At Madison Area Technical College, about one third of the students in the welding certificate program are women as they're becoming a growing presence in skilled trades training programs. The shortage of skilled workers has caused the Trades to increase recruiting to bring in and train good people, including women. And more women [...]
More than $42 billion has been set aside for internet expansion under the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program. To that end, Federal regulators are publishing a new map showing where broadband internet is and isn't available across the country. Internet advocates are encouraging rural residents to check the accuracy of the interactive map [...]
Wisconsin is set to receive $48 million in federal funding next year to help in the effort to replace lead pipes. According to Public Service Commission data, there were over 170,000 lead service lines across the state in 2020. In this video from Building Wisconsin TV we’ll show how a residential lead water service line [...]
In this job market where many industries are looking for workers, the skilled trades are becoming more popular. Why? Here's a list of skilled trades jobs that pay more than $50,000 per year. There are also great benefits, a good work/life balance and the knowledge that you're making a valuable contribution to the [...]
As we celebrate Veterans Day, Building Wisconsin TV wants to salute our veterans and thank them for their service. Several of the Building Trades have recruiting initiatives to bring in and train veterans. See what some veterans are saying about being a Wisconsin Operating Engineer in this video. To learn more, click here or go to BuildingWisconsinTogether.com. Subscribe [...]
On November 1, the 2022 Building Advantage Construction Career Fair was held at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. The Fair gave high school students the opportunity to connect with construction professionals as well as hands-on activities to introduce them to the basic skills and technologies used in today’s building trades workforce. Even Milwaukee Bucks president Peter [...]
The 2022 Building Advantage Construction Career Fair will be held at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Tuesday, November 1 from 9 am – 2:00 pm. The Fair gives high school students the opportunity to connect with construction professionals as well as hands-on activities to introduce them to the basic skills and technologies used [...]
The 2022 Building Advantage Construction Career Fair will be held at Fiserv Forum on Tuesday, November 1 from 9 am - 2:00 pm. The Fair gives high school students the opportunity to connect with construction professionals as well as hands-on activities to introduce them to the basic skills and technologies used in today's [...]
The Milwaukee Bucks are favored by most experts to return to their championship form this season. They've started 2-0 and have 2 games this week at beautiful Fiserv Forum. When the Bucks owners came to Milwaukee, they made some big promises: major downtown development with a new multi-purpose arena, nightlife with bars and [...]
Gov. Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation have announced that municipalities across the state received more than $132 million in fourth quarter payments to help local governments make necessary improvements to the roads in their communities. Many road construction projects rely on aggregate from quarries. In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, host Stuart Keith [...]