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In wake of recent unrest, Milwaukee leaders point to construction industry as avenue for economic success
After long pent-up frustration led to the destruction of several buildings on Milwaukee’s north side, city officials were suggesting residents might turn to construction to at least find part of a way out of the poverty and despair endured by many in the area.
For trades-union endorsements, odds favor experienced candidates in primary contests
When trade unions are faced with choosing whom to endorse in a race with two or more worthy candidates, seniority often serves as the tiebreaker.
Controversial high-rise plans make way to Milwaukee Common Council
In spite of objections from a room full of people, plans for a proposed 27-story high-rise on Milwaukee’s east side received a committee nod on Tuesday. The vote brought the […]
Mentor program gives students sample of work in construction trades
Bradley Tech High School capped off its inaugural Life Mentor program, which aims to introduce students to a career in the construction trades, with an hour-long event on Friday intended to grow student interest in the program through presentations and hands-on instruction.
Changes could be coming to Milwaukee resident-hiring program
In recommending changes to the city's Residents Preference Program, Milwaukee officials are considering doing away with a limit that now causes certification for local hiring goals to expire after five years.
IKEA is I-COMING: Construction to start in spring 2017 (UPDATE)
Construction of Wisconsin’s first IKEA store should begin around this time next year, and is expected to finish by summer the following year.
Arena about to buck a trend
Two days after news broke that M.A. Mortenson Co. would serve as construction manager for the new Milwaukee Bucks arena, local officials were boasting that the project and related developments would bring at least half a billion dollars of investment to a prime piece of real estate near the city's downtown.
‘Safety Day’ at the Northwestern Mutual site (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)
Contractors and workers performing work on the Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons participated in a Safety Day at the site location Thursday.
Right-to-work bill would strike labor-relations language
Wisconsin Republican’s right-to-work bill would strike parts of state law aimed at promoting harmonious relations between labor and management interests.
Contractor group to fight right-to-work (UPDATE)
Right-to-work laws have been characterized as clubs that business executives can use on workers, but 300 private contractors have joined a coalition in Wisconsin arguing that such perceptions do not apply to the trades.
Right-to-work rumblings growing in Wisconsin
Gov. Scott Walker's contention that a right-to-work proposal would be a “huge distraction” from his efforts to create jobs has not prevented business groups from tabbing the legislation as a priority.
Council’s Bukiewicz works to move industry forward
Two years after he was named a business representative for one local trade union, Dan Bukiewicz was elected to represent all 18 of them as president of the Milwaukee Building & Construction Trades Council.
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- Construction equipment maker will expand in Milwaukee’s north side
- High energy prices drive US producer inflation
- Interest rates, construction costs bury downtown hotel plan in Milwaukee
- Wisconsin enacting new residential electrical codes in the fall
- Affordable apartments in Milwaukee’s Harbor District gain financial foothold
- Zoning stalls for mixed-use redevelopment of North Shore Library
- Wisconsin homeowner accuses contractor of leaving remodeling job unfinished
- 200-unit riverfront apartment building gets OK in Milwaukee
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)