— Badger Mining, a family-owned mining company based in Berlin, has been named the best small-company workplace in the country by the Great Place to Work Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management. See details on the honor: In the same review, Sheboygan financial company ACUITY was named the second-best medium-sized company. Other Wisconsin companies on the list: Oshkosh’s 4Imprint, and design firm Kahler Slater, which has four offices in the state. See the full list: — Many of Wisconsin’s banks and credit unions are still laboring under losses from real estate and commercial loans and may take longer to emerge from the current recession than other sectors of the economy. That’s the assessment of Lorrie Keating Heinemann, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions. See more in a new WisBusiness interview: http://wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Article=163147 — A new report by the Public Policy Forum compiles data on projected workforce demand in Wisconsin and concludes that a coordinated focus on science, math and technical education at the K-12 level is required to meet that demand. The report finds that of the 10 career clusters predicted to grow the most over the next five years, seven include occupations requiring strong backgrounds in science, math, technology, or engineering (STEM). Meanwhile, of the 10 specific jobs predicted to be the fastest growing in the state, eight require STEM skills or knowledge and six require a post-secondary degree. The report concludes that in order to meet the needs of the future workforce, Wisconsin education officials must focus on revising standards, assessments, and retaining quality teachers with a coordinated focus on STEM content areas. See more on the report: TOP STORIES
Aurora to eliminate 90 jobs : Aurora Health Care plans to eliminate about 90 jobs, becoming the most recent health care system to reduce its workforce amid the economic downturn. MillerCoors opens $21.8M Chicago headquarters: MillerCoors LLC officially opened its headquarters in Chicago Friday in a project estimated by Chicago Mayor Richard Daley’s office to cost $21.8 million. Milwaukee-area economy improved in June: The Milwaukee-area economy improved again in June, reaching a neutral growth rate, according to the latest survey from the Institute For Supply Management-Milwaukee. Building contractors must now register with the state : Building contractors will have to register with the state to continue doing business legally in Wisconsin starting Wednesday. Four Wisconsin firms ranked among best places to work : Four small- and medium-sized Wisconsin companies were among those named the “Best Companies to Work for in America” in rankings issued Monday by the Great Place to Work Institute of San Francisco and the Society for Human Resource Management of New Orleans. Oshkosh Corp. earns Army contracts: Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corp., has been awarded two delivery orders.
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