Education & Workforce Development
Milwaukee Biz Blog: Let’s reinvest in education to bridge skills gap
Tony Evers, Wisconsin's elected state superintendent of public instruction, delivered his 2012 State of Education Address in the State Capitol Rotunda on Thursday.
BizTimes Morning Headlines: State adds jobs, but unemployment rate rises
Wisconsin's unemployment rate increased to 7.5 percent in July, from 7.3 percent the month before, even though 4,300 new private-sector jobs were added. The latest jobs numbers show that about 19,000 jobs have been created since Walker took office in 2011.
Let’s reinvest in education to bridge skills gap
Editor’s note: The following is the text of the 2012 State of Education Address delivered by Tony Evers, Wisconsin’s elected state superintendent of public instruction, in the State Capitol Rotunda Thursday.
Hudson office space to open next week
Hudson Business Lounge + Espresso Bar announced that it will hold a soft opening on Wednesday, Sept. 26, for the first 50 members who signed up last September. As a business coworking space where entrepreneurs, small businesses, consultants and other professionals can establish their offices, Hudson aims to grow a membership of 250 businesses.
Allow employees to grow
Mark Sellers is CEO of MGS Mfg. Group, a $150 million company headquartered in Germantown, with facilities in the United States, Mexico and Ireland. MGS provides engineered solutions to the plastics industry. Sellers began the company in 1982 as a small tool and die shop. Today, MGS employs more than 500 people in Wisconsin, with an additional 500 employees worldwide. Sellers says employees can become valuable assets if they are allowed room to grow.
Be bold: Culture of Innovation drives Pinstripe’s growth
Pinstripe Inc. has been doubling in size every 12 to 18 months since it was founded in 2005, and the Brookfield-based company recently received a substantial investment from California private equity firm Accel-KKR.
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Obama nominates UWM’s Prince to serve at United Nations
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Vice Chancellor Joan Prince has been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as an Alternate Representative of the United States to the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Employers still optimistic in Manpower survey
Employers in the Milwaukee area expect to continue hiring at an “active” pace during the fourth quarter, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.
GE Healthcare forms talent pipeline with UWM
Combining industrial leadership and academic prowess, GE Healthcare and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) today announced a unique collaboration aimed at building a pipeline of Wisconsin-based medical imaging software developers and researchers to drive the next generation of health care technology globally.
MATC student receives HVACR scholarship
James Jagler, a student of the Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) and resident of Oak Creek, was awarded a $2,000 scholarship from the Clifford H. “Ted” Rees Jr. Scholarship Foundation. The foundation was created to support future heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) technicians.
