The good times could keep rolling in construction, according to a pair of economists who spoke on Tuesday at a construction outlook event in Milwaukee.

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A state official has promised contractors they can expect to see opportunities related to a $10 billion Foxconn manufacturing campus "very soon."

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Responding to recent scandals at public-job sites, Milwaukee aldermen signed off Tuesday on a series of policies that could eventually change the way contractors do business with the city.

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Barring any big changes, the state budget headed next week to the Legislature would give contractors some long-sought tax relief. The $76 billion, two-year spending plan approved Wednesday by lawmakers on a powerful-budget writing committee would exempt construction companies from ...

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In supplying enough skilled workers to build Foxconn Technology Group’s planned $10 billion factory in Wisconsin, workforce-development groups can't expect to produce different results by doing things in the same old way.

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With the industry’s recruiting efforts bringing more young workers with little experience into the trades, what can contractors do to ensure their worksites remain safe?

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Even with unemployment rates falling, the construction industry’s job numbers were still dropping in both Wisconsin and Minnesota.

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Spurred by projected hiring goals, local unions are in a rush to certify members in Milwaukee’s Residents Preference Program before the first of three major projects breaks ground in fall.

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The Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee has chosen its 2014 officers.

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Prospective construction project manager Andrew Hillstrom is in high demand.

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