Education & Workforce Development
Learn about strategies for education and workforce development in Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin.
Stanek family gives $2 million to Marquette University
Baird executive Mary Ellen Stanek and her husband, Dr. Scott Stanek, have pledged more than $2 million to Marquette University.
Hendricks buys St. John’s campus in Delafield
Beloit-based Hendricks Commercial Properties has purchased the 112-acre St. John's Northwestern Military Academy Inc. campus in Delafield in a sale-leaseback transaction.
Rexnord Corp. gives $1 million to expand Marquette’s Bridge to Business program
Rexnord Corp. is giving another $1 million to support Marquette University’s Bridge to Business program.
UMOS awarded state contracts to operate transitional jobs programs
Milwaukee-based UMOS, Inc. has been awarded two new contracts totaling $1.87 million to operate transitional jobs programs in six additional Wisconsin counties.
UW System, UW-Madison losing competitive edge, report says
The University of Wisconsin System and UW-Madison have not kept pace with their peers nationally in key funding areas due to the state's tuition freeze, stagnant funding and declining enrollments over the past decade, according to a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report.
State building commission releases funds for major UWM campus projects
The state building commission released funding this week totaling $170 million for two major projects on the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus.
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Bradley Foundation awarded $10 million in grants to Wisconsin organizations this year
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation announced it has distributed $10 million in grants this year to organizations in Milwaukee and throughout the state.
The essentials: The people who got us through 2020
One of the biggest takeaways of 2020 is just how essential our economy’s essential workers are.
During the COVID-19 pandemic...
Milwaukee Academy of Science plans expansion
The Milwaukee Academy of Science is raising funds to build out a 20,000-square-foot expansion in vacant space on its campus and to construct a new athletic facility.
Winnow Fund partners with Concordia University, Wisys
The Winnow Fund partnered with both Concordia University and Wisys and has also raised an additional $2.7 million since the state-backed venture fund held its commencement close in September, fund manager Richelle Martin announced today.
