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Forecast: Economic challenges ahead as rates rise and labor shortages remain
Recession risks, labor shortages, office vacancies and interest rates were all hurdles ahead for contractors.
The trade labor shortage is nothing new, but its impacts are
Skilled trades employers posted over 200,000 job openings in April 2023.
Construction workforce shortages continue, survey indicates
Not many candidates vying for work in the construction industry have the skills needed to do so, adding to workforce shortages, according to results of a survey by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and Autodesk.
Supply chain, labor issues still rattling construction industry
The overall cost of construction materials dipped in the last couple of months for the first time since 2020. However, home builders are still facing an uphill battle with lack of warehousing storage and a tight labor market, among other factors.
5 industry trends to watch in 2023
The construction industry in Wisconsin is poised to battle usual suspects in the new year, with labor availability and prices up with inflation among the biggest challenges ahead.
Creatively attracting talent: Construction outlook for 2023
The construction business is booming. Across the country, the industry is short 650,000 workers to meet current demand.
Tackling the manufacturing hiring crisis
“We are hiring.” How many times have you seen that this week? Or even just today? It seems no industry is immune from the labor shortage crisis.
Wisconsin Republicans seek to tighten unemployment benefits
Wisconsin Republicans introduced legislation Tuesday that would tighten eligibility for unemployment benefits and Medicaid coverage, saying the bills are designed to help alleviate what they maintain is a crippling labor shortage in the state.
ON THE LEVEL: Is federal infrastructure bill a good problem to have?
If contractors had to sum up the prospect of getting work from the recently passed federal infrastructure bill amid continuing labor and supply shortages, many would no doubt say: It’s a good problem to have. Others, of a more skeptical cast of mind, might add: Be careful what you wish for.
Wisconsin’s labor shortage could last years. Here’s how employers, workers can succeed
To understand how Wisconsin’s labor shortage has transformed the jobs market, look no further than an Oct. 14 job fair to hire workers for expansions of Pierce Manufacturing’s production plants in Neenah and Fox Crossing.
AGC: Contractors face labor shortage, rising costs, supply chain delays in COVID recovery
A year-and-a-half into the pandemic, contractors are contending once again with a shortage of labor that's compounding supply chain delays and project disruptions.
ON THE LEVEL: With Kessenich, AGC of Greater Milwaukee places priority on local experience (VIDEO)
After sifting through more than 150 applications, officials at the Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee found they didn’t have to go far for their next chief executive. Mark Kessenich, who will take the reins at the AGC of Greater Milwaukee in June, has spent the past eight years at the workforce-group development group WRTP/Big Step, six of those as president. Recent months have[...]
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- Milwaukee Mayor’s $1.9B budget proposal has infrastructure boost
- As employers face labor shortages, Biden administration rolls out playbook for training workers
- Wisconsin Senate committee votes against confirmation for four DNR policy board appointees
- October proclaimed Architecture Awareness Month in Wisconsin
- Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of October 2, 2023
- Corn mill owners plead to federal charges in fatal explosion, will pay $11.25 million
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Second phase of Lower Yahara River Trail construction
- Sky-high mortgage rates leave homes unaffordable for more buyers, sending new home sales tumbling
- Forecast: Economic challenges ahead as rates rise and labor shortages remain
- CBRE opens office on 18th floor of Milwaukee BMO Tower
- Former inmate able to rebuild life through work in construction trades
- Zignego to lead $60M I-894 improvement project
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)
