Recent News
Thinking differently about workforce
by: Laura Catherman, president of the Waukesha-Ozaukee-Washington (WOW) Workforce Development Board Has anyone noticed the amount of “Help Wanted” signs posted lately? It seems that a new sign goes up almost daily and...
Waukesha County Center for Growth celebrates second anniversary
The Waukesha County Center for Growth celebrated its second anniversary last week. The Center for Growth is Waukesha County's economic development organization, working to generate capital investment, create jobs and...
Congratulations Dan Duchniak!
We are excited to congratulate Dan Duchniak, general manager of the Waukesha Water Utility, on being named the 2018 Waukesha County Advocate of the Year. Dan joined the Waukesha Water Utility...
EPA Attainment
The EPA has adjusted its earlier classification for Waukesha County and reclassified the entire county as "in attainment." Originally much of southeastern Wisconsin was designated as having not met more...
Congrats Elmbrook School District!
On Tuesday, May 1, the State of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation awarded the School District of Elmbrook a $25,000 grant to create a Makerspace and Fabrication Lab or...
New Education Initiatives
Because of the workforce issue and with the launch of Academic and Career Planning throughout Wisconsin in 2017, our new initiatives to connect businesses and educational institutions are of the...
Waukesha County Approves Participation in PACE Program
Earlier this year, the Waukesha County Board of Supervisors voted to approved participation in the PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) program. PACE enables property owners to obtain low-cost, long-term loans...
Reaching out to YPs
We've revamped our Young Professionals of Waukesha County program to give YPs the opportunity to get to know each other, access professional development opportunities and build lasting connections with each...
Congrats to Ryan O’Toole, one of our 2018 Emerging Leaders of Waukesha County!
Get to know him a little bit. Name: Ryan O’Toole Title/Company: Vice President – Business Development, Hunzinger Construction Hometown: Brookfield, WI Favorite part of your job: Being a part of...
The Importance of Exporting
By: Rich Rovito, Content Specialist for Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership Exporting is an important, an often overlooked, option for Wisconsin manufacturers and other companies of all sizes looking to grow...
