Education & Workforce Development
DE PERE- Festival plans new De Pere headquarters
A proposed new Festival Foods corporate headquarters on Lawrence Drive will receive tax incremental financing under a development agreement being negotiated with city officials.
Newaukee to present summit for leaders of YP groups
After organizing the first-ever statewide YP Week this past April, Newaukee has announced another first-of-its-kind conference – one targeting leaders of young professional organizations.
MADISON- Wisconsin ranks 12th for percentage with multiple jobs
After five years of decreasing or holding steady, the percentage of Wisconsin employed people who work at more than one job ticked up a notch in 2014.
MOUNT HOREB- Roundabouts, new businesses and future development in Mount Horeb
There are routes to avoid the village’s five circular intersection-control structures but, for most, a trip through a roundabout has become commonplace in the 11 years since the first was built near the Kwik Trip at highways 78, 92 and Business 151. Four more were added in 2006 on the village’s east side.
GREEN BAY- UWGB sees modest growth in enrollment
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay expects a slightly larger freshmen class when students return in coming days.
Bellevue- Alternative education program gets KI boost
Two years ago, Miguel Cornelio didn't think he'd graduate from Green Bay Preble High School.Thanks to GPS Education Partners, Cornelio not only made his mom proud by graduating on time, he's transitioning into a full-time job at KI, the Bellevue office furniture manufacturer.
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Cover story: Workforce developers
Gus Ramirez, executive chairman at Waukesha-based HUSCO International Inc., embarked on one of the most ambitious projects of his philanthropic career earlier this year when he pledged to make a $60 million investment in improving education in Milwaukee with the development of a new K-12 school on the city's south side.
MADISON- Wisconsin unemployment rates by county
The ratio of unemployed to the civilian labor force expressed as a percent, by county. Not seasonally adjusted. Uses latest available numbers.
DE PERE- St. Norbert receives $1.7M alumni gift
A 1975 graduate of St. Norbert College has donated $1.7 million to the school to support the new Gehl-Mulva Science Center and to provide scholarships for junior and senior students.
EAU CLAIRE- City’s jobless rate ninth lowest in state
The city of Eau Claire’s jobless rate was the ninth lowest in Wisconsin among its largest 32 municipalities, according to the latest preliminary, seasonally unadjusted data from the state Department of Workforce Development.
