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Under the leadership of Mayor Barrett, Earn & Learn has placed more than 28,000 students in summer jobs since its inception. Mayor Tom Barrett opened the application process for the 2017 Earn & Learn initiative, a summer youth employment program that assists young people from Milwaukee in making a successful transition from adolescence into adulthood through job skills and work experience. “Everyone remembers their first job and the positive mark that experience left on them,” Mayor Barrett said. “By introducing young people to the world of work, we are creating hope and opportunity in the lives of Milwaukee’s youth.”...

The City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works will offer new opportunities for community based organizations (CBOs) and small businesses to participate in contract removal of grass and sidewalk snow from private property. In an effort to create job opportunities for Milwaukee residents to maintain neighborhood properties, the Neighborhood Improvement Jobs Opportunity Program will make it easier for local contractors and community-based organizations to obtain contracts with the city, according to Alderman Russell W. Stamper, II. Local contractors and organizations that are interested in contract work maintaining neighborhood properties must attend an information session at 1:00 p.m. on April...

Social Development Commission addresses potential labor shortage as construction season begins with program to train low-income residents for Milwaukee’s new jobs. With the approach of spring, developers in Milwaukee’s construction industry prepare for a busy season. However, many contractors cannot find skilled laborers to do the work. It is a potential problem that has a preventable economic affect. Without a steady labor pool, local projects could run behind schedule or stall. The Social Development Commission (SDC), located on Milwaukee’s north side, has been recognized in the industry for creating a unique program that addresses the labor shortage and helps...

The second annual Milwaukee César E. Chávez Day celebration will take place March 31 at Chávez Plaza in front of El Rey supermarket, 916 South César E. Chávez Drive. The festivity, which commemorates the birthday of the renowned civil rights leader, will feature speeches from local leaders and project plans for the continued construction of Chávez Plaza. Work on the plaza was launched with the unveiling of a life-size statue of Chávez at the 2016 César E. Chávez celebration. Milwaukee’s César E. Chávez Day celebration and the ongoing Chávez Plaza project are part of the FARM Project, a broader...

Educators Credit Union announced that its Board of Directors has appointed interim CEO Linda Hoover to serve as Chief Executive Officer and President, effective immediately. Hoover, a Racine native, joined Educators in 1987. In her career since then, she has managed most of the business units of the credit union at one time or another. “I am deeply honored that the Board has expressed its confidence in me, and entrusted the Credit Union, its staff and members to my leadership. I believe that the essence of what we are called to do is to create relationships and build trust...

The first group of students began information technology (IT) training through Employ Milwaukee’s TechHire IT training program on March 20. Classes are held at the Milwaukee TechForce Training Center, located at 1916 N. 4th Street. Employ Milwaukee and its partner Blue 1647 are providing training for individuals who wish to pursue a career in certain IT occupations. After completing the 10-week program, the students will have earned the industry recognized CompTIA A Plus certification and gained additional IT skills making them job ready for an entry or mid-level IT position. “I’m inspired by this collaboration which illustrates why Milwaukee...