Education & Workforce Development

While the number of women-owned businesses has grown by 68 percent nationally since 1997, Wisconsin has lagged behind with just 36.6 percent growth, according to the recent American Express OPEN State the of Women-Owned Businesses Report.

Supervalu Inc. will lay off 155 employees at its Pleasant Prairie regional office, 8401 W. 102nd St., Suite 300, as part of a national consolidation plan.

After failing to meet its anticipated undergraduate enrollment target last fall and struggling to balance its budget, Carroll University, located in Waukesha, has decided to eliminate 14 staff positions and two faculty positions.

The Milwaukee County Board today overrode Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele’s veto of a “living wage” ordinance with a 12-6 vote.

Women in Manufacturing (WiM) has announced the launch of its first community chapter in Milwaukee.

The Fund for Lake Michigan has approved a $500,000 grant to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences to support its $53 million expansion along Milwaukee’s inner harbor.

The State of Wisconsin's unemployment rate fell from 6.3 percent in December to 6.1 percent in January, on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the latest report from the state Department of Workforce Development.

BMO Harris Bank released a study today that found the majority of business owners and executives in Wisconsin plan on investing in their business in 2014.

Professional Dimensions, a Milwaukee membership organization that promotes the professional and personal growth of women, will recognize Wendy Baumann, president and chief visionary officer of the Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation and Carmen Pitre, executive director of the Sojourner Family Peace Center, as its 2014 Professional Dimensions Sacagawea Award winners.

Lakeland College says it will be build a new $2.8 million center in Bellevue and move its area operations there later this year.