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Anyone following the news about the construction industry's protracted labor shortage knows it's not a situation that's unique to Wisconsin.
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Read More »Average industry wage exceeds $30 for first time this September
Average hourly wages in the construction exceeded $30 an hour for the first time ever this September, a prominent trades group reported on Friday.
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Read More »Input prices up 6.2 percent year-over-year in August
The prices of various construction materials increased by 6.2 percent between August 2017 and August this year.
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Read More »Higher bids, longer projects among consequences of Wisconsin’s labor shortage
For Wisconsin contractors, Labor Day might be yet another reminder of one of the state's most persistent sources of concern: There's too much labor to be done and not enough people to do it.
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Read More »AGC survey: 82 percent of Wis. contractors struggling to find craft workers
A full 80 percent of the respondents to a national industry survey reported having trouble hiring craft workers; in Wisconsin specifically, the number was even higher – 82 percent — while 60 percent said they were struggling to hire for salaried positions.
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Read More »EXPANDING ON SAFETY: New training center to double classroom space (VIDEO)
For more than 30 years, the Wisconsin Laborers’ District Council Apprentice and Training Center in DeForest has taught prospective workers a slew of jobs in construction — and how to do them safely.
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Read More »Like Wis., Minn. trying new initiatives to pique interest in trades
Dan Emerson BridgeTower Media Newswires MINNEAPOLIS, MN – As Wisconsin officials look to bring more people into the construction industry to help build Foxconn’s new plant in Mount Pleasant and other projects, their counterparts in Minnesota are trying to do ...
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Read More »EDITORIAL: Never mind who will work in the Foxconn plant. Who will work on it?
Gov. Scott Walker’s administration announced plans in January for a $1 million marketing campaign to persuade young Chicagoans to move north to the Badger State.
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Read More »Construction robots weld, bolt, lift to beat worker shortage
Robots that can weld, lift and bolt are being developed to help combat labor shortages at Japanese construction sites although safety and regulatory considerations will limit their use to night shifts when no workers are nearby.
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Read More »Employ Milwaukee’s Buford departs amid growing worker demand
The president and CEO of Employ Milwaukee,the largest workforce board in the state, is stepping down for a new job.
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