The Boldt Co.
2007 Contractor of the Year
A Passion for Construction
Oscar C. Boldt loves construction. Boldt, 83, chairman of the board of The Boldt Co., an Appleton, Wis.-based contracting firm, started in the family business in 1948 and has been involved ever since. That's 59 of the firm's 118 years.
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2007 Top Contractors

Contractors Find Refuge In Commercial, Infrastructure
The boom in residential construction has tanked, but the commercial and infrastructure segments are providing contractors with the shelter of strong growth.
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UW-Madison

Building Boom Adds Density, Preserves History
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is undergoing a building boom that hasn't been seen since the 1960s, and that's making a lot of architects and contractors around Madison happy, says Alan Fish, associate vice chancellor for facilities planning and management at the university.
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Madison Market

Drop in Starts Seen as No Cause for Worry
The Madison, Wis., metropolitan area saw a 31 percent dip in construction starts in 2006 compared with the previous year-yet work is booming.
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Missouri Cement Plant

16 Days and Whataya Get? First 2 Silos in Green Project Along the banks of the Mississippi River and surrounded by acres of forest, an immense cement manufacturing plant is unfolding. When completed in mid-2009, it will be the world's largest single-kiln facility, producing about 4 million metric tons of cement each year.
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