— The state’s 10 regional Workforce Development Boards are getting $4 million in federal aid to help retrain recently unemployed workers. The assistance will benefit more than 4,900 workers affected by layoffs at more than 100 companies across Wisconsin, including Harley-Davidson, Midwest Airlines, Rockwell Automation, Mercury Marine, Appleton Paper, Oshkosh B’Gosh and many others. See details: http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Article=165658 — Harley-Davidson has filed notice with the state of 398 layoffs at its Wauwatosa location. See the filing: http://www.wisbusiness.com/1008/090728harley.pdf — Clothing store Lands’ End is working with the charity Soles4Souls to invite customers to donate new or gently used footwear for people in need. Lands’ End stores in Wisconsin will be collecting shoes of all types and sizes throughout the month of August. Soles4Souls has provided more than five million pairs of shoes to people in need, including after national and international disasters such as the Asian Tsunami and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. See the release: http://wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=165615 TOP STORIES Paper partner to boost NewPage: As part of a refinancing move, NewPage Corp. will receive a $575 million one-time bailout from a familiar Helsinki-based minority shareholder with connections to Wisconsin Rapids. Eau Claire approves deal that could bring 150 jobs: The Eau Claire City Council approved an agreement Tuesday with New York-based Genesis10 that will bring as many as 150 technology consulting jobs here, a significant step in the city’s efforts to boost salaries. Company plans filed with the city show Genesis10 will pay wages of at least $30 per hour. Tennessee loss Valley’s gain: Some workers displaced by closure of Albany International Corp’s. Portland, Tenn., plant will be offered transfers to the facility here, which makes the same forming fabric product, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday.
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