The 2014 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference will take place February 10-11 in Washington, D.C. at the Washington Hilton Hotel. This Conference is the nation’s leading forum for sharing ideas and strategies for building a clean economy that …
Month: September 2013
Building the Middle Class with Better Skills and Wages: Who Would be Helped by Stronger Pathways?
To gain a better understanding of the post-secondary education needs in each state, we – together with CLASP – developed profiles of adult workers in every state who are in need of better skills and wages. …
ALICE: Why Its Important. How To Get Involved
Thursday, September 26, 2013 ALICE: Why It’s Important. How To Get Involved Panel: Joel Rogers, David Marcello, Rep. Chris Taylor University of Wisconsin Law School 975 Bascom Mall, Sheldon Lubar Faculty Commons, Room 7200 http://law.wisc.edu/about/tour/lubar.htm …
Manufacturing Better Opportunity & A Stronger Economy
Manufacturing Better Opportunity & A Stronger Economy Sponsored By The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Center On Wisconsin Strategy Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership/BIG STEP University of Wisconsin Madison Fluno Center Skyview Room – Eighth Floor …
MPTV's 4th Street Forum "Moving Forward Together, Part 2: Overcoming Disparities"
Moving Forward Together, Part 2: Overcoming Disparities Within our region, there are those who do very well. They earn good incomes, live in safe neighborhoods, and their children attend well-performing schools. But what about those who struggle to …
The Great Recession, the Great Divergence, Skills Gaps and Innovation
October 16, 2013 The Great Recession, the Great Divergence, Skills Gaps and Innovation National Council of Workforce Education (NCWE) Annual Conference http://www.ncwe.org/?page=2013_annual_conf Hyatt Regency Milwaukee 333 West Kilbourn Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 8:30a CT Laura Dresser, …
Meltdown: Unemployment, Poverty and Americas Race to the Bottom
September 27, 2013 Meltdown: Unemployment, Poverty and America’s Race to the Bottom Presented by The Madison Institute http://www.themadisoninstitute.org/ Wisconsin School of Business Grainger Hall Morgridge Auditorium , Room 1100 Madison, WI 7:30p CT nModerator David …
On Job Growth, Wisconsin Still Lagging Behind in Recovering From Recession
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/writers/mike_ivey/on-job-growth-wisconsin-still-lagging-behind-in-recovering-from/article_efbfab14-15a0-11e3-b5e7-001a4bcf887a.html
Oak Park Gets National Attention as Mayors Convene
http://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/8-27-2013/Oak-Park-gets-national-attention-as-mayors-convene/