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workforce development

Sep 8, 2023

Labor organizations, elected officials paint diverse picture of future infrastructure workforce

NABTU President Sean McGarvey gave a shout out to WRTP | Big Step and empowHER for expanding workforce resources across Wisconsin.

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Jul 10, 2023

WRTP | BIG STEP, Realta Fusion begin partnership to bring workers into burgeoning energy sector

Both groups will develop developing comprehensive training programs and pre-apprenticeships for jobs needed to support the budding fusion industry.

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Feb 16, 2023

Inside Evers’ $175.4M transportation, infrastructure budget proposals

Gov. Tony Evers' budget proposals included bridge and road repairs through the state's $7.1 billion surplus.

Feb 17, 2021

AGC of Greater Milwaukee donates $15K to ACE Mentor Program

The Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee's Education and Research Foundation recently donated $15,000 to the ACE Mentor Program’s Milwaukee Chapter, an organization that introduces high school students to the wide range of career opportunities in architecture, construction, engineering and related areas of the building design and construction industry.

Feb 15, 2021

Money for youth apprenticeship, workforce development in Evers’ state budget proposal

Gov. Tony Evers will propose more than $329 million in new economic development initiatives as part of his state budget proposal on Tuesday.

Dec 23, 2019

High school students get Reality Check on life choices

Tyler Raymundo is a senior at Tremper High School, but for a few hours on a recent Wednesday, he was a lawyer and a divorced father of an 11-month old child.

Dec 12, 2019

ON THE LEVEL: Fabishak looks back on career building relationships in trades

As the CEO of the Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee, Mike Fabishak often finds himself trying to elicit cooperation from a group of contractors who are otherwise doing everything in their power to out-compete each other.

Nov 12, 2019

Former Lt. Gov. Kleefisch joins ABC of Wisconsin as ‘jobs ambassador’

Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch is joining the Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin as its jobs ambassador, a role promoting careers in the construction trades.

Nov 8, 2019

Milwaukee area has asset in workforce but lacking in other ways

Metro Milwaukee compares well with similar metro areas for its talent pool of knowledge workers, including people in the science, engineering, and technology-dependent fields.

Oct 4, 2019

Foxconn announces training program for students

Foxconn is working with various Wisconsin technical colleges and universities to offer training in the sorts of work it will need at its manufacturing campus in Mount Pleasant and other sites throughout the state.

Oct 3, 2019

ON THE LEVEL: Collins helps companies fill management ranks in post-recession years

Ken Collins twice disappointed his parents with his career choices.

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