A construction worker Monday is on the site near Erin and South Orchard streets in Madison where Arboretum Cohousing Inc. is developing a collaborative housing project. The project will boast 40 units, with the idea that owners will share everything from common spaces to lawnmowers to meals.
Photo by Anna Ironside
Inside JobTrac
Johnson Creek/Bank and Offices
Project:
Badger Bank and new bank branch office on Village Walk Lane, Johnson Creek
Bids closed:
May 2
Owner/Developer:
Badger Bank, Fort Atkinson
Architect:
TWP Architecture Ltd., Elm Grove
Contract Let:
Connery Construction Inc., Cottage Grove
Should the state only hire certified landscape architects for state projects?
4,000
Nonfarm payroll employment in August fell by 4,000 jobs, seasonally adjusted,
the first drop in four years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
2.92
The national average retail price of on-highway diesel fuel hit a 53-week high
of $2.92 per gallon, the Energy Information Administration.
4.6
Unemployment rate in construction (not seasonally adjusted) fell from 5.9 percent
in August 2006 to August 2007, while holding steady overall at 4.6 percent.
19
According to Reed Construction Data, the value of nonresidential construction
starts from January through August 2007 climbed 19 percent year-to-date from
the same months of 2006.
