October 3, 2024
WTBA Board approves three new members
By Lane Kimble
The three newest WTBA members–including a grading and excavation firm, an equipment auction house, and a leadership and business skills training consultant–show the value in being part of a diverse and growing association. Tuesday, the…
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October 1, 2024
Walbec Group’s freeway paving “blitz” pays off on I-894
By Lane Kimble
MILWAUKEE -- On paper, the idea sounds like a commuter’s worst nightmare: fully close one direction of interstate that carries about 128,000 vehicles a day around Milwaukee for an entire weekend to repave it. Then……
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October 1, 2024
DBE Roundtable provides valuable insights, connects primes with up-and-comers
By Lane Kimble
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. -- The timing of a federal court ruling against the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program four days earlier was purely coincidental, but it generated buzz among people gathered in Wisconsin Dells for…
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September 27, 2024
Federal judge rules against DBE program; broad effects remain unclear
By Lane Kimble
A federal judge this week ruled against the federal government’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program following a lawsuit by a conservative Wisconsin-based organization. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) lawsuit in the Eastern…
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