Published: February 12, 2010
Tags: 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, ABC, AGC, Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin, Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, Boullion, clean energy, coalition, Dane County, Department of Natural Resources, diesel, DNR, Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming, Hiniker, Hulsey, idling, John Anderson, Miller, Plale, Tom Walker, Wisconsin Clean Diesel Coalition, Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association, WTBA
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By Paul Snyder
Fearing a diesel emissions crackdown that could cripple construction company budgets, industry groups want new rules approved before the state has a chance to study the issue.
The Wisconsin Clean Diesel Coalition — with the Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, the Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., the Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association and [...]
Published: February 8, 2010
Tags: Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, Beiriger, Boullion, DeWitt Ross & Stevens SC, J.F. Cook Co., J.F. Cook Co. Inc., Larry Michael, liability, risk transfer, Selzer-Ornst, Selzer-Ornst Co. Inc., Taylor, The Brehmer Agency, Voss, Wisconsin Supreme Court
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By Paul Snyder
Associations for subcontractors and general contractors are at odds over a new bill that would ban risk transfer in construction contracts.
State Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, is gathering co-sponsors for the bill, which would invalidate construction contracts requiring a company protect or insure another company.
The impetus, said Taylor’s spokesman, Eric Peterson, is a legal [...]
Published: February 3, 2010
Tags: AGC, Assembly Committee on Campaign Reform, Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, bill, Boullion, campaign contribution, election, Schneider, Smith, Stone
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By Paul Snyder
Legislative and industry skepticism is stacking up against a bill that would prohibit contractors on state projects from contributing to political campaigns.
State Rep. Marlin Schneider, D-Wisconsin Rapids, said he is willing to amend his bill, which in its current state would prohibit any officer or substantial owner of a company from contributing to [...]
Published: February 2, 2010
Tags: Associated Builders & Contractors Inc., Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, Boullion, Dane County Circuit Court, DWD, Mielke, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
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By Paul Snyder
The state has temporarily suspended its new prevailing-wage reporting law, according to the Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., which has filed a request for an injunction to block enforcement of the law.
But officials with the state departments of Justice and Workforce Development would not confirm the reporting requirements have been suspended. [...]
Published: January 29, 2010
Tags: Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin, Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, Boullion, Jones, Mielke, prevailing wage, reporting, Thimm, WDW, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Wondra Construction
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By Paul Snyder
Acting on industrywide confusion over the state’s new prevailing-wage requirements, the Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc. on Friday requested an injunction to block enforcement of the law.
“On the most basic level, it’s a bad law,” said John Mielke, ABC vice president.
ABC filed the request in Dane County Circuit Court and expects [...]
Published: January 29, 2010
Tags: Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin, Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee, Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, Boullion, Boycks, Colin Teska, Department of Commerce, Emons, Iron Workers Local 8, ironworkers, Jorgensen, journeyman, legislation, licensure, master, Reihl, Sinicki, Wisconsin Builders Association, Wisconsin State Council of Carpenters
By Paul Snyder
Authors of a bill that would require licensure of ironworkers in Wisconsin are working on amendments to quell growing opposition in the construction industry.
Critics argue the bill is a thinly veiled jurisdiction grab and say passage will result in contractors losing flexibility to select workers and nonunion or other unions losing the ability [...]
Published: December 8, 2009
Tags: Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, Black, Boullion, Boycks, Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming, Hozeny, International Energy Conservation Code, Miller, Nelson, Plale, Soletski, TimberLane Builders LLC, Vilstrup, Wisconsin Builders Association, Wisconsin Department of Commerce
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By Paul Snyder
A wary construction industry is watching closely as legislators consider automatically updating state building codes to match those set by the federal government.
“The fear is what we would have to adopt,” said Brad Boycks, director of government and political affairs for the Wisconsin Builders Association. “We have a good system of using national [...]
Published: December 2, 2009
Tags: Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin, Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, bill, Boullion, Decker, Kaufert, Kreitlow, membership, Mielke, Risser, Sheridan, state Building Commission
By Paul Snyder
A bill that would increase the number of state Building Commission members is facing criticism that more representation further frays the group’s commitment to checking politics at the door.
“Historically, the Building Commission has stayed out of politics and partisanship — until this year when (Democrats) have steamrolled us on every single issue,” said [...]
Published: November 17, 2009
Tags: AGC, appointment, Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, Boullion, DNR, Doyle, Gard, Huebsch, McCallum, Natural Resources Board, permit, secretary, split, Wisconsin Builders Association, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
By Paul Snyder
The debate over state Department of Natural Resources leadership appointments boils down to one issue for construction industry associations: Whoever controls project permitting must be accountable to the governor.
“The problem is there’s a lot of gray area in decisions,” said Jim Boullion, government affairs director for the Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin. “Is [...]
