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State loses 4,100 construction jobs in a year
Wisconsin lost 4,100 construction jobs from December 2010 to December 2011, according to the latest federal employment data.
Private sector unions add members
Union membership grew slightly last year, giving union leaders hope that a period of steep declines has finally bottomed out.
The good side of the recession: Industry’s fatality numbers drop
The recession saved lives in the construction industry.
Facts in short supply in debate over union bill
PATRICK CONDON and ?SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Facts are in short supply at the Wisconsin Capitol, where protesters and politicians have been engaged in a tense […]
Union membership declines again
By Sam Hananel Associated Press Writer Washington — The nation’s labor unions experienced another steep decline in membership last year, even as the economy showed signs of recovery and job […]
Stimulus boosting construction, but what happens next?
By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — Despite national employment numbers offering encouraging news for construction, builders across the country are nervous about what the future holds as stimulus […]
Eau Claire leads nation in adding construction jobs
The Eau Claire area added more construction jobs between February 2009 and the same month this year than any other metropolitan area in the country, according to the Associated General […]
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- Groundbreaking set for $16M NeuVue mixed-use development in Milwaukee
- Architecture billings score low, but Wisconsin firms remain busy
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of June 29, 2026
- Meta, ABC partner on construction career academy amid data center boom
- The Gund Co. plans 110,000-square-foot expansion in Waukesha
- Milwaukee airport Amtrak project cost doubled since groundbreaking
- Tech giant sues Wisconsin regulator over data center restrictions
- World’s most powerful supercomputer project completed in Wisconsin
- Waukesha to consider final site plan for INNIO expansion
- New Land Enterprises proposes 25-story Milwaukee condo tower
- Civil engineering firm moves into new Cedarburg office
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | June 23
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)