Mighty Mac tops in engineering The Mackinac Bridge has been recognized as Michigan's top engineering accomplishment of the 20th Century. The American Society of Civil Engineers-Michigan Section conferred the award...

"Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for which he is accountable to...

For the Nov. 7 general election, building trades unions and the rest of organized labor are endorsing Al Gore for U.S. President, Debbie Stabenow for U.S. Senator, and a whole...

ANN ARBOR - This is a small city where developable downtown land is at a premium, so it is rare these days that a high-rise the such as the one...

The chief of the big-business backed Construction Users Roundtable said owners who pay for construction work want "quantifiable productivity" out of their workforce. What does that mean? He can't exactly...

Over the last eight years, most of which has been spent with a Republican-dominated Congress, President Bill Clinton, through his power to introduce and veto legislation, has often been the...

Material costs down, but wages aren't A year ago, some construction materials manufacturers were making a killing. Today, they're getting killed. Two years ago, wallboard prices were soaring and manufacturers...

MARQUETTE Twp. - Target stores are movin' on up, into the Upper Peninsula. The first Target store in the U.P. is on the way, being constructed by building trade union...

The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades is restoring the roar in Michigan and around the nation. Under new General President Michael E. Monroe, the union has been completely...

By U.S. Rep. Debbie Stabenow Candidate for U.S. Senate Every month, Julia Kanopsky is forced to make a difficult decision. How will she pay for the hundreds of dollars of...