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Applications available for Lean scholarships
The winners of the 2025 Erickson Strong Scholarship are Alicia Carella of Roman Electric and Tony Ramos of Plumbers Local 75. The scholarships cover the costs for the recipients to attend the 2025 LCI Congress to be held Oct. 20-24, 2025, in Arlington, Texas.
ABC of Wisconsin Apprenticeship and Training Trust awards 15 scholarships
Fifteen apprentices in the skilled trades have been awarded $1,000 scholarships for the 2024-25 school year from the Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin’s Apprenticeship and Training Trust.
Waechter, DeLaurier win Erickson Strong lean scholarships
The winners of the 2024 Erickson Strong Scholarship are Angie Waechter of Blair Fire Protection and Brad DeLaurier of CornerStone One.
Lean Construction Industry scholarships available
Applications are being accepted for the Erickson Strong Scholarship to attend the 2024 Lean Construction Industry (LCI) Congress Core Program session. Two scholarships, $2,500 each, will be awarded.
High School students help build new stadium facility, launch a career
Fifteen Oak Creek High School students on Thursday cut the ribbon to the new stadium entrance they helped build and celebrated three students who signed onto employment with Appleton-based The Boldt Co.
WRTP | BIG STEP, Realta Fusion begin partnership to bring workers into burgeoning energy sector
WRTP | BIG STEP officials on Monday announced a partnership with Madison-based Realta Fusion to address current and future workforce needs for the fusion energy industry.
Mule-Hide unveils new training center in Beloit
The company’s training facility on the ABC Supply headquarters campus in Beloit has reopened as a Mule-Hide Training Center following a renovation.
Mentorship program for high school students expands Wisconsin chapter to Madison
The ACE Mentor Program of Wisconsin announced Friday it will expand its 2022-23 programs to introduce high school students in the Madison and Milwaukee areas to construction, architecture and engineering career paths.
A BANNER YEAR: Record number of apprentices enter the ABC of Wisconsin Apprenticeship program for fall
The Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin Apprenticeship program is experiencing its highest level of enrollment in its 35-year history.
Fast-growing occupations that pay well and don’t require a college degree
By Ryan Farrell and William Lawhorn Economists in the Office of Occupational Outlook and Employment Projections, BLS Occupations that require a college degree get lots of attention for offering strong […]
ENGINEERING A FUTURE: Learning center opens in Washington County with goal to get kids interested in field
Kids in communities surrounding Milwaukee will find ways to get engaged with engineering before high school thanks to a new learning center slated to open in Washington County in early October.
HELPING HAND: Corporate partner lends space, building surfaces to incoming regional workforce development center
A regional workforce development center for high school students being built in Fitchburg added a new corporate partner to provide furnishings and space, company officials said.
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- Marquette professor wins Milek Fellowship with ‘Goldilocks’ solution to an earthquake engineering problem
- Big Bend planners recommend permit for athletic complex’s 1st phase
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- Where Wisconsin governor candidates stand on data center construction
- Marshfield plans $7.6 million youth center at former J.C. Penney building
- Milwaukee convention hotel plan advances with possible $500 million financing
- 49 townhomes set for downtown Milwaukee’s north edge
- The Brewers’ roof is leaking. But it could be worse
- Wisconsin Supreme Court holds Pabst liable for asbestos exposure at Milwaukee brewery
- Colliers brokers $9.5M sale of Milwaukee townhome community
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Pomp’s Tire Service in DeForest
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)