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Workforce officials look forward to Biden’s workforce boost in Milwaukee
Workforce building in Milwaukee is in good hands, WRTP | BIG STEP officials said after the city was designated a "Workforce Hub."
3 ways to celebrate Women in Construction week in Wisconsin
Women in Construction week celebrations in the state include a career fair, panels and speakers.
WRTP | BIG STEP will host diversity career fair in Madison
WRTP | BIG STEP and Latino Academy of Workforce Development will host the 2024 Partners in Construction Diversity Career Fair.
WRTP | BIG STEP gets $1.5 million for skills training
The funds will be used to expand and modernize a trades workforce development center in the west side of Milwaukee.
Milwaukee a finalist for $50M economic revitalization program
Grow Milwaukee will compete for a grant to help redefine the 30th Street Industrial Corridor.
Multiple events planned for National Apprenticeship Week
The governor will deliver an announcement on Wisconsin apprenticeships in front of media and more than 400 teens on Tuesday.
Former inmate able to rebuild life through work in construction trades
As the construction industry searches for labor, trades careers become a viable option for former inmates.
Today’s News
- Sixth Street roundabout in Milwaukee could be reworked
- 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
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)