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Miron Construction Co. Inc., Neenah, secured a $5.47 million contract to construct wastewater-treatment facility improvements in Green Lake. Miron also landed a $2.50 million general-work contract for the east campusutility improvementproject at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Speedway Sand & Gravel Inc., Middleton, took home a $5.08 million contract to reconstruct State Street in Madison. … Ellis Stone Construction Co., Stevens Point, landed a $5.02 million contract to build the Peter Christensen Health Center in Lac du Flambeau. … Dorner Inc., Luxemburg, took home a $1.37 million contract to build a sewer and water main in Appleton. … J.F. Ahern Co., Fond du Lac, won a $1.27 million HVAC contract for a multibuilding chiller/tower replacement at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. … Hooper Corp., Madison, won a $1.25 million mechanical contract for the east campus utility improvement project in Madison. … Advance Construction Inc., Green Bay, landed a $1.24 million contract for paving and utility work in Oconomowoc. … Hovland’s Inc., Chippewa Falls, won a $1.24 million HVAC contract for a maintenance project on the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus. Huotari Construction Inc., Medford, won a $1.21 million general-work contract for the Eau Claire project. … T.V. John & Son Inc., Butler, secured a $1.19 million contract for a headworks upgrade in South Milwaukee. … American Sewer Services Inc., Hartford, won a $1.13 million contract for sewer work in Milwaukee.

On the Horizon

Eppstein Uhen Architects Inc., Milwaukee, is designing an estimated $20 million renovation and expansion project for Gehl Co. in West Bend. … Plunkett Raysich Architects, Milwaukee, is developing a long-range expansion plan for the University of Wisconsin-Marathon County in Wausau. … The Ozaukee Humane Society is raising money for the construction of an estimated $7 million animal shelter in Saukville. … The Wind Lake Volunteer Fire Department has town approval to construct a new fire station. … Kueny Architects LLC, Pleasant Prairie, is designing an estimated $10 million community center in Kenosha for the Boys and Girls Club of Kenosha. … HSR Associates Inc., La Crosse, is targeting a March bid date for the estimated $3.3 million construction and remodel of a new community and conference training center at Western Wisconsin Technical College in La Crosse. … Barrientos Design & Consulting LLC, Milwaukee, is leading the design for new ranger stations in Tomah, Prentice and Whiting. … Mead & Hunt Inc., Madison, is providing architectural services for an estimated $1.09 million remodel of Murphy Hall East at the Central Wisconsin Center in Madison. … Janesville Museum Inc., Janesville, is gauging community interest in a children’s museum. … Somerville Inc., Green Bay, is designing an estimated $3.52 million in construction projects for Governor Thompson State Park in Marinette County.

Your Honor

Miron Construction’s work on the Best Western Bridgewood Resort Hotel & Conference Center in Neenah earns honors for the company.

Photo courtesy of Miron Construction Co. Inc.

Tri-North Builders Inc. won a 2007 Build Wisconsin Award from the Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin for the construction of Tri-North’s new corporate headquarters in Fitchburg. Vogel Bros. Building Co., Madison, won a 2007 Build Wisconsin Award for the company’s work on the Oakwood Village West – Heritage Oaks project in Madison. … Miron Construction Co. Inc., Neenah, won the Big Diverter Award in demolition from WasteCap Wisconsin for the contractor’s removal of three residence halls on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus. Miron also won the Best of the Best Award from Best Western International for Miron’s design and construction of the Best Western Bridgewood Resort Hotel & Conference Center in Neenah. Miron also won two Golden Trowel awards from the International Masonry Institute for the company’s work on the Universityof Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineering building and the UW-Madison Biotechnology Center. … The late Robert L. Herman of Herman Landscape Service, Madison, was inducted into the Wisconsin Green Industry Federation’s Hall of Fame for his involvement with WGIF and the landscaping industry. … The Milwaukee Chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry honored six of its members with a President’s Award for their work on behalf of the association. The winners were: Mark Brick of B&E General Contractors, Glendale; Mike Heuser of Kelmann Corp., Wauwatosa; Tom Kammerait of von Briesen & Roper SC, Milwaukee; Paul Kraemer of The Starr Group, Greenfield; Gary Sannes of S.J. Janis Co., Wauwatosa; and Mary Kay Siemann of Rundle-Spence Mfg. Co., New Berlin. … F.J.A. Christiansen Roofing Co. Inc., Milwaukee, won a Projects of Distinction Merit Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin for the company’s installation of a green-roof system on a city of Milwaukee building. … Plunkett Raysich Architects, Milwaukee, won a Gold Award in thecommercial categoryfrom the Association of Licensed Architects for the firm’s design of the Tri-North Builders Inc. headquarters in Fitchburg and a Silver Award in the commercial category for its design of the J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. offices in Milwaukee. Plunkett Raysich also won a Wisconsin Golden Trowel Award Honorable Mention from the International Masonry Institute for the firm’s design of the West Side Community Service Building in Sun Prairie.

On the Move

Hoffman LLC moved its Appleton headquarters from the Greenville Center to the City Center East building on College Avenue. The company’s phone number is 920-731-2322.

Branching Out

Zimmerman Architectural Studios Inc., Milwaukee, formed REDgraphx Inc. to provide graphic, promotional and marketing services to real-estate developers, architects and Zimmerman’s clients. … Foth Infrastructure & Environment LLC, a consulting-engineering firm based in Green Bay, opened a new office in West Allis. The phone number for the West Allis office is 414-336-7900.

Giving Back

Keller Inc. breaks its own food-drive record for the Loaves and Fishes pantry in Kaukauna.

Photo courtesy of Keller Inc.

Novum Structures LLC, Menomonee Falls, gave a $10,000 scholarship to Tim Moser, a Milwaukee School of Engineering student studying architectural engineering with a structural specialty and mathematics minor. … The 200 employees of Keller Inc., Kaukauna, broke their own food-drive record in December as they filled about three trucks with food for the Loaves and Fishes pantry in Kaukauna. … Vierbicher Associates Inc., Reedsburg, donated $2,000 to the Boy Scouts of America, Glacier’s Edge Council, for a new Madison service center. … The Mechanical Contractors Association of Northwest Wisconsin gave $1,000 scholarships to Tyler Utecht, a graduate of Wausau West High School, and Trevor Fedie, a student at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. … The Mechanical Contractors Association of North Central Wisconsin gave $2,000 scholarships to Tony Gloudemans, a student at Little Chute High School, and Brittney Johnson, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. … The Wisconsin Fox Valley Sheet Metal Contractors Association gave $1,000 scholarships to Annie Baye, a Concordia University student; Kristin Fletcher, an Edgewood College student; and Ross Bons, a Little Chute High School student.

Best of the Web

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Urban design, strange architecture and subversive art are all components of the Web Urbanist Web site at www.weburbanist.com. The site is loaded with interesting features, including the “7 Abandoned Wonders of America” and “7 Unusually Geeky Street Graffiti Projects.” — Rick Benedict

In Memoriam

Steve Blaser, St. Croix Falls, died Dec. 1 in a car accident. Blaser, 51, was a longtime superintendent with Mortenson Construction, Brookfield.