Education & Workforce Development
EAU CLAIRE – School district considering off-site medical clinic for employees
Seeking a remedy to curb health care costs, the Eau Claire school district is looking into an employee off-site clinic as one possible option.
APPLETON – Appleton school board supports wage increases for employees
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education approved 2.07 percent salary and wage increases for five of its employee groups Monday at a cost of nearly $400,000.
Walker gives green light to Marquette police force
Marquette University can officially form its own campus police department, thanks to a bill signed today by Gov. Scott Walker.
Walker plans to extend UW System tuition freeze
Gov. Scott Walker today called for an additional two-year freeze on tuition for the University of Wisconsin System.
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National hiring gained strength in March
U.S. employers picked up their pace of hiring in March, a sign that suggests a winter slowdown was only temporary.
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U.S. hiring picked up in March
U.S. businesses added 191,000 jobs in March, returning to the level of job growth seen in December before bad winter weather hit the economy, payrolls firm ADP said today.
Verizon announces hiring surge
Verizon Wireless has announced it will hire 23 full-time employees in Wisconsin by the end of June. Seven of the positions will be in southeastern Wisconsin.
Meijer to hire 100 for Pleasant Prairie distribution center
Meijer Inc. said it plans to hire 100 employees to work at the regional distribution center that it will open this summer in Pleasant Prairie. Eventually there will be more than 300 employees working there.
Unemployment rates fall in most states
February unemployment rates fell in most states, including Wisconsin, and two-thirds of the states reported job gains.
