The Milwaukee Common Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance intended to drive more construction work to small businesses and businesses owned by minorities and women.

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By Marie Rohde The construction industry didn’t get what it wanted in the Legislative Audit Bureau’s report on women and minorities in apprenticeship programs for the trades. “We were hopeful that we’d hear some success stories,” said Kelly Tourdot, director ...

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Madison (AP) — State auditors say the Department of Workforce Development should step up efforts to ensure diversity in apprenticeship programs. The Legislative Audit Bureau found DWD has not consistently required local trade committees, which assign apprentices to employers, to ...

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By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — Shysen Turner doesn’t have a background in construction but he’s training to be a construction operating engineer, in part because the lure of the big machines was too much for him to ...

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Sean Ryan and Paul Snyder sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Wisconsin lawmakers are investigating the state’s enforcement of apprenticeship laws for women and minorities after fielding complaints that contractors are taking advantage of the system. “The economic downturn is one thing,” said state ...

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Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com Federal hiring rules are 40 years behind the times, and Wisconsin’s minority construction workers are paying the price. The hiring requirements, instituted by the U.S. Department of Labor in 1980, are based on population data from 1970. ...

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Sophia Tareen AP Writer Chicago — A legal advocacy group launched an education and awareness campaign Wednesday encouraging Latinos in 11 Midwest states to participate in the 2010 Census. The campaign by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund ...

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