As the weather begins to warm up and the snow begins to melt, another rite of spring begins in Minnesota — the shipping season starts on the Great Lakes.

During the first week in March the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) mobilized its 118 U.S. chapters to recognize and laud the achievements of women in the building construction trades.

Larry Gilbertson, the president of the Apprenticeship Coordinators Association, once again emceed the 14th Annual Injured Apprentice Dinner at Mancini’s Restaurant Monday night, Feb. 3.

Women at the Trades Women Build Nations Conference get encouragement from Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

On Saturday September 21st Insulators Local 34 held their annual RibFest.  Young and old alike attended.  The food was exceptional.  (Photos by: Vince Muzik)

Construct Tomorrow took its show to Northern Minnesota, hosting events in Hinckley at Grand Casino and for two days in Duluth at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.

Channel 5 Eyewitness News reports on Wage Theft in the construction industry. (September 2019)

Read the article from the Midwest Economic Policy Institute about increases in apprenticeship participation and the related study. 

The Minneapolis Hilton will host the 9th National Trades Women Build Nations Conference, October 4-6.

Kim and Brittney Bray, mother and daughter, work as Operating Engineers and members of IUOE Local 49.

The Women Building Success awards, created just last year to recognize outstanding women workers in the local building trades, drew a standing-room-only crowd at Surly Brewing in Minneapolis on March 6.

A surprising number of veterans experience difficulty returning home from their service.