Wisconsin contractors urge Kenosha council to delay vote over bidding ordinance
Kenosha officials will vote on an ordinance which contractors say will bar some firms from working on area public projects.
Nearly 350 graduating apprentices recognized by ABC of Wisconsin as craft professionals
ABC named its Craft Professional of the Year at an event recognizing apprentices' achievements.
Plumbers’ union showcases state-of-the-art apprentice training center, a cut above as state apprenticeships grow
As trade apprenticeships rise in Wisconsin, some unions offer more intense and higher level training.
Madison, ABC of Wisconsin begin arguments on bird glass ordinance before Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Attorneys for ABC of Wisconsin and Madison spoke in front of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in a case over a bird-safe glass ordinance for the city's glass building surfaces.
Wisconsin construction industry reacts after Protasiewicz wins State Supreme Court swing seat
Dan Knodl won the seat for the state 8th Senate District and Sarah Geenen won the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District 1 seat.
Republican union busting sends endorsements to Democrats, COVID lockdowns sending endorsements to Republicans
Trade associations and labor unions will endorse either left-leaning Janet Protasiewicz or Republican Dan Kelly ahead of the Wisconsin Supreme Court race.
ABC of Wisconsin endorses Wis. Supreme Court Candidate Kelly
The open-shop trade association had endorsed Dan Kelly for the Wisconsin Supreme Court race.
ABC of Wisconsin to celebrate apprentice competition winner at Lyons Electric
A first-place apprentice will be awarded by a U.S. Congressman before going to a national championship in Florida.
ABC of Wisconsin to host 2023 skill competition in West Bend
ABC of Wisconsin will host its apprentices skills competition in West Bend on Friday.
ABC’s Tourdot leaves technical college board
ABC of Wisconsin's Kelly Tourdot left the Wisconsin Technical College System Board, part of a small exodus of Walker appointees from their state seats.
Bipartisan study committee to review 3 bills to expedite commercial building process
A bipartisan study committee will consider three bills regarding how commercial building plans will be reviewed by the state with hopes they will pass with both Democratic and Republican legislators’ support.
ABC Wisconsin reports highest apprenticeship enrollment in program’s history
Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin announced on Friday a dramatic increase of enrollees in their apprenticeship program, and now the program faces its highest enrollment in its 35-year history.
Today’s News
- 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
- Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of October 2, 2023
- Corn mill owners plead to federal charges in fatal explosion, will pay $11.25 million
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Second phase of Lower Yahara River Trail construction
- Sky-high mortgage rates leave homes unaffordable for more buyers, sending new home sales tumbling
- Forecast: Economic challenges ahead as rates rise and labor shortages remain
- CBRE opens office on 18th floor of Milwaukee BMO Tower
- Former inmate able to rebuild life through work in construction trades
- Zignego to lead $60M I-894 improvement project
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)