Rising Wages and Historic Small Business Growth Add to Strong American Economy The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that consumer prices dropped 0.1% in June, with core inflation being the lowest in more than three years. In addition, BLS reported that the U.S. economy added 206,000 jobs in June, exceeding expectations. In total, a record 15.7 million jobs have been created...

As evidenced by record high jobs and low unemployment, President Biden has placed an important emphasis on creating good quality and high-paying jobs for all Americans. And thanks to funding from the historic CHIPS and Science Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and the Inflation Reduction Act, construction jobs are in high demand. To fill these jobs, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo continues...

Wisconsin-based companies, Miron and Boldt join a growing list of construction industry leaders, including Bechtel and Turner who announced their support earlier last week. On Friday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo traveled to Milwaukee to join Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership WRTP | BIG STEP for a roundtable on women in construction and the trades...

Job openings in construction are at near record levels, with millions of jobs created through the Biden-Harris Administration’s CHIPS and Science Act, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and Inflation Reduction Act. But right now, women are vastly underrepresented in the construction industry. While the number of women entering construction has increased slightly over the past several years, right now...