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Tech colleges educate construction workers to address shortage

Nearly two dozen expansion or renovation projects have been taking place over the last 18 months across the Green Bay area. A few include the Schreiber Foods Headquarters in downtown Green Bay, the Medical College at St. Norbert College in De Pere and the Lambeau Field atrium. […]

New Jamrich: A peek inside the mystery on campus

The interior of the new Jamrich building, one of the largest construction projects to take place at NMU, remains a mystery to those who have yet to step inside. At 136,000 square feet, the new building will become one of the largest construction endeavors at […]

Portage armory addition on track for summer opening

Weekend drills and full-time personnel will be back at the Wisconsin Army National Guard armory in Portage in August. “We’re getting ready to pour the floors on the two additions,” said Jason Ballweg, job site supervisor for the Miron Construction project. Last year, the State Building […]

Building the Future, Preserving the Past at the University of Iowa

Recently, Miron crews uncovered more than just dirt while digging at a University of Iowa project site. While installing a chilled water line outside the Iowa Memorial Union, workers found historical artifacts dating back to the early- to mid-1800s. These artifacts, which range from pieces […]

New ‘Whey’ Forward for Clean Water

Every day at cheese factories in northwestern Wisconsin, tanker trucks haul away thousands of gallons of wastewater. Much of it is taken to nearby farms, where it is sprayed across the fields as fertilizer. The waste is high in nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen. If […]

The State of Healthcare Construction

With 2013 coming to an end, Rob Chartier, vice president of healthcare for Miron Construction Co., Inc., provides a look back at the healthcare construction industry and provides a glimpse into trends that can be expected in the upcoming year. 1. What have you seen […]

Construction in the cold

It may be a snowy day on the job, but it beats the alternative. “The snow, you can remove and work through the day. With the cold, it’s constantly all day,” Matt Krause, Miron Construction Risk Control Manager, said Thursday. With wind chills well below […]