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NEWS
January 2010
Repairers’ renovation takes leap of faith-based reality
Upgrades will add a medical center, elevator
By Tom Held of the Journal Sentinel
Jan. 10, 2010
A pledge of collaboration from the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, donations of labor from the Jansen Group contractors and a $100,000 donation from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, all in recent months, helped provide the impetus to start the long-planned project.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/81109607.html
December 2009
Promising Practices - Promoting economic self-sufficiency for job seekers with disabilities (PDF)
MAWIB is once again being recognized for the great work we do in the community. Please see page 6 to view how MAWIB’s Disability Navigator, Danna Rhinehart, and our One-Stop Career Centers work in partnership with Northcott Neighborhood House’s Milwaukee Builds program to provide financial literacy training.
November 2009
On a mission for the jobless
By Joel Dresang of the Journal Sentinel
Nov. 22, 2009
Alvin Harris, a case manager for the Milwaukee Hire Center, leads a weekly Job Club for unemployed job seekers, giving them advice and helping them to find work.
http://www.jsonline.com/business/71077832.html
Workers to receive 'green jobs' training
By Thomas Content of the Journal Sentinel
Nov. 20, 2009
The initiative of the Workforce Investment Board should be a stepladder to lift people out of poverty, said Don Sykes, chief executive of the workforce investment board.
http://www.jsonline.com/business/70679087.html
October 2009
Job training center open at Bayshore
By Joel Dresang of the Journal Sentinel
Oct. 20, 2009
Called Careerworks, the training center is a collaboration of Bayshore, the YWCA of Greater Milwaukee, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Multicultural Community Services, and the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board.
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/64967027.html
Money for retraining displaced workers is running out
By Joel Dresang of the Journal Sentinel
Local workforce boards are telling dislocated workers in much of Wisconsin that there's not enough money to help them retrain for new work.
http://www.jsonline.com/business/63978802.html
September 2009
Tosa Trade School Works on Employability Skills
By Amy Hetzner of the Journal Sentinel
Sept. 20, 2009
Trade schools can offer an important alternative for students who are not interested in pursuing a four-year college degree and even for those who are, said Donald Sykes, president of the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/59949207.html
UWM Report Finds Huge Mismatch between Job Seekers, Openings
By Joel Dresang of the Journal Sentinel
Sept. 3, 2009
While it's important to get workers with skills and experience working again, the region also needs to assist the "hardcore" unemployed, Sykes said, citing programs aimed at providing transitional jobs through which workers can get the experience, wages and support they need to get further employment.
http://www.jsonline.com/business/57089812.html
Click here to read about MAWIB’s Community Kiosks
August 2009
MATC: FSET/PACE Program Trains Participants in Business and Finance
In the Milwaukee area, FSET funds are administered by the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board (MAWIB), which contracts with various agencies and schools to provide employment, education and training for interested food stamp recipients.
http://matc.edu/matc_in_action/2009_FSET_PACE_Program.html
MATC: Youth Learn Food Preparation and Service at Wisconsin State Fair
Aug. 10, 2009
MAWIB contracts with Milwaukee Area Technical College’s Office of Corporate Learning for the culinary training and oversight for the food service.
http://matc.edu/matc_news/2009%20Culinary%20State%20Fair%20Project%20.html
A working partnership
Thanks to Wal-Mart for a grant that will help train young workers in green jobs. More is needed.
Posted: Aug. 10, 2009
The grant, through the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, allows 50 more students to participate, and it starts a school-year program for 30 students and strengthens training for crew leaders.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/52911177.html
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 United States Conference of Mayors has recognized the Milwaukee Conservation Leadership Corps as a good example of training young workers for green jobs. 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
U.S. makes grants available to train displaced workers
By Joel Dresang of the Journal Sentinel
Posted: June 4, 2009
When he lost his job as a warehouse worker three years ago, Milwaukee's Hire Center for dislocated workers helped Guerrero enroll at Milwaukee Area Technical College, where he's pursuing a degree, fulfilling a childhood dream to be a teacher.
http://www.jsonline.com/business/46918107.html
Displaced worker training grant program unveiled (PDF)
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. 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
September 2007
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
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
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