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The prices of various construction materials increased by 6.2 percent between August 2017 and August this year.
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Read More »Higher bids, longer projects among consequences of Wisconsin’s labor shortage
For Wisconsin contractors, Labor Day might be yet another reminder of one of the state's most persistent sources of concern: There's too much labor to be done and not enough people to do it.
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Read More »AGC survey: 82 percent of Wis. contractors struggling to find craft workers
A full 80 percent of the respondents to a national industry survey reported having trouble hiring craft workers; in Wisconsin specifically, the number was even higher – 82 percent — while 60 percent said they were struggling to hire for salaried positions.
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Read More »July again sees Wisconsin gaining construction jobs
Wisconsin gained 400 construction jobs from June to July, putting it among 29 states that saw gains between those two months.
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Read More »Construction costs hold steady in July, but economists warn increases could easily come back
July brought a break in a year marked by fast-rising construction-materials prices, but economists warned trade disputes could cause costs to begin rising quickly again.
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Read More »Industry unemployment hits record low in July
National construction employment increased by 303,000 jobs year-over-year in July and the industry’s unemployment rate hit a record low, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
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Read More »Construction employment rises in 10 of 11 Wis. metro areas
Construction employment continued to increase in most metro areas throughout the country June; in Wisconsin, the greatest increase for that month was seen in Eau Claire, according to data released Tuesday by the Associated General Contractors of America.
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Read More »Construction costs keep going up as tariffs take hold
With new tariffs imposed on imported steel and aluminum, the cost of construction materials rose again in June.
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Read More »Construction employment up in 9 Wisconsin metros
Construction employment rose in nine of Wisconsin’s 12 metropolitan statistical areas between May 2017 and May this year and remain unchanged in three.
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Read More »AGC critical of bill that would restrict legal immigration
The Associated General Contractors of America is criticizing immigration-reform proposals now before Congress, saying they would do little to “alleviate the industry’s workforce shortage.”
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