Education & Workforce Development
TEKsystems aims to train more local IT workers through registered apprenticeship
TEKsystems, a Maryland-based IT staffing firm with two Milwaukee-area offices, has joined Wisconsin’s Registered Apprenticeship program to train more workers for entry-level tech jobs.
UWM breaks ground for $118 million chemistry building
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee officials celebrated the start of construction Wednesday for the university's new $118 million chemistry building.
ManpowerGroup CEO on how companies can solve their workforce needs
If the labor market was tight before the pandemic, it is even tighter now and the challenges are more...
State funds, partnership enable high school equivalency diploma program to expand
In three years, 1,300 more people in Racine, Walworth and Kenosha counties could have their high school equivalency diploma...
Rev up: Mother-daughter duo leads growing safety supply and furniture firm
Mequon-based educational and office supply company BestEd Business counts some of the region’s largest employers among its clients, including...
Foley CEO named next UW System president
Jay Rothman, chairman and chief executive officer of Milwaukee-based Foley & Lardner LLP, was appointed Friday as the next University of Wisconsin System president.
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Northwestern Mutual joins the Milky Way Tech Hub as a corporate member
Northwestern Mutual is the latest organization to join the Milky Way Tech Hub (MWTH) as a corporate member.
According to...
Gateway Technical College president Bryan Albrecht announces retirement
Gateway Technical College president and chief executive officer Bryan Albrecht plans to retire this fall.
Albrecht, who has led the...
MATC emphasizes meeting employer needs with adoption of new planning tool
For more than a century, Milwaukee Area Technical College has delivered highly skilled workers and highly prepared professionals to...
Milwaukee-based Brookby Foundation gifts $1 million for new UWM research vessel
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has received a $1 million gift from the Milwaukee-based Brookby Foundation to support its School of Freshwater Sciences’ new research vessel.
