Education & Workforce Development

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.

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.