On a usual work day, this group of engineers is working hard at Johnson Controls to design and refine the batteries that power hybrid cars and trucks. But they took an afternoon away from work to labor on behalf of preschool children at a Head Start school. The nine volunteers from Johnson Controls Power Solutions [...]

By UWM Chancellor Michael R. Lovell A public, urban university like UWM has many opportunities to make a difference. One of the important differences it can make is strengthening the economy of the surrounding community, plus the region and state. To help create more jobs, a university must focus on working with the businesses, industries [...]

Solar panel installation heats water for LaVarnway Boys & Girls Club “It helps trees grow tall!” “The earth rotates around it!” “Flowers need it to be pretty!” These are just a few things kids know about the power of the sun. Soon at the Augusta M. LaVarnway Boys & Girls Club, located at 2739 N. [...]

Steve Roell, CEO of Johnson Controls presented UNCF – the United Negro College Fund – a $100,000 contribution in support of the UNCF Wisconsin Student Aid Program. The Program targets entering freshmen as well as upperclassmen enrolled in UNCF schools, who continue to have a financial need even after Pell grants, scholarships, work-study aid and [...]

Johnson Controls Business Efficiency business unit, the global multi-industrial leader in energy efficiency and sustainability, has appointed Joy Clarke-Holmes Regional VP & GM for the Mid Atlantic Region. Clarke-Holmes will lead the company’s efforts to grow the Energy Solutions business throughout the Mid Atlantic Region. Clarke- Holmes has been a part of the Energy Solutions [...]

Organizers implement efforts to increase student entries from minority students Johnson Controls Building Efficiency business unit, the global leader in providing energy efficiency solutions for buildings, announces its ninth annual Igniting Creative Energy (ICE) Challenge, a competition that provides students from North America the opportunity to win a trip to Washington, D.C., $1,000 for their [...]