Education & Workforce Development
MCW receives $1.6 million cancer grant
The National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute has awarded a $1.6 million grant to The Medical College of Wisconsin to help develop immune cell-based cancer therapies.
DWD awards grants for school-to-work programs
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development has awarded a total of $2.1 million to 30 school-to-work programs across the state.
Search committee will find finalists for UWM chancellor job
University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross appointed a 27-member search and screen committee to help identify a successor to University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Michael Lovell, who announced on March 26 that he had will become president of Marquette University in Milwaukee.
VetCon to offer opportunities for veterans, employers
The Wisconsin Departments of Veterans Affairs, Military Affairs and Workforce Development, along with Hiring our Heroes, will host VetCon: A Veteran Employment and Services Conference on Saturday, May 10, at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee.
National hiring up again in March
The U.S. added 288,000 nonfarm jobs in April, up from 203,000 jobs in March and its fastest pace of job growth since January 2012.
Infosys to lay off 31 and reduce Milwaukee operations
Infosys notified state officials Tuesday that it plans to “reduce our operations” at the Schlitz Park complex at 1515 N. River Center Dr. in downtown Milwaukee and will eliminate 31 employees there.
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Milwaukee Biz Blog: Mone touts ‘Moving Forward Together’ during interim
While Mark Mone won’t fill the role of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s interim chancellor for much more than half a year, he is poised to build on the legacy of his predecessors with a vision and platform for the university’s time of transition.
Wisconsin Lutheran launches second phase of $6.7 million project
Wisconsin Lutheran High School will break ground on a dramatic expansion on Friday as part of a $6.7 million project aimed at enhancing the school's amenities and better blending its arts programming with other curriculum.
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School to open in 2015
Milwaukee’s education landscape will welcome Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in fall 2015, according to an announcement made today by the Midwest Jesuits of the Wisconsin and Chicago-Detroit Provinces and the Cristo Rey Network.
Manpower earnings up 193 percent
Milwaukee-based global staffing firm ManpowerGroup today reported first quarter net earnings of $70.1 million, or 86 cents per share, up 193 percent from $23.9 million, or 31 cents per share, in the first quarter of 2013.
