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More Women Are Enrolling In Trades Classes

At technical colleges throughout the state, more women are enrolling in trades classes. Madison Area Technical College reports that about a third of the students in their welding certificate program are women. The shortage of skilled workers has caused the Trades to increase recruiting to bring in and train good people, including women. [...]

2024-02-22T09:39:52-06:00February 22nd, 2024|Project Insights|0 Comments

Spec Mix Bricklayer 500 Regional Competition in Fond du Lac Wisconsin

Check out the "Road to Las Vegas" in this episode of Building Wisconsin TV as we visit the Spec Mix Bricklayer 500 Regional Competition in Fond du Lac Wisconsin. We'll start with an introduction from Jim Vick, State Director of the Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers. Then catch up with Mike Rolf from Spec [...]

Road Construction Season Accomplishments

It's been said that there are only 2 seasons in Wisconsin: winter and road construction. As winter winds down and road construction ramps up, we'll review last season's accomplishments in this video from Building Wisconsin TV. Host Stuart Keith meets with WiDot Secy. Craig Thompson to follow up on a major project near Madison [...]

2024-02-20T09:37:49-06:00February 20th, 2024|Project Insights|0 Comments

Waste Water Treatment With UA Local 400

In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, we'll learn about plumbing in waste water treatment plants with the pros from UA Local 400. Host Stuart Keith starts with UA 400 Business Mgr Doug Dokey and then heads to the Heart of the Valley Waste Water Treatment Plant in Kaukauna to meet with District Dir [...]

2024-02-19T09:03:20-06:00February 19th, 2024|Project Insights|0 Comments

Schedule For February 17-18

Here’s this weekend’s Statewide TV Schedule for Building Wisconsin:* Milwaukee – Sunday, February 18 at 10:30 am on WTMJ TV-4. Madison – Sunday, February 18 at 5:30 am on WKOW TV-27. Green Bay – Saturday, February 17 at 6:00 am on WGBA TV-26 and 8:00 am on WACY TV-32. Sunday, February 18 at 10:00 am [...]

2024-02-16T09:35:01-06:00February 16th, 2024|Television Air Time Schedules|0 Comments

Plumbers 75 Tributary Hub Will Support Working Families

Plumbers Local 75 transformed an empty big box store into their Madison Training Center and Tributary Hub. The Tributary Hub is a partnership to support working families with career training, child care and affordable housing. In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, host Stuart Keith meets with Steve Breitlow and Cory Thompson from Plumbers Local [...]

2024-02-15T08:59:10-06:00February 15th, 2024|Project Insights|0 Comments

Baird Center Nearing Completion

The $456 million expansion of the Baird Center in downtown Milwaukee is nearing completion as nearly 400 workers are performing different tasks inside the structure. Here's a slideshow tour of the expansion and in this video from Building Wisconsin TV, host Stuart Keith meets on site with contractors and members of Ironworkers Local 8. [...]

2024-02-13T09:16:14-06:00February 13th, 2024|Project Insights|0 Comments

Underground Directional Boring

The Governor’s Task Force on Broadband Access has predicted that affordable high-speed internet will be available to all Wisconsin homes and businesses by the end of the decade. In today’s video from Building Wisconsin TV, host Stuart Keith meets with industry experts to learn about underground directional boring needed to make this happen. Robb Kahl from the Construction [...]

2024-02-12T09:25:55-06:00February 12th, 2024|Project Insights|0 Comments

Schedule For February 10-11

Here’s this weekend’s TV Schedule for Building Wisconsin:* Milwaukee – Sunday, February 11 at 10:30 am on WTMJ TV-4. Madison – Sunday, February 11 at 5:30 am and 10:30 am on WKOW TV-27 and 6:30 pm on TvW. Wausau – Saturday, February 10 at 5:00 am and Sunday, February 11 at 10:00 am and 12:00 [...]

2024-02-09T10:05:26-06:00February 9th, 2024|Television Air Time Schedules|0 Comments

Being Salt Wise With Water Softeners

Salt pollution is becoming a problem. Salt pollutes drinking water sources, aids some invasive species, damages infrastructure and causes soil problems. Municipalities are using less salt used on roads and in this video from Building Wisconsin TV, we show how being salt wise with water softeners can also make a big impact in [...]

2024-02-08T09:35:05-06:00February 8th, 2024|Project Insights|0 Comments