Highway 14 bids break MnDOT budget

MnDOT seeks contractor input for St. Croix Crossing

Published: August 31, 2012
Tags: AGC, Army Corps of Engineers, Associated General Contractors, MnDOT, St. Croix Crossing, St. Croix River Crossing

If you’re a contractor and have sound advice on how to best build a complex bridge with an unusual design in a protected scenic waterway, Minnesota transportation officials want to hear from you.

Construction jobless rate lowest in 4 years

Published: August 14, 2012
Tags: AGC, Associated General Contractors, jobs, Ken Simonson, unemployment

The construction industry lost 1,000 jobs in July even though the its unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since 2008, according to analysis of new federal data by the Associated General Contractors of America.

Report: 10,000 construction jobs lost in Wisconsin

Published: July 24, 2012
Tags: AGC, Associated General Contractors, jobs, Ken Simonson

A new report says Wisconsin lost more than 10,000 construction jobs in the last year.

Editorial cartoon

Published: April 13, 2012
Tags: ABC, AGC, Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin, Associated General Contractors, cartoon, MBE, Minority Business Enterprise program, minority contractors, minority hiring

State’s minority goals lack justification

Published: April 11, 2012
Tags: ABC, AGC, Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin, Associated General Contractors, John Mielke, John Sullivan, MBE, Minority Business Enterprise program, minority contractors, minority hiring, Miron Construction, Timothy Kippenhan, William Perry Pendley
Comments: 1

Wisconsin’s 5 percent minority contractor participation goal has stood for nearly 30 years with no adjustments, no review and no justification.

Contractors question new Minn. minority hiring goals

Published: March 22, 2012
Tags: Associated General Contractors, Holte Contracting, ironworkers, J&L Steel and Electrical Services, Ken Sorensen, minority hiring, Mortenson Construction, Tim Worke

Minnesota is raising the bar for minority hiring on construction projects paid for by the state, but some contractors say the new aggressive goals aren’t realistic — especially while unemployment is high in the construction industry.

State loses 4,100 construction jobs in a year

Published: February 1, 2012
Tags: AGC, Associated General Contractors, Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs

Wisconsin lost 4,100 construction jobs from December 2010 to December 2011, according to the latest federal employment data.

MnDOT claims tally from shutdown continues to climb

Published: December 20, 2011
Tags: AGC, Ames Construction, Associated General Contractors, J&L Steel & Electrical Services, Lunda, Lunda Construction, MnDOT, shutdown, Tim Worke

Five months after the state government shutdown ended, the Minnesota Department of Transportation still is trying to settle more than half the contractor claims related to suspending road and bridge projects.

Firm turns drywall supply, demand on its head

Published: October 25, 2011
Tags: AGC, Appleton Lathing, Associated General Contractors, Associated General Contractors of America, Bob Fleming, CertainTeed Gypsum, Craig Weisbruch, Drywall, Eagle Materials, Fleming Building Products, Jeff Beiriger, Ken Simonson, Michael Winghart, National Gypsum Properties, Wisconsin Roofing Contractors Association

A national drywall manufacturer is bucking the economic principle that prices go up to match increased demand.