Education & Workforce Development

The University of Wisconsin Extension is seeking approval to broaden the goals laid out in its mission statement and start offering new degree programs in the fields of business and management.

A delayed University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac campus housing project is expected to move forward, but with a proposed change in the developer

Perhaps no college business course has packed more into two weeks than the University of Wisconsin-Parkside course that’s ending for 16 visitors from Russia and France.
The course, “Doing Business in the USA,” was conceived and created by UW-Parkside business Prof. Abey Kuruvilla, also special assistant to the chancellor for international relations. He considers it a pilot program the university might offer again.

Marquette University made the grade when U.S. News & World Report unveiled its list of the 2016 Best Colleges on Wednesday. Marquette, the state’s largest private university, tied for No. 86 on its list of the best national universities.

I have a friend who has built a business that employs more than 300 workers. She is Polish-Russian. She's been here 16 years, is married and has two children.

State and local officials announced Wednesday that Dollar General will build a 1 million-square-foot distribution center in Janesville that by 2019 would employ 552 people.

Milwaukee-area employers expect to hire new employees at a fast clip in the fourth quarter, according to a new survey from Milwaukee-based ManpowerGroup.

U.S. employers have strong plans to increase employment in the fourth quarter, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey from Milwaukee-based ManpowerGroup.

The recent New York Times exposé of the "bruising" company culture at Amazon leaves a bad taste in your mouth. It's startling - since Amazon is such a household name, it feels a little personal, like finding out that the grandma who always delivers socks and books on your birthday is running a crime ring. As a Standford undergrad interested in tech and startup culture, I was very interested to hear the kind of expectations they place on their employees. Someone I know will probably work there, soon, and I really don't want my friends to be chewed up by the corporate machine.

The recent New York Times exposé of the "bruising" company culture at Amazon leaves a bad taste in your mouth. It's startling - since Amazon is such a household name, it feels a little personal, like finding out that the grandma who always delivers socks and books on your birthday is running a crime ring. As a Standford undergrad interested in tech and startup culture, I was very interested to hear the kind of expectations they place on their employees. Someone I know will probably work there, soon, and I really don't want my friends to be chewed up by the corporate machine.