Education & Workforce Development
Learn about strategies for education and workforce development in Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin.
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.
ManpowerGroup survey cites importance of administrative assistants
The role of the contemporary administrative assistant is increasing in importance in corporate America, according to a new survey by Milwaukee-based ManpowerGroup.
LBWN announces summer internship program
Layton Boulevard West Neighbors, Inc. is building on the success of its Mobile Bike Hub with a new summer internship program that will teach area teens far more than the mechanics of basic bike repairs.
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State unemployment rate drops to 5.9 percent
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development today released preliminary estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that indicate Wisconsin’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.9 percent in March.
Walker gives green light to Marquette police force
Marquette University can officially form its own campus police department, thanks to a bill signed Monday by Gov. Scott Walker.
EAU CLAIRE – School district considering off-site medical clinic for employees
Seeking a remedy to curb health care costs, the Eau Claire school district is looking into an employee off-site clinic as one possible option.
APPLETON – Appleton school board supports wage increases for employees
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education approved 2.07 percent salary and wage increases for five of its employee groups Monday at a cost of nearly $400,000.