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November 15, 2011 Secretary Newson Appoints Jonathan Barry as Deputy Secretary Secretary Reggie Newson today announced the appointment of Jonathan Barry as Deputy Secretary, effective November 21, 2011.
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November 4, 2011 Dane County Executive Parisi Shares Development Insights Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and representatives from five other counties met with the Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin to share the Workforce Development’s annual reports.
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November 1, 2011 WIA Local Plan Available for Public Comment The Workforce Development Board of South Central WI, grant recipient and administrative entity for the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) funds allocated to Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Marquette and Sauk has submitted its draft local Workforce Investment Act Plan to State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Investment Act for Program Year 12 on November 1, 2011.
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October 24, 2011 Newson Appointed Secretary of the Department of Workforce Development Today the Governor’s office received Scott Baumbach’s resignation letter and announced that former DWD Deputy Secretary and DOT Executive Assistant, Reggie Newson, has been appointed Secretary of DWD.
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October 12, 2011 Council's Activites Grow Wisconsin's Ag Workforce Corey Kuchta of Coleman had recently been promoted to an Agriculture Market Leader at Wisconsin Public Service when he heard about an opportunity to develop his leadership skills by enrolling in a new course, the Wisconsin Agribusiness Academy.
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September 29, 2011 Schramm Receives Technical Education Champion Award Patricia Schramm, Executive Director of the WDBSCW, is the recipient of the 2011 “Technical Champion Award” from the Wisconsin Technical College District Boards Association.
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September 27, 2011 Access Point Grand Opening Makes the News The Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin and local partners celebrated the grand opening of two new WorkSmart Access Points on Monday, September 26, 2011.
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September 15, 2011 WDBSCW Announces Grand Opening of Two New Service Locations to Serve South Madison MADISON, WI—The Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin announces the grand opening of two new WorkSmart Access Point service locations in the South Madison community.
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September 7, 2011 DWD Executive Assistant Maxwell Visits Jefferson County Workforce Development Center Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Executive Assistant Georgia Maxwell met young adults receiving employment services from DWD and its regional partner on Wednesday, September 7, 2011, in Jefferson at the Workforce Development Center of Jefferson County.
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August 10, 2010 D.C Congressional Staff Gauge Region's Workforce Development Initiatives D.C. Congressional staff arrive in Madison to meet with the Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin and partners for an introduction to workforce development efforts in South Central Wisconsin...
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July 23, 2010 New Access Points in Madison's Allied Drive Area and Stoughton, Wisconsin to Serve Job Seekers Jobseekers in Dane County will now have better access to job search tools and resources, with the opening of two new WorkSmart Access Points at Joining Forces for Families, located on 2225 Allied Drive #2 in Madison, Wisconsin and at the Joining Forces for Families location at 125 Veterans Road in Stoughton, Wisconsin...
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In The News
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September 8, 2011 State Official Visits with Job Seekers at YouthFest Department of Workforce Development Executive Assistant Georgia Maxwell said Wednesday that Gov. Scott Walker’s efforts to improve Wisconsin’s business climate are creating employment opportunities for job seekers, including young adults at a YouthFest job center event.
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July 14, 2011 Dane County Executive Announces Jobs and Prosperity Project Dane County Executive Joe Parisi launched the Dane County Jobs and Prosperity Project today, a new initiative to gather input from the business community, workers, and the general public to develop proposals that will aid in Dane County’s continued economic recovery and build long-term economic strength.
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April 12, 2011 $4 Million National Emergency Grant Awarded to State to Help Dislocated Workers Department of Workforce Development Secretary Manny Perez today announced nearly $4 million in additional assistance from a National Emergency Grant for over 2,580 dislocated workers affected by multiple layoffs and plant closures throughout the state, primarily in the manufacturing sector.
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February 1, 2011 Stoughton Trailers Might Reopen Evansville Plant Stoughton Trailers is getting its Evansville factory ready to reopen, after being shuttered for four years, and could be hiring as many as 500 employees for its three locations over the next 11 months...
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January 27, 2011 Campus Connection: MATC, State Techs Eye Millions in Grant Dollars Madison Area Technical College has done a solid job in recent years landing outside dollars to fund a range of initiatives. But Madison College leaders have decided to team up with the state's other tech schools in an effort to land some of the $500 million in grants recently made available for community colleges by the Obama administration...
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January 7, 2011 State Economist: Wisconsin Unemployment Figures Should Resemble National Trends December unemployment figures are not yet available for Wisconsin, but they are likely to show trends similar to those of the nation as a whole, the state's top economist said Friday...
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December 10, 2010 Grants Assist with Manufacturing Skills Certification State grants worth $332,452 have been awarded to six regional workforce development boards to train workers for Manufacturing Skill Standards Certification. The industry's top national credential, MSSC focuses on key areas such as safety, quality practices and measurement, manufacturing processes and production, and maintenance awareness, said state Department of Workforce Development Secretary Roberta Gassman...
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November 12, 2010 HACCP Seminars Offered to Small-Scale Wisconsin Dairy Processors Writing a plan that outlines how a dairy processor will prevent or respond to a food safety issue can be a time intensive project for a small-scale cheese-maker. Thanks to state funding, the Dairy Business Innovation Center announces several hands-on workshops to help processors develop such a plan...
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August 31, 2010 WDBSCW Invests $20,000 in Health Care Training Program While some students are headed back to school, other students are just graduating from the Healthcare Administrative Training Program, a training initiative supported by Urban League of Greater Madison and partners that could help send them into a career in the health care field...
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July 13, 2010 $2.8 Million Federal Stimulus Grant to Put 300 Back to Work in Region About 300 unemployed people in south-central Wisconsin will get temporary jobs subsidized by federal stimulus dollars, under a new state program to put people who have exhausted their unemployment benefits back to work...
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July 12, 2010 Workforce Development Board Awarded $2.8M Transitional Jobs Grant
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June 30, 2010 Stoughton Access Point provides job seekers with one-on-one help Steward, a 2010 graduate of Stoughton High School, said he came from a rough neighborhood and is now looking for a job that will help him continue to succeed. He’s getting help, thanks to a new resource for job seekers in Stoughton...
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June 11, 2010 Teens face tough market for summer jobs National experts say this could be one of the toughest years in decades for teenagers to land summer work as they compete with laid-off adults in an economy struggling...
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June 1, 2010 New Access Point to open in Beaver Dam, WI Workers in Dodge County have good news on two fronts. First, Dodge County's unemployment rate in April dropped 2 percent from the last accounting period, settling at 8.6 percent, according to the Department of Workforce Development. The second bit of good news is that people seeking employment in Beaver Dam now have new tools with the opening of a WorkSmart Access Point Thursday afternoon...
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April 13, 2010 Madison's InBusiness Magazine features WIRED-funded Center for Nursing Excellence The April 2010 edition of InBusiness Magazine featured the Center for Nursing Excellence as a Start Up in health care. The Center, which opened in December of 2009, provides nursing simulations using life-like mannequins for nursing students, established nurses, and other health care professionals...
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March 25, 2010 Fighting Unemployment: Madison College Opens Center for Adult Learning NBC 15 feature on Madison College's new Center for Adult Learning.The Center for Adult Learning was established in collaboration with the Department of Workforce Development to serve dislocated workers, underemployed individuals, and any adults seeking opportunities to return to college for additional training, in order to re-enter the workforce...
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February 13, 2010 Job seekers get local access point Unemployed persons in the Wisconsin Dells area who before had to travel to Baraboo or Portage for job search assistance can find free help at the Central Wisconsin Community Action Council building on Highway 13 now that a new WorkSmart Access Point has opened...
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February 12, 2010 New Access Point Opens at Moraine Park Technical College Jobseekers in Dodge County now have better access to career and job search services with the opening of a new WorkSmart Access Point at Moraine Park. Located inside Moraine Park library, 700 Gould St., Beaver Dam, jobseekers can use computers and printers, as well as community and employment resource materials to help further their job search...
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