As Memorial Day approaches, Camp American Legion in Lake Tomahawk WI is preparing for the 2023 season. The Camp is an outdoor retreat for Wisconsin veterans serving many injured and disabled veterans each summer. This video from Building Wisconsin TV features Camp American Legion and showcases work done by veterans from Wisconsin Operating Engineers Local 139. Host Stuart [...]
Kids Building Wisconsin will be back at McKee Farms Park in Fitchburg WI on Saturday, May 20. The event features construction equipment and hands-on exhibits showing kids the many exciting careers in the construction industry. There will also be food, fun and lots of chances to win prizes. Kids Building Wisconsin is designed to [...]
The huge expense of a 4 year college education is causing more young people to look at trade apprenticeships as a a lucrative career alternative. It's attractive because apprentices can get paid right out of high school, avoid student debt, eventually earn far more than the median income and explore jobs they might not [...]
The 2023 UN Water Conference, the first in a generation, mobilized Member States to take action and bring clean water solutions to a global scale. An important issue for many countries is the replacement of lead water service lines. Here in Wisconsin, we're set to receive $139 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to [...]
The 25th Women In Construction Week was March 5-11. It celebrates and promotes the role of women nationwide in the construction industry. This year's theme, 'Many Paths, One Mission,' celebrated the many different journeys women have taken to not only join but bolster the construction industry. Even large Wisconsin builders like Findorff highlighted [...]
Interested Fox Valley women should check out the Women In The Pipe Trades Open House tomorrow March 8, 2023 from 4:30-6:30 pm at the UA 400 Training Center at 2700 Northridge Dr Kaukauna WI 54130. UA 400 has top-rate apprenticeship programs that can be a great fit for women as well as men. Apprentices are paid [...]
Interested Fox Valley women should check out the Women In The Pipe Trades Open House on March 8, 2023 from 4:30-6:30 pm at the UA 400 Training Center at 2700 Northridge Dr Kaukauna WI 54130. UA 400 has top-rate apprenticeship programs that can be a great fit for women as well as men. Apprentices are [...]
States and non-profit groups can apply for $27 billion in funding from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund created by Congress. This 'green bank' provides low-cost funding for projects intended to cut planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. This video from Building Wisconsin TV features members from Wisconsin Operating Engineers Local 139 building a solar project near Wisconsin Rapids. [...]
President Joe Biden emphasized the economy, unions and a "Blue Collar Blueprint to rebuild America" during his visit to the Wisconsin Laborers Training Center in De Forest WI. In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, host Stuart Keith travels to Verona WI to check out Wisconsin Laborers during construction of the new high school [...]
Salt pollution in our streams, lakes and ground water causes many problems. Salt inhibits fish growth and reproduction and is beneficial to some invasive species. It also pollutes drinking water sources, damages infrastructure and causes soil problems. Being salt wise means reducing salt use on roads and sidewalks and in this video from [...]