Interest rates and policy risks cloud Wisconsin construction in 2026

Category: - date_display: Category: - date_display: Category: - date_display: Category: - date_display: Category: - date_display: Category: - date_display: Category: - date_display: Category: - date_display: Category: - date_display: Category: - date_display: Category: - date_display: Category: - date_display: Category: - date_display: Category: - date_display: Category: - date_display: Category: - date_display: Category: Commercial Construction - date_display: yesCategory: Construction - date_display: yesCategory: Today's News - date_display: yes Interest rates and policy risks cloud Wisconsin construction in 2026 Jimmy Nesbitt//March 5, 2026// Home>Commercial Construction>Interest rates and policy risks cloud Wisconsin construction in 2026 A crane over the riverfront taproom construction site in downtown Milwaukee. (Staff photo by Ethan Duran) Interest rates and policy risks cloud Wisconsin construction in 2026 By: Jimmy Nesbitt//March 5, 2026// Listen to this article By JIMMY NESBITT Special to The Daily Reporter Wisconsin’s construction industry outperformed the national average in 2025, though uncertainty around interest rates has left the outlook for this year mixed. Anirban Basu. (Photo courtesy of Construction Executive.) That was one of the main takeaways from a recent analysis by Anirban Basu, chief economist for Associated Builders and Contractors. The Badger State is facing many of the same macroeconomic headwinds as many other states to start the year, includi...