Free Newsletter
Northeast Wisconsin contractor awards grants to students in skilled trades
Fond du Lac-based C.D. Smith Construction awarded grants to six high school students for skilled trades and construction education programs.
PHOTOS: Students celebrate annual signing day at Wauwatosa East High School
Thirty-six Milwaukee-area students continued or started their youth apprenticeship or joined the industry full time, mostly as registered apprentices.
Wisconsin bill looks to expand apprentice to journey worker ratio
A bill is out to boost construction trainee numbers by increasing the number of apprentices overseen by journeymen on job sites.
Son learns carpentry at Riley Construction, joins superintendent father
Brodey Wixom, who entered the construction workforce after his father, said he's already learned a lot with coworkers at Riley Construction in Madison.
Trump administration pulls Biden orders tied to infrastructure investment
President Donald Trump rolled back Biden-era policies for infrastructure, apprenticeship and wages. However, the federal government has already committed billions to Wisconsin projects.
Contractors, trades were out in force for apprenticeship week
Contractors, construction association and the skilled trades held multiple events for the 10th anniversary of National Apprenticeship Week.
Riley Construction apprentice putting in the ‘hustle’
A Riley Construction carpenter apprentice shares his upward climb in the trades.
Wisconsin breaks apprenticeship record for a third time
Wisconsin had 17,089 apprentices registered in 2024, an all-time high in the 112-year-old program.
Findorff signs new full-time apprentice as industry is hungry for workers
Findorff partnered with the Wauwatosa and West Allis school districts as the demand for construction jobs remains high.
Polk of MATC named director of DWD’s Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards
The Department of Workforce Development has named David Polk to serve as director of the agency's Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards.
Report finds earnings of apprenticeship grads rival those with four-year degrees
A recent report finds graduates of union apprenticeships earn wages and benefits that rival those earned by workers with a four-year college degree, calling such programs the "bachelor's degree" of the construction industry.
Report finds earnings of apprenticeship grads rival those with four-year degrees
A recent report finds graduates of union apprenticeships earn wages and benefits that rival those earned by workers with a four-year college degree, calling such programs the "bachelor's degree" of the construction industry.
Today’s News
- WisDOT says veterans graves won’t be moved during I-94 expansion
- Wisconsin Laborers union launches peer support group
- Milwaukee County courthouse cost doubles to nearly $900 million
- Plan Commission punts decision on Milwaukee Walmart redevelopment
- Drilling fluid spills into wetland during Line 5 reroute construction
- Lease for Milwaukee’s Derse property opens as company moves to Oak Creek
- Goodbye NAIOP Wisconsin, hello CREDA Wisconsin
- Milwaukee elementary school deemed total loss after inferno
- Leadership roles change at Bliffert Lumber
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | June 30
- Foreclosure judgement ordered for Neutral Milwaukee site
- HEAT IS ON: Construction experts share tips on working in record-breaking temps
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)