Education & Workforce Development

To combat a severe labor shortage that could sweep through Washington County within the next decade, the Washington County Economic Development Corporation (EDWC) has erected a new program that will package customized workforce solutions for individual businesses.

Wisconsin's unemployment rate remained at 5.2 percent in December, according to preliminary U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates released by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.

“First of all, let's recognize that the vast majority of our schools, whether public or private are high quality....

There has been an abundance of media coverage the last few weeks regarding the school accountability debate that has been revived in the State Legislature's new session.

Upcoming “Know Your Buyer” seminars will help local food business owners find new customers. Seminars are scheduled to take place in Waukesha, in addition to Stevens Point and Madison, from Monday, Feb. 9 -Thursday, Feb. 12.

For decades, political and economic thinkers have been talking up the potential virtues of closer connections between Madison and Milwaukee.

Mark Mone, Ph.D., knows he has some very big shoes to fill as the new chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

“When you get to be 70, people think you shouldn’t be doing anything anymore. But I don’t take no...

Through a federal grant created to help communities respond to gun violence at schools, eight regional behavioral health providers and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee are working to strengthen trauma and substance abuse counseling services for youth.

Waukesha-based V&L Tool Inc. is scheduled to hold a job fair on Thursday and Friday at its headquarters, 2021 MacArthur Road. The company plans to create as many as 25 new jobs to meet current demand for its products and services.