Education & Workforce Development

Let’s get back to the basics

Anyone who is involved in manufacturing at any level in Wisconsin must have heard of these topics of discussion recently: skills gap; workforce development; skilled trades; or lastly, “Man, I can’t find any good craftsman.”

Milwaukee Biz Blog: Ariens has model to bridge Wisconsin’s skills gap

Dan Ariens, president and chief executive officer of Ariens Co in Brillion, is finding ways to bridge Wisconsin’s skills gap.

Jobs data shows manufacturers hiring

Wisconsin’s manufacturing sector added 11,786 jobs from June 2011 to June 2012, an increase of 2.6 percent, according to a state Department of Workforce Development report released Friday.

Milwaukee Biz Blog: Together we will create Marquette’s bright future

Marquette University president Scott Pilarz, S.J., has an update on the progress the school is making in creating a vision for its future.

Together we will create Marquette’s bright future

Dear Marquette family and friends,


During a semester full of bright moments ranging from the opening of the new clinical simulation center at the College of Nursing to the groundbreaking for a new addition to the School of Dentistry and the bestowing of an honorary degree on one of America’s most celebrated poets, Mary Oliver, the most exciting development of all has been the university community’s engagement in a rich and constructive dialogue about Marquette’s future.

Walker to keynote Workforce Development breakfast

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will be the keynote speaker at a Workforce Development Program to be presented by the Waukesha County Business Alliance on Wednesday, Dec. 12.
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Walker to keynote Workforce Development breakfast

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will be the keynote speaker at a Workforce Development Program to be presented by the Waukesha County Business Alliance on Wednesday, Dec. 12.

NLRB dismisses complaints against Palermo’s

The National Labor Relations Board today dismissed all of the significant complaints of alleged labor law violations that had been filed against Palermo Villa Inc., the Milwaukee-based parent company of Palermo’s Pizza.

Medical College to open new sites in Green Bay and central Wisconsin

The Medical College of Wisconsin's board of trustees has authorized its leadership to begin contract negotiations to establish new program site locations in the Green Bay and central Wisconsin regions for the college's community-based medical education programs.

Experts to address workforce development

The Waukesha County Business Alliance and First Business Bank will host Workforce: The 2013 Priority on Wednesday, December 12, from 7 to 9:30 a.m. at the Milwaukee Marriott West, W231N1600 Corporate Court in Waukesha.

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