Ethan Duran

Cree Lighting has laid off 28 additional workers at its Racine plant, totaling 200 job cuts amid a plant closure and ongoing lawsuits over layoffs.

Top winning bids were awarded highway projects across Wisconsin, including Monarch Paving Co. and Truesdell Corp. in major county roadworks.

Racine launched a 130 million project to replace 10,000 lead service lines over five years with state and federal funding.

Wauwatosa East and West high school students signed contracts for apprenticeships in construction trades at the sixth annual industry signing day event.

Milwaukee Tool plans a 141,000 square foot office and lab building in Menomonee Falls, adding to its plans to build four other buildings and renovate one more.

Wisconsin sees a sharp decline in disadvantaged business enterprise recertifications following a federal ruling removing race and sex criteria.

Top winning bids in Wisconsin include WisDOT highway projects and municipal improvements awarded to Zignego Co. and others with contracts up to 45.6 million.

Pewaukee based Zignego Co. will rebuild a 350 foot median in a busy Wisconsin Dells intersection as part of a 45 million WisDOT contract.

Cobalt Partners plans a mixed use redevelopment including self storage and multifamily housing at the former North Shore Library site in Glendale.

Wisconsin's low DBE recertification rate could reduce minority contracting goals for future highway projects and major infrastructure work.