Free Newsletter
Wisconsin Laborers union launches peer support group
The Wisconsin Laborers District Council launched LEAN, a peer support program for members facing addiction and mental health challenges.
Why PPE remains a crucial safety control on construction jobsites
Mortenson emphasizes PPE as the last line of defense in construction safety, focusing on controls and culture to prevent incidents on jobsites.
Faith Technologies Incorporated talks culture of care for suicide prevention week
During Construction Suicide Prevention Week, one Wisconsin company said mental health is an everyday conversation.
Mental health during the time change and the holidays
Bruce Morton, president Wisconsin Construction Wellness Community, writes about mental health management as the days get shorter and families gather for the holidays.
Boldt suicide prevention and mental health awareness program grows
The Boldt Company have 132 employees across the country who are designated for the Question, Persuade and Refer suicide prevention program.
Focusing on the connection between mental, physical health
Being an introvert or extrovert puts people in a different mental health space and can factor into how that person works, communicates, or socializes.
Pushing the needle on mental health is a team effort
As I gear up for our May technical meeting for my nonprofit, Wisconsin Construction Wellness Community, I think of a stat that construction workers die by suicide at a rate 4.3 times greater than any other workplace. This is higher than all jobsite fatalities combined.
Mental health taking on added importance for contractors
Mental health quickly becomes part of contractors' safety standards to quell rising suicide rates.
How (and why) Wisconsin contractors should address employee mental health issues
The COVID pandemic has exacerbated an already serious global health mental health epidemic. While Wisconsin has moved into second place among states in how effectively it provides access to care, the time is ripe for the private sector to step up its game, too.
COVID-19: One more reason to take mental health seriously
Even in the best of times, mental health is a big concern in the construction industry.
Today’s News
- $24M mixed-use development breaks ground
- 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
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)