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Unions are Part of the Affordable Housing Solution
By Chris Mambu Rasch Executive Director at Building Advantage How can we strengthen Milwaukee and the greater region by better connecting housing to jobs and jobs to housing? Building Trades […]
Commitment to Inclusion is Changing the Construction Industry
The construction industry is keenly aware of its aging workforce and the need to ensure a talent pipeline into the future. Almost 24% of our tradespeople are set to retire in the next 10 years. As an industry, our goal is to not only replace these retirees, but to grow our ranks with a focus on inclusivity.
WRTP | BIG STEP’s Plans for Leveraging an ‘Economic Down-Payment’
Building Advantage Executive Director Chris Mambu Rasch sits down with WRTP | Big Step's President and CEO Lindsay Blumer for a Q&A.
ACEA’s Matt Marcellis digs into legal cases affecting the construction industry
ACEA's Matt Marcellis digs into legal cases affecting the construction industry
MEETING CHANGING NEEDS: How the industry is stepping up for current challenges
Rasch: Tell us a little bit about the Plumbing, Mechanical and Sheet Metal Contractors Alliance, or PMSMCA, and your role. Kowalski: The PMSMCA is a member organization comprised of signatory […]
Keeping Up with Replacement Valuations
Insurance replacement values have long been an issue discussed in the insurance marketplace, but rarely pushed to the forefront … until now. It is no secret that the pandemic continues to weigh heavily on the economy, and specifically the construction industry.
Got Certificates? Use Technology to Manage COI Contractual Compliance
A construction industry attorney once advised that there isn’t a construction contract executed that doesn’t contain some form of contractual default. The question is whether or not the default ever surfaces.
Customizing your Benefits Strategy to Take on the War for Talent in Construction
We don’t have to tell you twice that it’s more difficult than ever to hire (and retain) good talent in your industry. Workers are open to new opportunities at any time, as the current job market seems to be offering robust, creative benefits and compensation to those with the right experience and skill set.
Dan Bukiewicz Talks Workforce and Milwaukee’s Renaissance
Industry leader and president of the Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council, Dan Bukiewicz, discusses Milwaukee’s workforce and the city’s building boom with Chris Mambu Rasch, executive director at Building Advantage. Chris and Dan dig into a number of topics affecting the union construction industry and discuss Milwaukee’s future.
5 Reasons Why Union Registered Apprenticeship is the First and Only Choice
A college degree is often viewed as the only path after high school. However, traditional schooling to get a four-year degree isn’t the right choice for everyone. Hands-on learning in an everchanging work environment is a great opportunity for those interested in something different.
Women in Construction Week: Building Opportunities for Milwaukee’s Tradeswomen
From apprentices to company owners and every career path in between, women are making their mark on Milwaukee’s commercial construction industry. Diversity is essential for every company and industry to grow, and this week, the industry is coming together to support and promote the role of women in construction.
Mambu Rasch senses opportunity as he takes reins at Building Advantage
Chris Mambu Rasch gained a first-hand appreciation of how the labor movement benefits workers by advocating for a large government-employees union in Chicago and a nurses union in Wisconsin.
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- Northwestern Mutual’s $500M overhaul a boon for Milwaukee residents
- BUILDING BLOCKS: University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh Clow Social Science Center renovation
- Madison takes center stage in the world of highway safety
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids around the state
- Milwaukee Plan Commission approves shorter, denser New Land apartments
- Milwaukee County breaks ground on first health and human services center
- Where are the homes? Glaring need for housing construction underlined by Century 21 CEO
- Lawmakers block update for new commercial building standards
- Milwaukee mayor’s $1.9B budget proposal has infrastructure boost
- As employers face labor shortages, Biden administration rolls out playbook for training workers
- Wisconsin Senate committee votes against confirmation for four DNR policy board appointees
- October proclaimed Architecture Awareness Month in Wisconsin
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)
