Wisconsin Watch spoke to three professors to find out how many jobs and what types of work data centers bring to communities, what the economic trickle-down effects of data centers are and more.
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Posted inCommunity, Economic Development
Looking for work? Here’s how Wisconsin’s job centers will help you for free
The state’s Department of Workforce Development runs dozens of job centers across Wisconsin, each staffed with people trained to help you in your quest for work. Here’s what to know.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Community, NNS Summer Survival Guide
NNS Summer Survival Guide: Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee offers programs to keep kids engaged
Still looking for ways to keep your kids active this summer? Then check out the programs being offered by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee.
Posted inCommunity
5 things to know and do this week in Milwaukee: July 11 to July 15
Check out “Summer Vibes on Villard”; learn how to participate in crafting the city budget; be in community with other parents in Harambee; participate in a benefit for UCC schools; and get leads during a drive-thru job fair with over 60 employers.
Posted inEconomic Development, Menomonee Valley
Menomonee Valley businesses carry on despite the pandemic
Although the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino took the biggest hit, it hopes to bounce back as other businesses see signs of hope.
Posted inCarousel, Economic Development, Home, Neighborhoods, NNS Spotlight
NNS Spotlight: Reggie Reed wanted to help the community. His solution was an employment agency.
Through free training, Mindful Staffing Solutions connects residents to jobs and provides them skills they’ll need to succeed in the future.
Posted inCarousel, Economic Development, Education, Home, Neighborhoods, News
Applications for summer jobs through Earn & Learn now available
Applicants from 16- to 21-years of age will be given priority for Earn & Learn summer jobs.
Posted inCarousel, Community, Economic Development, Home, Housing, Metcalfe Park, Neighborhoods, News, North
Metcalfe Park community wrestles with housing, jobs
Foreclosed properties and job training were the top concerns raised by residents at a recent Metcalfe Park community forum.
Posted inCarousel, Community, Economic Development, Home, Lindsay Heights, Neighborhoods, News, North
Planned facilities, jobs headline Lindsay Heights community briefing
Walnut Way and St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care plan to build new facilities to fuel development and job growth in Lindsay Heights.
Posted inCarousel, Economic Development, Home, Neighborhoods, News
Barrett seeks support for residency requirements from business execs
Mayor Barrett spoke out against a proposal to end the residency requirement for public employees in Milwaukee at an awards luncheon sponsored by The Business Journal.