A Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development official is taking over as executive director of Employ Milwaukee after its former chief was indicted for soliciting a bribe last year.
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Read More »A Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development official is taking over as executive director of Employ Milwaukee after its former chief was indicted for soliciting a bribe last year.
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Read More »Madison plumbing, electric and solar contractor H&H Group reportedly shut down with little notice last week, a move its employees claim ran afoul of state law.
Read More »Gov. Tony Evers on Friday announced appointments to a task force that will examine worker misclassification and payroll fraud in Wisconsin.
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Read More »As Republicans on the state's budget-writing committee voted last week to send more money to Wisconsin tech schools and worker training, a new bipartisan bill would support careers in two emerging industries: wind and solar.
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Read More »Construction officials on Wednesday outlined a trio of projects coming to Foxconn Technology Group's massive Racine County factory.
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Read More »Sandy Thistle never considered becoming a carpenter before two of her friends started pursuing careers in the skilled trades.
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Read More »Northern Wisconsin businesses that are having trouble finding employees are hoping to lure retirees to work or keep people nearing retirement on the job longer.
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Read More »Democrats on the Legislature's audit committee questioned Tuesday how anyone can trust Gov. Scott Walker's troubled job creation agency to handle $3 billion in incentives for Foxconn Technology Group in the face a state report that shows problems continue to plague the agency.
Read More »A panel of lawmakers has given preliminary approval to a bill that contains stricter jobless-benefits rules.
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Read More »Wisconsin's Department of Workforce Development would no longer be able to require more than one journeyworker supervise an apprentice as part of a state-approved training program, according to a new bill being considered by state lawmakers.
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