All Reports

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