Education & Workforce Development

U.S. News and World Report has ranked UW-Madison School of Business as the most popular business school in the country, placing it ahead of Harvard’s business school, which has held the title of “most popular” for the last two years.

ManpowerGroup, the Milwaukee-based global leader in contingent and permanent recruitment workforce solutions, today announced it is differentiating and evolving its business model to deliver faster, higher quality matches to employers and job seekers.

SCORE Southeast Wisconsin Chapter and the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority will host a workshop called “Understanding Basic Financial Statements” on Tuesday, May 28, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Port Washington Police Department Community Room, 365 N. Wisconsin St., Port Washington.

Esperanza Unida, Inc., a Milwaukee-based workforce development nonprofit organization, has relocated its staff members to 611 W. National Ave. due to water damage at its 1329 W. National Ave. site.

Workers at several fast food restaurants and other retail outlets in Milwaukee walked off the job in protest for a higher minimum wage this morning.

Norcross, Ga.-based Rock-Tenn Company will close its facility at 2800 W. Custer Ave. in Milwaukee by July 5 and lay off about 69 workers there.

The total national student loan debt recently topped the $1 trillion mark, a new record high, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Although job creation in Wisconsin has been anemic, the state's business climate continues to improve in the eyes of Chief Executive magazine.

The Council of Small Business Executives (COSBE) is launching a new campaign to raise $75,000 in additional donations to support Second Chance Partners for Education (SCPFE) in its quest to help create a sustainable talent pipeline in the city of Milwaukee.
 

Schools That Can Milwaukee (STCM), an education-minded nonprofit organization that aims to close Milwaukee’s achievement gap, is turning to the community to raise $400,000 by the end of today as part of a week-long $1 million challenge.