Spotlight

Potawatomi Carter Casino | Hotel Project Rise

Project Spotlight: Potawatomi Carter Casino | Hotel

June 30, 2025

Greenfire recently completed a two-part renovation project at Potawatomi Carter Casino | Hotel in Carter, WI. The scope included hotel room finish upgrades and a new smoking gaming area on the casino’s main floor. The hotel renovation updated 39 guest rooms, including two specialty rock & roll-themed suites. These suites feature custom finishes, fireplace installations, and fenced-in patios with pergolas. The new finishes extended themes from the recently completed Rock & Brews restaurant
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GMS 15 Year Party

The Spark | July 2025

July 1, 2025

June was a month to remember at Greenfire! We marked our 15-year anniversary with a celebration full of gratitude, honoring the journey that brought us here and a look to the future. We also celebrated major project milestones with ribbon
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Greenfire 15 Year Anniversary

Greenfire’s 15 Year Anniversary Party

June 27, 2025

Greenfire marked its 15th anniversary with a celebration at the Wgema Campus on Milwaukee’s Near West Side. The campus, home to Greenfire’s headquarters, is a multi-phased redevelopment project for the Forest County Potawatomi Community (FCPC). Hosting Greenfire’s 15-year anniversary party
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Students Tour fireside MARKET

June 13, 2025

Greenfire and fireside MARKET recently welcomed Potawatomi Ventures interns and students from the Career Exploration program to the construction site of the new fireside MARKET in Slinger, WI. The visit introduced the students to the work of Potawatomi Ventures subsidiaries
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Door County Granary Hosts Photoshoot

Door County Granary Hosts Photoshoot

June 10, 2025

The Door County Granary, a 2,285 SF historic structure restored by Greenfire, recently served as the site of an architectural photo shoot. Photographers Kevin Miyazaki and Mike Roemer captured the building’s unique textures, materials, and waterfront setting. Architect James Dallman
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JFS Board Tours Woodale Crossing

JFS Board Tours Woodale Crossing

June 7, 2025

Greenfire’s project team recently welcomed the Jewish Family Services (JFS) Housing Board to tour the nearly complete Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Residences at Woodale Crossing in Brown Deer, WI. The project will bring 56 affordable housing units designed to support
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Cornerstone Village-Highland

Project Spotlight | Cornerstone Village-Highland

June 2, 2025

Greenfire is managing the construction of Cornerstone Village – Highland, an affordable housing development by Cardinal Capital Management, located in Milwaukee’s historic Concordia neighborhood. The four-story, 84,400 SF building will bring 71 affordable apartments to the Near West Side, specifically
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Cornerstone Village-Highland

The Spark | June 2025

June 2, 2025

In this edition of The Spark, Greenfire certainly has had a busy May - with many of our projects nearing completion or significant milestones. The month of May also featured awards and nominations for several Greenfire projects throughout the state of
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Greenfire Projects Earn Mayor’s Design Awards

May 19, 2025

The Milwaukee Mayor’s Design Awards recognize architectural design excellence throughout the City of Milwaukee. Two projects managed by Greenfire received these awards by adding value to their neighborhoods by renovating, restoring, constructing or enhancing their properties in a way that
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Recognized for Blazing Trails

Over the years, Greenfire has been recognized for leading the way in construction management. Greenfire started from the ground up by managing projects for the Forest County Potawatomi Community and is now a leading firm for large, mixed-use developments. Expansion throughout Wisconsin and in various markets makes Greenfire a firm to watch. We are proud of each and every award that features our people, our projects, our services and our heritage.

Daily Reporter Top Projects of 2022
The Locklyn

NAIOP Wisconsin 2023 Chapter Awards
– Community Within the Corridor: Thrive Award

Mayor’s Design Awards
– Tribute Apartments
– The Wheatley

Milwaukee Business Journal’s Largest Milwaukee-Area Construction Firms – # 12

Wisconsin Masonry Alliance’s Excellence in Masonry Awards
– Waukesha City Hall: Best of Show & Excellence in Natural Stone Masonry
– Chiswick at Dunwood: Excellence in Concrete Masonry

2023 Appleton Downtown, Inc. Award

– The Residences at Zuelke

 

Daily Reporter Top Projects of 2020
– Gold Medal Lofts
– St. James 1868

Midwest Real Estate News Magazine’s 2021 Best of the Best Top Construction Companies – #41

Milwaukee Business Journal’s 2021 Real Estate Award winners
– Badger Mutual Insurance Headquarters
– St. James 1868

Milwaukee Business Journal’s Largest Milwaukee-Area Construction Firms – # 11

Milwaukee Business Journal’s Largest Milwaukee-area Based Minority-owned Businesses  – #4

Daily Reporter Newsmakers of the Year – Estimator of the Year – Joe Kolavo

Daily Reporter 2020 Diversity in Business

Daily Reporter Top Projects of 2019
– No Studios
– Potawatomi Hotel and Casino Phase II and Casino Infill Project
– Vim + Vigor
– Wgemas

Mayor’s Design Award
– Vim + Vigor

Midwest Real Estate News Magazine’s 2020 Best of the Best Top Construction Companies – #52

Milwaukee Business Journal’s 2020 Real Estate Award winners
– No Studios

Milwaukee Business Journal’s Largest Milwaukee-Area Construction Firms – # 22

Milwaukee Business Journal’s Largest Milwaukee-Area Minority-Owned Business – # 5

Wisconsin Commercial Real Estate Women 2020 Showcase Awards
– St. James 1868 – Project of the Year Award Winner
– No Studios

USGBC Wisconsin 2020 Leadership Award, Innovative Project – Interiors – Wgemas Building Renovation

Daily Reporter‘s Top Projects of 2016
– Echelon Apartments at Innovation Campus

Daily Reporter‘s Top Projects of 2016
– Wgetthta Renovation at Wgema Campus

Mayor’s Design Awards
Paper Box Lofts

Milwaukee Business Journal‘s Largest Milwaukee-area based Minority Owned Businesses – #3

Milwaukee Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Firms – #3

Milwaukee Business Journal’s Largest Milwaukee-Area Construction Firms – #16

Milwaukee Business Journal’s Real Estate Awards
– Beaumont Place

Tribal Business Journal‘s Top 100 Awards –Top 25 Fastest Growing Tribal Companies

Daily Reporter’s Top Projects
– Beaumont Place & Ward 4

Mayor’s Design Award
Potawatomi Hotel

Milwaukee Business Journal’s Largest Milwaukee-area based Minority Owned Businesses – #6

Milwaukee Business Journal’s Largest Milwaukee-Area Construction Firms – #21

Milwaukee Business Journal’s Real Estate Awards
– Potawatomi Business Development Corp./Data Holdings

Milwaukee Business Journal’s Largest Milwaukee-Area Construction Firms – #20

Daily Reporter’s Top Projects
– Data Holdings Data Center & FCPC Renewable Generation Biodigester

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