Monthly Archives: February 2014

My centerpiece story on this page talks about attracting and training manufacturing workers, who are in demand throughout Northeastern Wisconsin.  As evidence of the demand, Fox Valley Technical College and the North Coast Marine Manufacturing Alliance are hosting job fairs … Continue reading →

MADISON, Wisconsin — The University of Wisconsin System is partnering with the state’s chief jobs agency to create a $2 million seed fund to help bring technology ideas developed at UW campuses to the marketplace.  The partnership between UW and … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON — When Senate Democrats fell just one vote short of advancing a bill to restore long-term unemployment insurance last Thursday, Russ Holton wept.  “Imagine that, a 44-year-old man crying while watching TV,” he said. He had watched the vote … Continue reading →

Employers who participate in Wisconsin’s Youth Apprenticeship (YA) program are helping develop our future workforce. YA is a work-based learning program that allows high school juniors and seniors to work part-time in a career field they are considering for their … Continue reading →

Boosting Wisconsin’s economy will take more than just adding jobs — it will require luring more young college graduates to move here, a UW-Madison expert told a conference in Madison on Wednesday.

The unemployment rate used to be a pretty straightforward economic indicator. It showed the percentage of people who want a job but don’t have one — one of the most basic measures of labor market health. But the number has … Continue reading →

The end to federal jobless benefits for nearly 2 million people has sparked a bitter debate in Congress about whether Washington is abandoning desperate households or simply protecting strained government coffers.  It is also providing real-time answers to a question economists … Continue reading →

United Natural Foods Inc. will build a $37.8 million distribution center in Prescott, a project expected to create up to 314 jobs over three years, Gov. Scott Walker announced Tuesday.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The Wisconsin state Assembly has passed Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to spend $35 million on worker training initiatives.  The additional spending passed Tuesday is part of a package of proposals Walker unveiled last month in response … Continue reading →

An internationally recognized economist sees positive signs for economic growth for years to come, but it won’t come without its challenges. Institute for Trend Research CEO Brian Beaulieu told business owners and community leaders Tuesday morning that 2014 will be … Continue reading →