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Bukiewicz plans to keep building trades leadership role if elected
Dan Bukiewicz, also mayor of Oak Creek, at his first campaign fundraising event on Feb. 11 said he plans to stay at the helm of the Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council if elected to the state Assembly.
Bukiewicz announces bid for Wisconsin State Assembly
Dan Bukiewicz, mayor of Oak Creek and president of the Milwaukee Building & Construction Trades Council, announced his candidacy for the 21st Assembly District.
$15 billion Vantage data center breaks ground in Port Washington
Construction begins on Vantage Data Centers’ $15B Port Washington campus, a massive AI data center tied to OpenAI and Oracle’s Stargate program.
Wisconsin labor teams up to deliver $15 billion Port Washington data center
Denver-based Vantage Data Centers on Thursday announced it has partnered with the Wisconsin Building Trades Council to build the Lighthouse data center campus in Port Washington.
$130 million in Department of Energy grants at risk Wisconsin
As federal funding and systems dwindle, states are left to decide how and whether to make up the difference.
Construction unions show support for Oak Creek plant conversion
Milwaukee construction officials supported plans to convert the Oak Creek Power Plant from burning coal to natural gas.
Contractors, trades were out in force for apprenticeship week
Contractors, construction association and the skilled trades held multiple events for the 10th anniversary of National Apprenticeship Week.
Ironworkers remember three fallen members on 25th anniversary of Big Blue collapse
Jeffrey Wischer, William DeGrave and Jerome Starr were "Local 8's finest" when they died in the crane wreck 25 years ago.
Labor unions help warm Milwaukee women’s shelter
Trades workers have donated nearly $50,000 in four years, said Dan Bukiewicz. The donations come directly from union members by way of their organizations.
Milwaukee childcare pilot program supports construction trade workers
Milwaukee and New York City were selected to host pilot programs to help construction trade workers afford daycare services.
Local unions team up with United Way to provide school supplies for Milwaukee area youth
Participating unions included Iron Workers Local 8, Operating Engineers Local 139 and Electrical Workers Local 494.
Milwaukee-area students step up to apprenticeships for trades signature day
The state's director for apprenticeship standards said the signatures were the start of new career pathways for high school and post high school students.
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- Brown County drops data center moratorium proposal
- Cobalt Partners share North Shore Library development plans
- Zignego Co. scores $45M highway contract at start of construction season
- New Berlin residents cold on Rockwell Automations plan
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- WisDOT studying redesign of Walker’s Point interchange
- $2M outdoor improvements to begin at Appleton middle school
- Kenosha firm completes largest private affordable housing project in Wisconsin
- After federal DEI rollback, Wisconsin DBE recertifications plummet
- Milwaukee Tool plans 141,000-square-foot expansion in Menomonee Falls
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of June 1, 2026
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)