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Workers wanted for streetcar work
Local industry organizations are telling the public that now is the time to secure a seat with the crews that will be building Milwaukee's streetcar project.
Northwestern, Freshwater a contrast in meeting hiring goals
Members of Milwaukee's Common Council were offered a study in contrasts on Tuesday: The construction team working on the Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons continue to meet the city's resident-hiring and contracting goal for the massive project. Meanwhile, south of Interstate 94, the group behind a much smaller Freshwater Plaza Apartments project is falling short.
Northwestern event aims to keep workers in industry
Milwaukee workforce-development officials are trying to make sure the 70 or so workers who will soon finish working on a curtain wall for the Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons project can continue their careers in construction.
PLA in play for new building next to Bucks training center
As news came out Friday that yet another building is going up as part of the Bucks arena development in downtown Milwaukee, the contractor overseeing the construction said it is still putting together a project-labor agreement for that part of the work.
In wake of recent unrest, Milwaukee leaders point to construction industry as avenue for economic success
After long pent-up frustration led to the destruction of several buildings on Milwaukee’s north side, city officials were suggesting residents might turn to construction to at least find part of a way out of the poverty and despair endured by many in the area.
For trades-union endorsements, odds favor experienced candidates in primary contests
When trade unions are faced with choosing whom to endorse in a race with two or more worthy candidates, seniority often serves as the tiebreaker.
Mentor program gives students sample of work in construction trades
Bradley Tech High School capped off its inaugural Life Mentor program, which aims to introduce students to a career in the construction trades, with an hour-long event on Friday intended to grow student interest in the program through presentations and hands-on instruction.
Changes could be coming to Milwaukee resident-hiring program
In recommending changes to the city's Residents Preference Program, Milwaukee officials are considering doing away with a limit that now causes certification for local hiring goals to expire after five years.
New federal rule aims to shed light on anti-union campaigns (UPDATE)
Come July 1, contractors and other employers will have to disclose the identities of outside consultants that employers might have hired to help disrupt union organizing and other labor-related activities.
Contractor group to fight right-to-work (UPDATE)
Right-to-work laws have been characterized as clubs that business executives can use on workers, but 300 private contractors have joined a coalition in Wisconsin arguing that such perceptions do not apply to the trades.
Plagge dedicates herself to council
Julie Plagge vividly remembers her first day at the Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council.
MG&E rate hearing draws overflow crowd to Madison (UPDATE)
Electricity customers, during public hearings this week, testified that increases in utility companies’ rates would discourage conservation and the use of renewable energy.
Today’s News
- Wisconsin lawmaker accepts award for helping pass DACA bill
- Plans for $107M Wauwatosa library gain momentum
- Trump signs additional tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and lumber
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 27, 2026
- Feds commit $5B to AI-powered research for construction
- Worker files NLRB complaint against Wisconsin painters union
- Lawsuit challenges Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program
- Sheboygan TID proposal targets public incentives of $5M or more
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 21
- State warns of workers’ compensation scam targeting victims
- Washington County housing initiative brings back young homeowners
- South Milwaukee apartment project canceled after financing shortfall
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)