November 6, 2023 – How Has a So-Called “Right-to-Work” Law Impacted Indiana’s Manufacturing Sector?
August 15, 2023 – Construction Apprenticeships as a Career Development Alternative in Indiana: Enrollment, Diversity, Hours, Completion Rates, and Earnings in Registered Apprenticeship Programs
August 3, 2023 – Construction Apprenticeships as a Career Development Alternative in Michigan: Enrollment, Diversity, Hours, Completion Rates, and Earnings in Registered Apprenticeship Programs
May 2023 – Indiana Transportation Funding: Analyzing Recent State and Local Government Revenue Changes & Their Reach
February 16, 2023 – Hiring Local on Transportation Infrastructure Projects in Pennsylvania: Employment, Economic, Fiscal, and Training Impacts
February 14, 2023 – The Impact of Montana’s Prevailing Wage Law: Effects on Costs, Training, and Economic Development
November 30, 2021 – The Impact of Unions on Construction Worksite Health and Safety: Evidence from OSHA Inspections
October 17, 2022 – An Economic Impact Analysis of Hiring Local in Springfield, Missouri
October 7, 2021 – Apprenticeship as a Career Development Alternative: Enrollment, Hours, and Earnings in Registered Apprenticeship Programs in Wisconsin
September 15, 2021 – Apprenticeship Training in Iowa: Enrollment, Completion Rates, and Earnings
September 6, 2022 – The State of the Unions 2022: A Profile of Unionization in Chicago, in Illinois, and in the United States
August 6, 2021 – The Effects of ‘Federal-Aid Swap’ Programs on Highway Construction Costs, Contractor Diversity, and Out-of-State Contractors: Evidence from Iowa
July 1, 2021 – Building a Strong Minnesota: An Analysis of Minnesota’s Union Construction Industry
March 24, 2022 – Building Good Local Jobs on Utility-Scale Clean Energy Projects in Wisconsin: The Impact of High-Road Labor and Contracting Standards
March 2022 – Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Transportation Funding Summary for Indiana
January 14, 2021 – The Costs of Wage Theft and Payroll Fraud in the Construction Industries of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois: Impacts on Workers and Taxpayers
October 2, 2020 – The Effects of Repealing Prevailing Wage in Wisconsin: Impacts on Ten Construction Market Outcomes
September 7, 2020 – The State of the Unions 2020: A Profile of Unionization in Chicago, in Illinois, and in the United States
September 3, 2020 – Building Good Jobs in the Great Plains Through Clean Energy Investments: Impacts in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota
September 16, 2019 – The Impact of Construction Apprenticeship Programs in Minnesota: A Return-on-Investment Analysis
September 3, 2019 – The State of the Unions 2019: A Profile of Unionization in Chicago, in Illinois, and in the United States
September 2, 2018 – The State of the Unions 2018: A Profile of Unionization in Chicago, in Illinois, and in the United States
September 2, 2018 – The State of the Unions 2018: A Profile of Unionization in Minnesota and in the United States
September 2, 2018 – The State of the Unions 2018: A Profile of Unionization in Wisconsin and in the United States
July 2018 – An Examination of Minnesota’s Prevailing Wage Law: Effects on Costs, Training, and Economic Development
June 2018 – The Energy Sector in Indiana: Getting Down and Dirty on Clean Energy Opportunities
June 2018 – Climate Change and Its Impact on Infrastructure Systems in Indiana
May 22, 2018 – Responsible Bidder Ordinances Promote Local Construction Standards: Evidence from Indiana
March 20, 2018 – A Comparison of Highway Construction Costs in the Midwest and Nationally
February 2018 – Addressing the Opioid Epidemic Among Midwest Construction Workers
January 2018 – The Effects of Repealing Common Construction Wage in Indiana: Impacts on Ten Construction Market Outcomes
January 2018 – The Potential Economic Consequences of a Highly Automated Construction Industry: What If Construction Becomes the Next Manufacturing?
October 10, 2017 – Climate Change and Its Impact On Infrastructure Systems in the Midwest
October 5, 2017 – Prevailing Wage and Military Veterans in Minnesota: Applied Policy Brief
September 4, 2017 – The State of the Unions 2017: A Profile of Unionization in Minnesota and in America
September 4, 2017 – The State of the Unions 2017: A Profile of Unionization in Wisconsin and in the United States
June 19, 2017 – The Social Costs of Repealing Wisconsin’s Prevailing Wage Law
May 18, 2017 – The $5 Billion Cost of Construction Fatalities in the United States: A 50 State Comparison
April 10, 2017 – The Economic, Fiscal, and Social Effects of Ohio’s Prevailing Wage Law: Research Report
April 6, 2017 – Prevailing Wage and Military Veterans in Connecticut: Applied Policy Brief
March 13, 2017 – Union Decline and Economic Redistribution: A Report on Twelve Midwest States
March 13, 2017 – HB 1002: Investing in Indiana’s Future
December 15, 2016 – The Economic, Fiscal, and Social Effects of Kentucky’s Prevailing Wage Law: Research Report
December 6, 2016 – Road and Bridge Report: Wisconsin vs. Illinois vs. Iowa
December 2016 – Gas Taxes in the United States and Globally: Failing to Address Transportation Infrastructure
November 2, 2016 – Weakening Waukesha County: Prevailing Wage Changes Will Hurt the County
October 26, 2016 – Prevailing Wage Repeal Cannot Result in “44 Percent Savings:” Evidence from Southwestern Wisconsin
September 2, 2016 – The State of the Unions 2016: A Profile of Unionization in the Twin Cities, in Minnesota, and in America
August 31, 2016 – Construction Careers Versus Construction Jobs: A Case Study of Two Construction Sectors in the Twin Cities Region
August 23, 2016 – School Construction and Prevailing Wage in Minnesota: Economic Commentary
August 18, 2016 – Prevailing Wage and Military Veterans in Wisconsin: Applied Policy Brief
August 17, 2016 – The Energy Sector in Minnesota: Getting Down and Dirty on Clean Energy Opportunities in Minnesota
August 16, 2016 – The Impact of Construction Dues in Minnesota: An Organizational and Individual-Level Analysis
July 25, 2016 – The State of the Unions 2016: A Profile of Unionization in Milwaukee, in Wisconsin, and in the United States
July 13, 2016 – A Minimum-Wage Worker Cannot Afford a Modest Apartment: Evidence from Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Iowa
June 15, 2016 – Weakening Prevailing Wage Hurts Local Contractors and Workers: A Case Study from Southern Indiana
May 31, 2016 – The State of the Unions 2016: A Profile of Unionization in Iowa and America
May 26, 2016 – States with Higher Minimum Wages Added More Jobs: April 2015 – April 2016
May 23, 2016 – The State of the Unions 2016: A Profile of Unionization in Indianapolis, in Indiana, and in America
May 16, 2016 – The State of the Unions 2016: A Profile of Unionization in Chicago, in Illinois, and in America
May 10, 2016 – The Impact of Prevailing Wage Laws on Military Veterans: An Economic and Labor Market Analysis
May 10, 2016 – The Impact of Prevailing Wage Laws on Military Veterans: Report Fact Sheet
March 7, 2016 – Two Sides of the Same Gold Coin: School Construction and Water Quality Projects in Iowa
February 15, 2016 – Competency Needed: Addressing Iowa’s Skilled Construction Worker Shortage
December 21, 2015 – Causes of Indiana’s Road Funding Gap: Inflation, Fuel Efficiency, and Inaction
December 18, 2015 – The Cost of Construction Injuries and Fatalities in Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa: Economic Commentary
June 25, 2015 – The Cost of Repealing Michigan’s Prevailing Wage Policy: Impacts on Total Construction Costs and Economic Activity
March 1, 2015 – Road and Bridge Construction Workers in the Midwest: Productive, High-Skilled, and Well-Paid
December 22, 2014 – The IN-RIDE Proposal: A Modern, Sustainable Policy to Fund Transportation Infrastructure
August 11, 2014 – Self-Sufficient Construction Workers: Why Prevailing Wage Laws are the Best Deal for Taxpayers
August 2014 – P3s: Where Wall Street Meets Main Street
June 23, 2014 – Common Sense Construction: The Economic Impacts of Indiana’s Common Construction Wage
January 10, 2014 – Increasing Horizontal Construction through the Gas Tax: Benefits to Clinton County, IA
November 6, 2013 – The Benefits of the Illiana Expressway: An Opportunity for Indiana