Recent News
Legislative Update
The legislature officially kicked off in January with several new Waukesha County legislators as well as a new “divided government” between the Governor’s office and state Senate and Assembly. Read...
Milwaukee Biz Blog: Will 2019 deliver ‘dark store’ solutions?
Jeff Hoffman is a principal at Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke and a public member of the Legislative Study committee on Property Tax Assessment Practices. He is also on the Alliance's...
Transportation Funding
The Alliance’s Infrastructure Policy Committee will meet with DOT Secretary Craig Thompson on Tuesday, Feb. 5 to discussion transportation funding and priorities. Two of the Alliance’s 2019 policy priorities include...
School of Applied Technologies programs enjoy record enrollments
By: Mike Shiels, Dean of the School of Applied Technologies, Waukesha County Technical College When the economy is strong, jobs are plentiful and college enrollments are steady. When the unemployment...
Addressing workforce needs
The Waukesha County Business Alliance is creating new programs and expanding existing ones to address workforce needs in Waukesha County’s four high-growth industries: manufacturing, health care, construction/skilled trades and information...
Alliance continues involvement in Waukesha County Neighborhood Initiative
On January 22, the Alliance participated in the Waukesha County Neighborhoods Initiative Visioning Session, along with a group of 40 other industry leaders. The session brought together groups of realtors,...
Kids Building Wisconsin – Waukesha Expo
On Thursday, January 24, more than 800 fifth through eighth graders came to Milwaukee Tool for the first annual Kids Building Wisconsin – Waukesha Expo. Students gained exposure to career...
Measuring students’ preparedness after high school
Currently, the state of Wisconsin has a tool that measures how prepared high school students are to attend college. The tool measures standardized test scores and more. However, those indicators...
2018 Year in Review
The Waukesha County Business Alliance had an outstanding year in 2018. Check out some of the highlights: The Alliance celebrated 100 years of business in 2018. The Alliance achieved...
School of Applied Technologies Programs Enjoy Record Enrollments
As featured in the January 2019 Accelerate Magazine: Mike ShielsDean of the School of Applied Technologies, Waukesha County Technical College When the economy is strong, jobs are plentiful and college...
