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June 2009

Assembly passes budget; measure goes to Doyle

By Steven Walters of the Journal Sentinel

Posted: June 26, 2009

Workforce grant: The plan includes $2 million for the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, if the city contributes $1.5 million in matching funds over the next two years.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/49145907.html

 

Johnson Controls training program awarded $500,000 grant

Posted: June 25, 2009

Mayor Tom Barrett accepted the grant on behalf of the program partners: Johnson Controls, the Student Conservation Association and the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board.

http://www.jsonline.com/business/49112441.html

 

Summer jobs kick off Monday

By James E. Causey

Posted: June 20, 2009

Kilpatrick's job experiences would not have been possible if it wasn't for the summer jobs initiative, run through the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/48635032.html

 

U.S. mayors recognize program that trains youth for green jobs

By Joel Dresang of the Journal Sentinel

Posted: June 12, 2009

The grant, through the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, would allow 50 more students to participate plus start a school-year program for 30 students and strengthen training for crew leaders.

http://www.jsonline.com/business/47964326.html

 

Workforce agency approves big budget increase

By Joel Dresang of the Journal Sentinel

Posted: June 11, 2009

The Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board is receiving almost $8.1 million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which will fund more than half of the 3,000 youth jobs the board plans to oversee this summer as well as added case management and job training for unemployed adults and dislocated workers.

http://www.jsonline.com/business/47857867.html

 

May 2009

No summer jobs left, Walker admits

Posted: May. 29, 2009

County Executive Scott Walker acknowledged Friday it was too late for anyone to apply for 350 county summer jobs he highlighted in an outdoor ceremony at Washington Park on the city's west side.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/46507407.html

 

Program looks to help Milwaukee-area youths find summer work

By Joel Dresang of the Journal Sentinel

Posted: May 16, 2009

Workforce developers in the Milwaukee region have plenty of young applicants for summer jobs. They even have more federal funding to defray some of the costs. What they're lacking are private-sector employers stepping up to hire.

http://www.jsonline.com/business/45189952.html

 

April 2009

Board Expects to Provide Area Youths 3,000
Summer Jobs

By Joel Dresang of the Journal Sentinel

Apr. 30, 2009

The Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board said Thursday it expects to provide 3,000 jobs this summer for county residents between the ages of 14 and 22 (correction:  24, not 22). Along with the City of Milwaukee's Earn and Learn program, the board plans to double the number of opportunities given to young workers last summer, thanks in part to increased federal support through economic stimulus funding. 

http://www.jsonline.com/business/44080642.html

 

March 2009

Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board- "Bringing the Community Together"
By Mark Kessenich, MAWIB
The economic challenge facing Wisconsin and Milwaukee has never been greater and the need to collaborate and work smarter never more important.
Click here for the rest of the article.

 

MILWAUKEE-AREA UNEMPLOYMENT TOPS 8%

Administered through the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, the Hire Center has assisted more than 240 former Midwest employees so far.

By Joel Dresang of the Journal Sentinel

March 25, 2009

http://www.jsonline.com/business/41836212.html

 

YOUTH JOBS IN CITY COULD DOUBLE THIS SUMMER

By Dave Umhoefer of the Journal Sentinel

March 27, 2009

Federal stimulus funds could help double the number of summer youth jobs created in Milwaukee by a city workforce development office and local businesses.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/42018507.html

 

December 2008

CITY OFFERS OPTIONS FOR JOBLESS TEENS

By Joel Dresang and Joe Taschler

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - December 26, 2008

http://www.jsonline.com/business/36770639.html

 

September 2008

FUNDS FOR JOB TRAINING TANGLED

Disjointed programs could hinder local efforts, study indicates

By Joel Dresang

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - September 3, 2008

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=790808

 

August 2008

EDITORIAL: IT TAKES A REGION

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - August 31, 2008

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=789006

 

June 2008

MILWAUKEE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD HELPS DISABLED IOWA FLOOD VICTIMS

By Mark Kessenich, MAWIB

In June 2008, more than 80 of Iowa's 99 counties were designated as disaster areas in need of assistance due to record level flooding.  Thanks to a National Emergency Grant, the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board's Disability Navigator, Danna Rhinehart, was called into action to aid disabled Iowans in need of emergency assistance and to support recovery and stabilization operations. 

For two weeks, Danna checked with Disaster Relief Centers, attended community meetings, assisted many who had lost durable medical equipment and connected hundreds of people to critical resources.  In acknowledgment of her tremendous efforts on the ground, Danna has received public recognition and thanks from the Iowa disaster relief team as well as the State of Iowa.  Iowa Governor Chester Culver thanked Danna and described her as having been an invaluable resource whose great ability to "boost the morale of the other members of the team" made all the difference.  The Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board is proud to have represented the best of Wisconsin and the importance of a strong workforce development system. 

 

May 2008

FOUNDATION HELPS CREATE SUMMER JOBS

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - May 15, 2008

The Helen Bader Foundation is providing a $100,000 grant to boost Milwaukee's summer youth jobs program, Mayor Tom Barrett's office announced Wednesday.

Barrett has been trying to sign up employers to increase the number of jobs available from 1,215 last summer to 1,550 this year, including 250 year-round after-school positions. The Bader grant would fund 100 summer jobs, bringing the total to date for this year to 1,255, said Andrea Rowe Richards, spokeswoman for the Department of City Development.

The Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board already has about 3,000 applicants for this summer's jobs.

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=751128

 

April 2008

YOUTH TO GET A SLICE OF THE PIE

Palermo Villa a leader in city's summer jobs program

By Joel Dresang

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - April 23, 2008

Operated by the Milwaukee Department of City Development and coordinated by the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, the program links eligible job seekers with participating employers in city government, the private sector and nonprofit organizations.

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=743074

 

FROM CELLBLOCK TO CRAFT

Dental lab program aims to turn inmates into skilled workers

By Joel Dresang

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - April 12, 2008

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=738450

 

March 2008

YOUTH PROGRAM SPONSOR URGES SUPPORT

Johnson Controls aims to expand leadership corps

By Joel Dresang

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - March 17, 2008

For a globally competitive local work force, Wisconsin's largest corporation is investing in young Milwaukeeans. And it's in the market for partners.

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=729123

 

JOB-TRAINING IDEAS SOUGHT

Milwaukee 7 to award $2.5 million in grants

By John Schmid

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - March 13, 2008

West Bend - The Milwaukee 7, the metro region's main economic-development agency, on Thursday said it will solicit new and experimental ideas as it doles out $2.5 million in grants to train workers for 21st-century jobs.

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=728011

 

February 2008

WELDING PROGRAM ISN'T SEAMLESS

By Joel Dresang

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Feb. 3, 2008

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=714117

 

PROJECT WOULD LINK PAROLEES TO WORK

by Joel Dresang

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Feb 21, 2008

Two state departments said Thursday that they were teaming up with the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board on a $400,000 pilot project to put parolees and young adults with little training or experience into good jobs with benefits.

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=720809

 

January 2008

WORK FORCE BOARD PLANS SHIFT TO OUT-OF-SCHOOL KIDS

The MIlwaukee Journal Sentinel - Jan 10, 2008

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=705938

 

October 2007

FORUM DESCRIBES JOB SEEKERS' NEEDS

Low skills, poverty called top barriers

The MIlwaukee Journal Sentinel - Oct 31, 2007
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=681193

 

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE SLUMPS

New city office aims to foster better job training, placement

The Marquette Tribune - Oct 30, 2007

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September 2007

Editorial: FRESH APPROACH TO JOBS

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Sept 25, 2007

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=667197

 

PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL IS REBORN, RENAMED

City takes over from the county, and mayor promises new initiatives on unemployment

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Sept 23, 2007

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=666119

 

CITY ESTABLISHES NEW WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

A new Milwaukee Area Workforce Development Board was named Thursday by Mayor Tom Barrett.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Sept 13, 2007

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=662011

 

August 2007

DIGGING IN FOR GOOD JOBS

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Aug 8, 2007

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=644731

 

June 2007

PIC VOTES TO REPLACE RANDALL WITH SYKES

CEO STAYS SHORT TERM

Barrett had asked the board to replace Randall with Sykes as part of the transition that would keep the current council board and operations in place after the city takes over responsibility for administering millions in federal job training and employment dollars.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Jun 29, 2007

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=626116

 

REACH for the Arts - Journal Sentinel Online:

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=613914

 

March 2007

The Private Industry Council of Milwaukee County, Inc. - Workforce Development Driven by Demand