Tag: big construction projects

Workforce

Northwestern Mutual sets out to hire 1,000 construction workers in Milwaukee

Northwestern Mutual is in the middle of a substantial construction project in downtown Milwaukee and the company is in need of a lot of hands to get it done. On Monday, the company hosted a job fair in Milwaukee in search of 1,000 construction workers to build its $450 million tower, according to a report […]

October 21, 2014

Workforce

$1.5B University of Connecticut expansion to create 30k construction jobs

Lawmakers in Connecticut have approved a $1.5 billion expansion of the University of Connecticut that will create 30,000 construction jobs, according to the Associated Press. Dubbed “Next Generation Connecticut” the plan and praised by UConn President Susan Herbst as “Nothing short of transformational,” the project will build new classrooms, labs and housing. Construction will take place […]

June 12, 2013