— U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited Milwaukee to announce a $7 million national grant program aimed at helping displaced workers pursue second careers. Gov. Jim Doyle and Manpower CEO Jeffrey Joerres were also on hand at Milwaukee Area Technical College on Thursday to announce the grants, which will be used for tutoring, counseling and other services intended to “remove the financial barriers” that stand in the way of displaced workers re-entering the job market, Duncan said. The money will be awarded on a competitive basis beginning in September and will range from $300,000 to a maximum of $750,000 per program over a three-year period. The department will begin taking applications immediately. Duncan stressed the important role that technical schools will play in helping the sagging economy recover, especially in a state like Wisconsin that has been hit hard by layoffs. “We need to find a way to transform and reinvent our workforce, and higher education is the answer,” Duncan said. See more in a WisBusiness story: http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Article=160801 — Accounting firm Clifton Gunderson, which announced this week that it was moving its headquarters to Wauwatosa, has announced the restructure of its executive team effective June 1. The firm announced the naming of a new chief business officer, chief practice officer and general counsel, managing partner of valuation and forensic services and the firmwide director of assurance. See details: http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Article=160761 — Madison-area residents facing hunger issues this week are benefitting for the first time from a new mobile food pantry truck donated by Kraft Foods/Oscar Mayer to the Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin. See details: http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Article=160760 ************************* WISBUSINESS.COM / WISPOLITICS.COM FORUM JUNE 10 — Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (and Ships): Shaping Southeastern Wisconsin’s Transportation Future — WEDNESDAY, June 10, 7:15 AM at Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin, Milwaukee Hear major decision-makers debate the future of passenger rail, highway expansion, the port of Milwaukee and Mitchell Field in light of stressed state and local budgets and commuters’ continuing search for the best way to get to work. Confirmed panelists include Milwaukee County Exec. Scott Walker, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett; Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine and a member of the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee; Rep. Jeff Stone, R-Greendale and a member of the Assembly Transportation Committee and state Sen. Jeff Plale, D-South Milwaukee and a member of the Senate Transportation Committee. Initial sponsors for the event include UW-Milwaukee, Wisconsin Urban & Rural Transit Association and HNTB. The event is open to the public, and the price is $30 per person. But WisPolitics.com and WisBusiness.com subscribers, the UW-Milwaukee community, and members of MMAC and Discovery World will be able to attend for $20 per person. The price includes the breakfast buffet but not parking. Call Debra Jordan (414) 287-4127 or e-mail djordan@mmac.org to register. Online registration is also available: http://mmac.org/display/router.asp?docid=488&event=1227&startDate=06/10/09 Additional sponsorships are available as well. For sponsorship information, contact Jim Greer at 608-237-6296 or webmaster@wisbusiness.com ************************* TOP STORIES Oshkosh Corp. lands $17 million contract: Oshkosh Corp. has received a pair of contracts totaling $17 million to extend its refurbishing of heavy-duty and line haul vehicles at its facility in Kuwait. West Allis factory closing eliminates 215 jobs: Metal Technologies Inc. plans to close its West Allis Ductile Iron plant this summer, leaving 215 employees without jobs. Don Miller dealership to lose GMC truck franchise in 2010 : Don Miller dealerships took another blow from the struggling big automakers this week, when General Motors said it would not renew Miller’s GMC truck franchise after it expires in 2010. Manitowoc Cranes to lay off 19 workers: The Manitowoc Co. announced Tuesday it will lay off 19 production workers effective today from Manitowoc Cranes, a division of The Manitowoc Co. UW System: Furloughs will be difficult: Implementing furloughs for all UW System employees will be difficult to track, hurt the competitiveness of researchers and raise legal concerns, system leaders said Thursday.
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