WI: Greater Milwaukee Urban League Honors WEDC
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) was honored with two awards from the Greater Milwaukee Urban League (GMUL) recently.
Industry News
Survey: 65% of Small Businesses Can't Find Workers, Up 5% From Jan.
Alignable's March Labor Shortage Poll shows that it's growing more difficult for many small business employers to find the right workers, which impair...
AAPA Continues Advancement of Upskilling Programs for Port Professionals
AAPA has hired Shannon McLeod as the new Director of Professional & Workforce Development.
MS: Mississippi Awarded $32.7M for Broadband Infrastructure Expansion
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration awarded nearly $32.7 million to the State of Mississippi for broadband infrastructure. ...
Greenwald Releases New Research on Attitudes, Motivation of Job-Seekers
New Research Reveals Job-Seekers in Search of Higher Pay, Work-Life Balance, and Emerging Benefits Amid the Great Resignation
White House Senior Advisor Landrieu to Speak at AAPA Summit
White House Senior Advisor for Infrastructure Implementation Mitch Landrieu will speak at the 2022 AAPA Legislative Summit: Now We Build!
KS: Kansas Business Honored for National Economic Development Award
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly applauded Hill's Pet Nutrition and the Kansas Department of Commerce for being nationally recognized with a Business Facilitie...
Equipment Finance Industry Confidence Slips Slightly in February
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released the February 2022 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) last week.
Report: 2021 Machine Tool Orders at Hit Record High $5.91B
December orders for new machine tools totaled $597.1 million, pushing the 12-month total for 2021 new machine-tool orders to $5.91 billion.
NRF: Jan. Retail Sales Overcome Omicron, Inflation To Show Strong Gains
Retail sales powered through COVID-19’s omicron variant, inflation and other challenges to post strong increases in January, the NRF said.