transportation wants to make sure everyone is informed ahead of a construction project next year that could snarl ...
Fri, July 09, 2010
Construction begins on Olive Garden
RIB MOUNTAIN, Wis (WSAU) Ground was broken this week for the new Olive Garden restaurant in Rib Mountain. It's one of the most ...
Thu, July 08, 2010
Third Street construction starts again in Wausau
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – The second half of a downtown Wausau construction project gets underway this morning.
Work crews will begin the reconstruction of Third ...
Fri, July 02, 2010
High Court Tosses Sewer Line Construction Theft Rulings
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - When a government contractor pumps groundwater while building a sewer line, it’s not stealing private property from the adjacent landowner ...
Fri, July 02, 2010
4th of July Drivers Deal With Construction Statewide
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin drivers will have to deal with 21 major road construction projects during the July 4th weekend. But the workers ...
Mon, June 21, 2010
Construction starts on Highway 97 in Marathon County
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) – A $2.5 million dollar road work project is scheduled to start in Marshfield on Highway 97 today.
Road crews will ...
Tue, June 15, 2010
Home construction up in Wisconsin
UNDATED (WSAU) More new homes are being built in Wisconsin. M-T-D Marketing Services of Menasha says housing starts are up about 40-percent from a ...
Mon, June 14, 2010
Wausau's Third Street open after construction
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Wausau's downtown got a little easier to navigate over the weekend as work crews finished most of the reconstruction of ...
Sun, June 06, 2010
UW's SOAR Session Could Be Affected by Construction
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Construction projects could impact the first summer SOAR session at the Universty of Wisconsin. SOAR stands for Student Orientation, Advising and ...
Fri, May 28, 2010
Youth Construction Programs Getting More Money
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - 9 Wisconsin programs that help at risk youth learn construction skills are getting more money. Governor Jim Doyle has announced that ...
Mon, May 24, 2010
New road construction in downtown Wausau
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) Construction patterns in downtown Wausau are changing.
Work on the 3rd Street near the 400 block is finished. Traffic was allowed ...
Mon, May 10, 2010
New home construction up
UNDATED (WSAU) Wisconsin’s biggest metros are seeing a resurgence of new home construction.
It’s nowhere near the boom period of five years ...
Thu, April 29, 2010
Construction employees donate to Goodwill
WESTON, Wis. (WSAU) – Local construction employees are making life easier for a Wausau-area non-profit.
Miron Construction donated nearly 7,000 pounds of gently-used clothing ...
Thu, April 29, 2010
Stick to the construction timetable, IOC urges Sochi
By Karolos Grohmann
DUBAI (Reuters) - Organizers of the Sochi 2014 winter Olympics were urged on Thursday to keep up their construction pace as Europe ...
Thu, April 08, 2010
Portage County unlikely to move forward with courthouse construction
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – A courthouse project in Portage County is on hold for now after being defeated 3 to 1 Tuesday night.
County ...
Thu, April 01, 2010
Construction spending falls for fourth straight month
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. construction spending fell for a fourth straight month in February to the slowest rate in nearly 7-1/2 years as ...
Mon, March 29, 2010
Traffic Expected To Snarl in Milwaukee During Major Construction
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - State and local authorities are bracing for a traffic mess Monday in Milwaukee, where a major freeway bridge was suddenly closed ...
Thu, March 25, 2010
Construction company picked for bio-mass plant
UNDATED (WSAU) WE Energies has picked a construction company to build its new biomass plant in Rothschild. It's Boldt Company of Appleton -- one ...
Mon, March 08, 2010
Israel weighing construction of nuclear power plant
By Ari Rabinovitch and Crispian Balmer
JERUSALEM/PARIS (Reuters) - Israel will this week unveil plans to produce nuclear-generated electricity, officials said on Monday, a ...
Tue, March 02, 2010
China tees up for golf explosion despite construction ban
By Nick Mulvenney
BEIJING (Reuters) - Golf participation in China is set to explode despite a development ban on new courses and the extortionate cost ...
Mon, March 01, 2010
GOP Gov. Candidates Would Kill High-Speed Rail Construction
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Construction will start by the end of the year on the new high-speed passenger rail line from Milwaukee to Madison. But ...
Mon, February 01, 2010
Construction spending falls sharply in Dec
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Construction spending fell more steeply than expected in December to its lowest level since 2003, dragged down by a sharp drop in ...
Wed, January 27, 2010
Marshfield fire station construction making progress
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) – Marshfield's new fire station is starting to take shape with as many as 8 prefabricated concrete walls going up every ...
Mon, January 11, 2010
Worker Killed In Milwaukee Construction Accident
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A worker was killed Monday morning in a construction accident in downtown Milwaukee. A Fire Department rescue team was called just ...
Mon, January 11, 2010
New clinic scheduled for construction in Wisconsin Rapids
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAU) – Aspirus Clinics will soon be expanding into a new facility in Wisconsin Rapids.
The company finished making the last land ...
Mon, December 28, 2009
White House opposes new Jerusalem-area construction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House called on Monday for Israel to halt construction of new homes for Jews in East Jerusalem and urged Israel ...
Thu, December 10, 2009
Recession stalls construction in New York City
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 500 construction projects in New York City have stalled during the recession, the majority of them in the borough ...
Fri, November 20, 2009
WI Has 2nd Biggest Jump In Construction Jobs Last Month
MADISON (WRN) - Not all the employment news in Wisconsin is bad. The building industry said Friday that Wisconsin had the nation’s 2nd largest ...
Mon, October 26, 2009
Madonna launches Malawi school construction
LILONGWE (Reuters) - Madonna launched the construction of a multi-million dollar girls' school she is building in Malawi on Monday and pledged to build similar ...
Fri, October 16, 2009
U.S. construction to see 11 percent rise in 2010: report
(Reuters) - The U.S. construction industry should see modest gains in 2010, with the building of single-family houses, apartment buildings, highways and bridges on ...
Fri, October 02, 2009
More construction on 17th Avenue
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Work that's already started on 17th Avenue north of Stewart Avenue will expand farther north starting this morning.
City work ...
Wed, September 23, 2009
Construction starts today on 17th Ave in Wausau
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Construction work will start this morning on the stretch of 17th Avenue between Stewart and Elm Street.
Previous work rebuilt the ...
Mon, September 14, 2009
Construction starts on Camp Phillips Road in Weston
WESTON, Wis. (WSAU) – Starting this morning, several lanes of Camp Phillips Road in Weston just north of Schofield Avenue will be closed for routine ...
Wed, September 09, 2009
Marshfield Clinic starts construction on new data center
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) – Work has begun on a brand new data center to house and store patient records for Marshfield Clinic.
Marshfield Clinic’s ...
Wed, September 02, 2009
Stimulus saves construction jobs: House panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of jobs created or saved by infrastructure projects funded by the U.S. economic stimulus plan increased by more than ...
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