Riley Construction

03/09/2026

🍋 Introducing The Good Stand Project 🍋

Parents, teachers, and community leaders - do you know a young person who cares about making a difference?

Riley Construction is launching The Good Stand Project, an opportunity for youth to turn a simple lemonade stand into real community impact.

We’re building four custom lemonade stands and selecting young changemakers in our communities to run them while raising money for a nonprofit they care about. Riley will match what they raise up to $2,500 to help amplify their impact.

Who can apply? Youth ages 5–18, including individuals or school, church, or community groups with a cause they believe in.

One participant will be selected in each of these communities:

• Milwaukee Area
• Madison
• Kenosha/Racine
• Waukegan

If you know a young leader who wants to make a difference, we’d love to hear their story!

Apply by May 3 at midnight: rileycon.com/good-stand-application

08/05/2025

For the fourth consecutive year, we partnered with Kenosha Unified School District to host the Building Careers Summer Camp.

This year, students from grades 7–9 got a first-hand look at the world of construction. Through hands-on activities in masonry, concrete, carpentry, tools, and drywall guided by our dedicated Riley Construction team, students explored career paths in the skilled trades in an encouraging, real-world environment.

This impactful initiative was featured on TMJ4 News, highlighting the power of early exposure to hands-on learning and how experiences like this can spark passion, build confidence, and open doors to new possibilities in the world of construction!

Watch the full TMJ4 feature: http://bit.ly/4oEkiPl

Students from the KUSD traded pencils for power tools at Riley Construction’s annual Building Careers Summer Camp, an event designed to spark early interest in skilled trades.

07/22/2025

It’s not always about the big builds. Sometimes it’s a small repair, a quick refresh, or a maintenance project that keeps a campus running smoothly.

At Riley, we support corporate campuses with all types of work, from large-scale renovations to the day-to-day fixes that make a real difference for employees and visitors.

Explore how we support the full life of a facility, not just the big milestones: https://bit.ly/3UbJYoc

For large organizations, managing and maintaining corporate campuses requires significant attention and Riley is equipped to help, no matter the scale.

07/16/2025

This week, our summer interns participated in a Mock Bid Day simulation for an industrial building project in Menomonee Falls. Divided into two competing teams, they reviewed architectural plans, submitted RFIs, analyzed subcontractor quotes, and prepared estimates before submitting their final bids at the deadline.

The exercise provided hands-on experience in the preconstruction process and demonstrated that preconstruction plays a crucial role in project success and offers valuable career opportunities for future construction professionals. Such an advantageous learning opportunity for our interns!

06/11/2025

Over the next few months, a portion of our Project Engineer Roundtable meetings will be dedicated to jobsite tours for our summer interns, giving them an up-close look at the projects our PEs are a part of.

This week, Mike Cappelletti kicked things off with a tour of our latest Dynamic Ratings project. Thanks to Mike for sharing your insights and to all who joined!

06/02/2025

Last week, our annual Team Update brought together field and office employees from across the company for an afternoon of great conversation, company-wide updates, and a look at what’s ahead. We celebrated employee milestones, highlighted project successes, and shared our vision for the future. Here's to another year of building great things and empowering the people who make it possible!

05/23/2025

Only in Wisconsin... where “bringing your brat to work” doesn’t mean your kid!

Our Madison crew is celebrating the best way we know how, with sizzling brats and a little lunchtime "tailgating."

05/20/2025

We had a great time at Kids Building Wisconsin this past weekend, inspiring and engaging with so many curious and creative young builders!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth. We’re already excited for next year!

05/15/2025

We’re excited for Kids Building Wisconsin this Saturday! As a proud sponsor, we can’t wait to meet curious young builders and show them just how awesome a career in construction can be.

From hands-on activities to big machines and creative challenges, there’s so much for kids to explore. They might even discover a future career in construction along the way!

Check out the event details here: https://isthmus.com/events/kids-building-wisconsin-annual/

Hands-on construction-themed activities for kids ages 3-12. Free.

05/13/2025

June is , and safety is at the core of everything we do at Riley.

In a recent article for Workplace Material Handling & Safety, Field Safety Specialist Konnor Kamm shares how emerging technologies like drone monitoring, digital reporting, and real-time data are helping streamline safety on construction sites.

Innovation and safety go hand in hand, and we’re always looking for smarter ways to protect our people.

Read the full article: https://www.workplacepub.com/workplace-safety/construction/cutting-edge-technologies-streamline-safety-on-commercial-construction-sites/

By Konnor Kamm, Contributor Ensuring construction worker safety has always been a top priority for the industry. With the guidance of OSHA and the American Society for Safety Professionals, it continues to evolve with new training standards recently announced to eliminate hazards and risks that can....

05/05/2025

Last week, members of the Riley team had the opportunity to take part in Habitat for Humanity of Kenosha's Community Build Week 2025!

We’re proud to support this incredible organization and contribute to building safe, affordable housing for families in our community. We’re already looking forward to the next build!