Published: August 26, 2010
Tags: AGC, Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee, Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, Manpower Inc., Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership/Big Step
By Marie Rohde
A shortage of skilled blue-collar workers could slow the global economy’s recovery, but the image of the construction trades is discouraging students from entering the industry, according to a study from Manpower Inc.
The Manpower study warned that the gap of skilled workers is acute in the world’s largest economies, including the United States. [...]
Published: July 22, 2010
Tags: AGC, Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, contractors, Division of Safety and Buildings, Proform Plumbing, registration, subcontractors, Wisconsin Department of Commerce, Wisconsin Legislature
By Justin Kern
Special to The Daily Reporter
The Wisconsin law requiring contractors to register with the state before going on a work site may be getting some teeth, but with a much smaller bite than initially proposed.
The state Department of Commerce has lowered proposed fines for unregistered general contractors and subcontractors that would have been among [...]
Published: June 21, 2010
Tags: AGC, Assembly, Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, bill, Boullion, candidate, ironworker, Ironworkers Local 383, Ironworkers Local 8, Jorgensen, Kubisiak, license, Marlin Schneider, Reihl, Wisconsin State Council of Carpenters
Comments: 2
By Paul Snyder
An ironworker running for state Assembly wants to revive a licensing bill for his trade even if industry reps consider the proposal little more than a power grab.
“We can’t afford to have buildings falling down in this state,” said Thad Kubisiak, a member of Ironworkers Local 383 who is running as an independent [...]
Published: June 8, 2010
Tags: ABC, AGC, apprentices, Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin, Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, Boullion, Department of Workforce Development, DWD, hiring, Iron Workers Local 383, John Schmitt, journeymen, Local 383, Mielke, Pete Stern, Wisconsin Laborers District Council
By Paul Snyder
Contractors working on state projects should have a choice between hiring apprentices and journeymen, according to construction groups asking the state to ease its employment rules.
“We want to see apprenticeship standards used as encouragement; not a hammer,” said Jim Boullion, government affairs director for the Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin.
The AGC, he said, [...]
Published: May 5, 2010
Tags: ABC, AGC, Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin, Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, Boullion, Department of Commerce, general contractor, Kaltenbrun, Kaltenbrun Bros. Roofing Co., Mielke, penalty, Quast, registration, subcontractor
By Darryl Enriquez
Longtime roofing contractor Leo Kaltenbrun of Sheboygan is skeptical of proposed penalties as high as $2,000 for generals and subs that fail to register with the state before going on a work site.
When Kaltenbrun, 90, founded Sheboygan-based Kaltenbrun Bros. Roofing Co. Inc. in 1946, a contractor preparing for a job simply went to [...]
Published: April 21, 2010
Tags: AGC, Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, Boullion, Building Commission, construction manager at risk, Kaufert, multiple-prime contracting, project bidding, single-prime contracting, Wisconsin Legislature
By Paul Snyder
The state Building Commission probably will have the rest of the year to decide whether Wisconsin’s bidding process is as efficient as it could be.
The state Legislature is unlikely to vote Thursday on a bill that would expand Wisconsin’s project delivery method to include single-prime and construction manager at risk contracts.
“It’s unfortunate,” said [...]
Published: April 13, 2010
Tags: AGC, Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, bill, Boullion, Construction Business Group, crane, DeBeck, excavator, grader, grinder, heavy equipment, Integrity Grading and Excavating, Kahl, license, milling machine, planer, scrapers, shouldering machine, Speedway Sand & Gravel, Weinkauf
Comments: 4
By Paul Snyder
A proposal to license heavy equipment operators is overkill for an industry already with plenty to lose if the wrong person is running a big machine, according to a 31-year construction veteran.
“There are some operators that shouldn’t be operators, and I understand that you don’t want every Tom, Dick and Harry jumping on [...]
Published: April 7, 2010
Tags: Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin, Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, F.J.A. Christiansen Roofing, International Union of Operating Engineers, McGowan, Mielke, Milwaukee, National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, osha, Parisi, Ryan Harrison
Comments: 1
By Paul Snyder
Construction industry representatives Wednesday pounded on a state bill that would add to upcoming federal certification requirements for crane operators.
The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Joe Parisi, D-Madison, would require a state license for crane operators working on public works projects with prevailing wages. The operators would need one of the following to [...]
Published: April 2, 2010
Tags: AGC, Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, bid, bidding, Boullion, Christensen, Division of State Facilities, H & H Industries, Helbach, Hintz, project, Risser, subcontractors, Wisconsin Department of Administration
Comments: 1
By Paul Snyder
Subcontractors searching for state project deliveries perfectly free of bid shopping might have to settle for a good-enough compromise.
“Is trying to stop any bid shopping after the general contractor’s bid better than what there is now? Yeah,” said Jeff Beiriger, executive director of the American Subcontractors Association of Wisconsin. “But is that the [...]
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