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Wauwatosa students take next steps to ‘irreplaceable’ construction jobs
More than 40 high school students signed their employment contracts, got their safety yellow cords and even received recognition from Congress at a signing day event in the Milwaukee area.
Industry chips in for Wauwatosa high school trades program
The skilled trades program at Wauwatosa East High School continues with $60,000 funding from Wisconsin construction industry partners.
Graduating class: Miron celebrates 24 young adults at career signing day
Miron Construction held a career signing day celebration for 24 young adults who signed onto youth apprenticeships, started registered apprenticeships or moved on to full-time work.
PHOTOS: Students celebrate annual signing day at Wauwatosa East High School
Thirty-six Milwaukee-area students continued or started their youth apprenticeship or joined the industry full time, mostly as registered apprentices.
Workforce roundup: Contractors sign apprentices, start scholarships and launch summercamps
This week's roundup for workforce development efforts includes contractors signing apprentices and starting scholarship programs.
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)