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Wisconsin nursing schools struggle to graduate enough students amid nurse shortage
As the demand for nurses grows across Wisconsin, nursing education programs are struggling to churn out enough graduates — but not for lack of applicants.
Gov. Evers, WEDC Announce More Than 6,600 Small Businesses and Nonprofits Have Received Main Street Bounceback Grants
Investments supporting thousands of small businesses across all 72 counties of Wisconsin have helped transform local Main Streets and even entire communities in every corner of our state.
Innovative Partnership Working to Address Nursing Shortage
The $128 million Workforce Innovation Grant program builds on Wisconsin's record economic performance, with strategies to deliver more highly skilled workers in key industries, remove workforce barriers, and make the most of the state's homegrown talent with regional solutions. Among the targeted industries is the healthcare sector.
Wisconsin school districts encouraged to apply for Fab Labs Grants
The grant program supports hands-on science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) education by assisting public school districts with equipment purchases for instructional and educational purposes in fab labs.
Opportunities, challenges explored at Wisconsin Economic Summit
The inaugural event, held in Appleton Sept. 20-21, highlighted the resilience of Wisconsin business owners as well as creative approaches to overcome obstacles.
New initiative to help support rural entrepreneurs across the state
The initiative will provide training, technical assistance and legal and financial advice to rural entrepreneurs in need of support to either start of bolster their business.
Ghana-based Niche Cocoa locates first North American manufacturing facility in Franklin, Wisconsin
The project will be the largest food and beverage investment by an Africa-based company in US history and the largest Ghana foreign direct investment ever in Wisconsin.
A cocoa processing company from the west African nation of Ghana is opening a local plant. Why did the company choose Franklin?
Southeast Wisconsin, with a deep talent pool in the food and beverage industries, is well positioned for the work, according to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.
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