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 … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Builds
Milwaukee Builds Recruitment began with using a list of candidates from the Urban Forestry Program and graduates from the Milwaukee Youthbuild. The program officially launched May 24 with a press … [Read more...]
Connecting the Dots II
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 … [Read more...]
Don Sykes’ column – Happy Holidays!
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 … [Read more...]
HIRE Center puts displaced workers on the road to employment
Staff at the Milwaukee HIRE Center (Help in Re-Employment) are skilled at addressing the specific issues of those who are facing unemployment due to layoff or company closure. The HIRE Center site is … [Read more...]
Here’s the Formula. What’s the Solution?
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 … [Read more...]