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Mielke takes over as senior apprenticeship director of ABC National
After serving as the president of the Wisconsin chapter for 12 years, Mielke will work with ABC's 67 chapters to advance apprenticeship programs nationwide.
Brews and Blueprints Podcast: John Mielke, President of ABC of Wisconsin
Brews and Blueprints is a podcast about development, real estate and construction in Wisconsin. We talk to the minds and drivers behind new projects and the latest technology shaping the physical environment in the state.
ON THE LEVEL: Kelly Tourdot talks growth for ABC of Wisconsin
After starting out when ABC was still small, Tourdot said her goals for growth were the same.
Kelly Tourdot named next president of ABC of Wisconsin
John Mielke is moving to a job with ABC National after 32 years at ABC of Wisconsin.
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.
What Mitch Landrieu didn’t say during his visit to Madison
White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu visited Madison recently as part of a three-week national tour touting the impacts of the Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act, the largest federal investment in public transportation in U.S. history.
Wisconsin right-to-work in spotlight again
Wisconsin laws like right to work and Act 10 could have different outcomes depending on who wins the April Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
Federal project labor agreement proposal fuels debate across local industry
A federal proposal to implement an executive order for project labor agreements for federal projects worth $35 million or more has sparked debate within Wisconsin’s construction industry.
PLAs on projects good news for Wisconsin
Late last week, John Mielke, president of ABC Wisconsin, submitted commentary lamenting items he felt weren’t mentioned by President Biden while visiting Wisconsin to discuss the billions in bipartisan infrastructure funding that is headed our way.
MIELKE: What President Biden didn’t mention during his visit to Wisconsin
During President Joe Biden’s Labor Day visit to Milwaukee’s Labor Fest, he touted his accomplishments to date, including a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package. What he failed to mention is that his administration is imposing anti-competitive policies that almost exclusively benefit one category of construction workers over another.
Evers vetoes bill to provide tax break for apprenticeship tuition
Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a bill on Friday that would have provided a tax break for apprenticeship tuition.
It’s time for innovative policies for construction careers
Anyone who was in high school before 1990 can recall a requirement to take at least one type of technical-education class, where you would learn some basic techniques about cooking, sewing, metals, woodworking, printing, architecture and the list goes on.
Today’s News
- Supervisor calls for referendum on Milwaukee County Courthouse revamp
- $19M mixed-use project tackles city’s biggest issues
- US existing home sales unexpectedly fall in June
- Milwaukee Water Street nightlife locations for sale
- Milwaukee mayor favors improving I-794 freeway over removal
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 13, 2026
- 200-unit apartment project wins 2nd city endorsement
- ON THE LEVEL: Josh Brown takes the torch at Bliffert Lumber
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Tom’s Drive In nears completion in Fond du Lac
- Computing facility dropped from Midtown Center redevelopment in Milwaukee
- Delayed Bay View development reaches Milwaukee Common Council
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 6
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)