Education & Workforce Development
Employers have a stake in the urgent need for mental health care
Mental health conditions affect millions of Americans, with more than 25 percent of people in any given year experiencing some kind of anxiety, depression or other condition, according to Mental Health America.
The ensuing fatigue, loss of energy, persistent sadness and more not only impact personal lives, but also carry over into professional lives with a loss of concentration, absenteeism and short-term disability.
Mental health conditions strike many Americans in their productive working years, and the results are so severe that World Health Organization research shows mental health conditions cause greater disability than cancer, cardiovascular disease, arthritis and diabetes.
The ensuing fatigue, loss of energy, persistent sadness and more not only impact personal lives, but also carry over into professional lives with a loss of concentration, absenteeism and short-term disability.
Mental health conditions strike many Americans in their productive working years, and the results are so severe that World Health Organization research shows mental health conditions cause greater disability than cancer, cardiovascular disease, arthritis and diabetes.
BizTimes Bubbler Executive of the Week: Joshua Schultz
BizTimes Media featured Joshua Schultz, director of Project Lead The Way and assistant professor and program director at Milwaukee School of Engineering, as its Bubbler Executive of the Week this week.
Bader Philanthropies adds funds to ‘Compete Milwaukee’
Milwaukee-based Bader Philanthropies Inc. has committed a two-year $250,000 grant to the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board as the board revises its approach to connecting employers and jobseekers through a strategy known as “Compete Milwaukee.”
Marquette High plots $13M expansion, renovation
Milwaukee's Marquette University High School is on the verge of a near $13 million expansion and renovation project, pending final approval of phase one of the project at a March 25 board meeting.
YPWeek Wisconsin adds two new cities
Wisconsin’s first-ever large scale YPWeek program has continued to pique the interest of cities across the state as Sheboygan and Fond du Lac draw their young professional networks into the lineup of events.
State’s changes will cause people to go hungry
I am here to announce the state's new policy on food — YOU: Will Work For Food.
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Meehan to leave Alverno in 2016
Alverno College president Mary Meehan, Ph.D., the first lay president in the institution's history, has announced plans to step down in June 2016.
Next Newsmaker Luncheon to feature Mone
The Milwaukee Press Club will present a Newsmaker Luncheon featuring University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone on Wednesday, April 15.
Landscape company to hold job fair for 50 to 75 jobs
Germantown-based David J. Frank Landscape Contracting Inc. is holding two upcoming job fairs as it seeks to fill 50 to 75 positions.
Wisconsin ranks 38th in job growth
Wisconsin ranks 38th in private sector job growth over the past year, according to data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
