Education & Workforce Development

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.

A proposed new Festival Foods corporate headquarters on Lawrence Drive will receive tax incremental financing under a development agreement being negotiated with city officials.

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.

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.

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.

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay expects a slightly larger freshmen class when students return in coming days.