Education & Workforce Development

Catholic Memorial High School has purchased the 36-acre Infinity Fields Baseball Park complex in Waukesha for $5.3 million, according to state records.

Wisconsin’s labor force participation rate dropped to 64.9% in November, an acceleration of a downward trend that stretches back to June, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.

BizTimes Milwaukee is seeking nominations for its Notable Leaders in Higher Education feature.

Milwaukee-based The Way Out, a company that offers an anti-bias software platform, has raised $400,000 in seed funding.

Marquette University will begin work on a new home for its College of Nursing — the second major construction project in its campus master plan set to get underway this month, approved by the board of trustees at its December meeting.

A group of 125-plus Milwaukee-area companies participating in the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce's Region of Choice initiative are on track to meet five-year goals for recruiting, retaining and advancing Black and Brown employees – and are significantly outpacing the overall region’s rate of diverse hiring, the MMAC said Tuesday.

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The Milwaukee charter school network Carmen Schools of Science and Technology announced Monday that it has received a one-time, $3.5 million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.

The Hmong American Peace Academy (HAPA) announced Monday that it has received a $3 million donation from philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott – the school’s largest donation to date.