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A Latino construction fair next week in Madison will bring together more than a dozen contractors who are looking to recruit employees.
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Read More »Business Digest for Nov. 11, 2016 
The state Department of Natural Resources has hired a former paper industry executive as its new chief state forester.
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Read More »Programs offer apprenticeships in response to talent shortage
A new report indicates an increasing shortage of talented labor. But more training programs hope to close the gap.
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Read More »Dane County to hold construction fair
Dane County plans to hold a construction-career fair Friday to bring together prospective employers.
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Read More »Union members line up for Northwestern project
The leader of a union group is confident there will be more than enough workers to meet Milwaukee-resident hiring goals for construction of Northwestern Mutual’s new downtown tower.
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Read More »Milwaukee County wants to change way it pays for workforce development
Milwaukee County is looking to change the way it pays for workforce development.
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Read More »HUD finds Milwaukee partially noncompliant on Westlawn project
The Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee failed to meet federal requirements when hiring and contracting for the first phase of its Westlawn revitalization project, according to a letter from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Read More »Initiative gets Milwaukee County residents Ready to Work
A new Milwaukee County initiative, Ready to Work, begins this year and will help Milwaukee County residents gain access to available jobs within the county.
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Read More »Pipe training guarantees work for veterans
By Joe Lanane A new training course guarantees piping apprenticeships to participating Wisconsin veterans, and that’s a promise minority contractors say should be extended to everyone. Thomas Burse, president of the Wisconsin chapter of the National Association of Minority Contractors, ...
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Read More »TRAINING DAYS: Education programs plagued by lack of money, opportunity
By Sean Ryan [email protected] Four hundred does not go into 20, no matter how optimistic the math. That was the harsh reality for the 400 unemployed people who attended a series of Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board meetings in December ...
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