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Trades contribute to Care House
Date: Jan-25-2019
MOUNT CLEMENS – Building trades union representatives on Jan. 11 contributed $9,550 to the operations of Care House, a facility that helps women and children who are victims of domestic...
At home, on campus: New apartments meet a growing need at Wayne State
Date: Jan-11-2019
DETROIT - Wayne State University's reputation as a commuter destination is moving further into its past, as the school is on course to have space to house 3,800 students on...
BLS: fatal job injuries declined by 1% in 2017
Date: Jan-11-2019
WASHINGTON (PAI)—The number and the rate of job injuries that killed workers both declined by 1 percent in 2017, compared to the year before, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported....
Legislature, Snyder OK new Straits pipeline tunnel
Date: Jan-11-2019
LANSING - Legislation to create the new Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority was signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder on Dec. 12, clearing the way for the construction and operation...
News Briefs
Date: Jan-11-2019
Dems resurrect 'Labor' committee WASHINGTON (PAI)—The House Education and Labor Committee is back. To nobody’s great surprise, the House Democratic Caucus, whose members will be the majority in the 116th...
Scarcity of qualified workers may hinder construction
Date: Jan-11-2019
Michigan re-joined the nation's construction party in November, overcoming a weak start to the fall season and ending it on a stronger note. Michigan added 900 construction jobs between October...
Year-end legislative action: could have been worse for workers
Date: Jan-11-2019
LANSING - With the state's Republican stranglehold on state politics ending on Jan. 1 with the swearing-in of newly elected Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, GOP lawmakers sent a whopping 408 bills...
State closer to approving $500M Line 5 utility tunnel at Straits
Date: Dec-14-2018
LANSING – Construction of a new utility tunnel between Michigan’s peninsulas is closer now that the state Legislature and Gov. Snyder have agreed on the formation of a governing “Mackinac...
What's up in Foxtown: new building, old theatre put trades to work
Date: Dec-14-2018
CONSTRUCTION WORK along Woodward Avenue in Detroit has employed thousands of tradespeople over the past several years, including (above) the new construction of the eight-story Little Caesars Pizza Headquarters building...
Jobs incline is old but good, U-M outlook says
Date: Dec-14-2018
After a record-matching nine straight years of economic growth, Michigan's aging pace of positive job creation has cooled during 2018 and is likely to continue to do so through the...