A year-and-a-half into the pandemic, contractors are contending once again with a shortage of labor that's compounding supply chain delays and project disruptions.
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Read More »September 2, 2021 2:46 pm Leave a comment
A year-and-a-half into the pandemic, contractors are contending once again with a shortage of labor that's compounding supply chain delays and project disruptions.
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A state senate committee on Monday advanced its version of a COVID-19 relief bill that would protect businesses from lawsuits but wouldn’t prevent firms from requiring their workers get a vaccine against the virus.
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Read More »September 2, 2020 3:49 pm Leave a comment
As contractors contend with project delays and cancellations in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, many are still struggling to find skilled workers, according to a survey from the Associated General Contractors of America.
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Read More »April 24, 2020 12:28 pm Leave a comment
The Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin’s Construction Education Foundation has donated $5,000 in online courses from ClickSafety Inc. to help high school students at the seven different AGC-supported ACE Academies across the state continue their construction education.
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Read More »March 17, 2020 3:25 pm Leave a comment
The Associated General Contractors of America is warning that shutting down construction projects to slow the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak could damage the economy and undermine recovery efforts.
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Read More »December 26, 2019 9:40 am Leave a comment
As one strong year for the construction industry draws to a close, analysts are confident there’s another one in store for 2020.
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Read More »December 21, 2018 2:38 pm Leave a comment
Forty-two states and the District of Columbia added jobs between November this year and November last year, according to the Associated General Contractors of America’s analysis of U.S. Department of Labor data.
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Forty-five states and the District of Columbia — Wisconsin included — added construction jobs between August 2017 and August 2018, while 33 states added construction jobs between July and August, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America.
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday sent Congress a $4.1 trillion federal spending plan that would seek to drum up $800 billion in private investment in infrastructure using $200 billion in federal spending.
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Read More »May 19, 2017 1:05 pm Leave a comment
Wisconsin was among 39 states whose construction industries added jobs between April 2016 and April this year, according to seasonally adjusted numbers.
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