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Chances are good you have more open positions than you have had in years. It seems more challenging than ever to fill them. What is happening? Why aren’t the job seekers – the ones that you want to hire – applying for your jobs?

Today’s talent is in higher demand, so they are more discerning. The predicted workforce shortage has begun. Skills gaps are affecting more industries, job groups and locations. What to do? Take a look at how you present your opportunities to job seekers: your job postings and career pages.

This article will outline and differentiate between the two primary approaches to increasing work efficiency. The discussion will start with a general focus on the topic and then at the end tie-in to Next Generation Supply Management.

Summer. Time for students throughout the United States to kick back, relax and rest on their laurels before a new school year begins.

Racine-based SC Johnson has increased its transparency surrounding its product fragrances, and has now disclosed to consumers the ingredients of its Glade products on its “What’s Inside SC Johnson” website.

Waukesha-based Cardiac Science Corp., a manufacturer of automated external defibrillators, was recently awarded $22,991,985 in lost royalties in a breach of contract lawsuit. A 12-person jury in Los Angeles Superior Court unanimously decided in favor of the company's breach of contract claims against Zoll Medical Corp. and Zoll LifeCor Corp.

Pleasant Prairie-based Ocenco Inc., a manufacturer of respiratory protection equipment and lighting systems for hostile and hazardous environments, plans to expand.

General Plastics Inc. has begun construction on a $3 million expansion that will nearly double the size of its Glendale production facility to 93,000 square feet. It also added $1 million in new equipment last year, and plans to hire 15 employees over the next 18 months.

Cudahy-based Angelic Bakehouse will significantly expand its presence across the northeastern United States after landing agreements for its sprouted grain products to be sold at stores in the four Ahold USA divisions.

Chicago-based MillerCoors LLC announced that its Milwaukee brewery and corporate offices are now landfill-free. The brewer eliminated 65 tons of waste that was previously sent to landfills each month from its brewery and corporate offices, logging its first landfill-free month at the brewery in December 2014.

Glendale-based global diversified industrial company Johnson Controls Inc. announced it is reviewing strategic options for its automotive business. Those options include a joint venture, a sale or a spinoff.