The organizers for African World Festival held one of their fundraisers last weekend at Discovery World. The All White Affair brought out some of Milwaukee’s notable citizens. From the top photo to the bottom, the festival will be held at Maier Festival Park also known as the Summerfest Grounds on August 6, 2011. (2nd photo) [...]

Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board (MAWIB) has prompted a National Workforce Day of Action to educate the public on how the federal budget cuts being proposed will adversely affect the Milwaukee area, Southeast Wisconsin and the nation. The day will bring together employers, MAWIB’s community and business participants, and Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Senator Herb [...]

By Donald Sykes, president/CEO Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, Inc. The recent and unfortunate events of Haiti have captured our attention in the past weeks. It has also provided for refl ection as I think about our immediate community. Economically, Haiti is one of the poorest and least developed countries in the Americas. The average [...]

I want to express my sincerest thanks to the community for all the support the Milwaukee Area Workforce Board (MAWIB) has received during this challenging year. Given the obstacles, it is easy to feel like nothing has changed or we have not made a difference in our city. When we see the statistics demonstrating achievement [...]

November 2009 Column By Don Sykes, President/CEO of Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board www.milwaukeewib.org Let’s start with what we already know: Like many other major cities, Milwaukee is dealing with one of the highest unemployment rates in years. Recent figures indicate the city’s unemployment rate is now at 12.4 percent. By now, most of us [...]