Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Setting the economic framework for the region
5 Apr 2023
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The state of Wisconsin has landed on top when it comes to its fiscal affairs compared to other states across the nation. Despite the strain that the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic put on local businesses of any size, Wisconsin has been able to weather the financial fallout and land firmly on a sound financial footing for the first quarter of 2023.
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Dislocated Worker Information Session Recap
Apr 5 2023We are particularly proud that on April 4, 2023, Deb Nichols, Director of Businesses Services for the West Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board led the Rapid Response Team (RRT) handled a session at HTI, assisting 17 affected employees with job placement services. In total 60 affected employees have been served...
Retail Still Surging Within Sour Economy
Apr 5 2023First things first: inflation, supply chain issues and a flat stock market were not the talking points anyone would expect to inspire optimism when talking about the retail industry.
With that observation out of the way, know that there are still plenty of positive happenings in the U.S. retail...

Robert's Story
Mar 29 2023Robert enrolled into the WIOA Dislocated Worker program in November of 2022. Robert was eligible for the WIOA-DW program due to being laid off from his job. Upon enrollment into the WIOA program, Robert expressed interest in pursuing his CDL Class A. Shortly after enrollment, Robert enrolled into the Truck...