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"The 2018 survey shows average annual salaries for 32 categories of workers, with project managers ($92,523) and project supervisors ($88,355) making the most money. The next highest salaries went to combo welders ($71,067), instrumentation technicians ($70,080), pipe welders ($69,222), power line workers ($68,262), industrial electricians ($67,269), millwrights ($66,919), tower crane operators ($66,329) and mobile crane operators ($66,119). All in all, there were 19 positions that earned an average salary of $60,000 or more."

Survey: Salaries for many construction trades on the rise The report shows average annual salaries for 32 categories of workers, with project managers ($92,523) and project supervisors ($88,355) making the most money.

There's always more that can be done

Be strategic. Don't just keep running a play that isn't working. But if you want to get ahead, do more. Try more. Learn more. Push harder. Work longer. Dream big and execute bigger. That's the way forward.

The beginning of a downward spiral 2011-

" DTE Energy is interested in purchasing as much as 3 million gallons of water daily from the Karegnondi Water Authority, the regional consortium that's pushing plans to build the pipeline, according to county Drain Commissioner Jeff Wright."

DTE Energy tells new regional authority it may want 3 million gallons of Lake Huron water daily Before the first shovel of dirt is turned to build a new water pipeline to Lake Huron, there's already a potential VIP customer waiting in the wings.

Coyote, a Chicago-based transportation management services company owned by UPS Inc., is planning a capital investment of up to $3.6 million in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. Having outgrown its current facility in Ann Arbor, the company plans to lease an existing building to create 300 new jobs. Coyote primarily recruits recent college graduates.

Logistics provider, manufacturer to invest $75 million in Southeast Michigan The Michigan Strategic Fund's board approved grants and tax breaks to two companies that would create 800 new jobs in the region.

More great jobs for Michigan

Southeast Mich. attracts $13M in business expansions The state of Michigan grants $1.5 million to Healthmark Industries and Location Services for creation of 245 jobs in Fraser and Pittsfield Township

“The foundation of Ford — the trucks — is still healthy, but there are concerns about whether Ford has prepared for tomorrow and the future,” said Karl Brauer, executive publisher of the auto information providers Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book. “Ford hasn’t been effective enough in convincing investors that they are.”

Ford, an Automaker at a Crossroads, Seeks Cuts and Partners With its stock at its lowest point since 2009, the company plans to trim its salaried work force and is exploring an alliance with Volkswagen.