Worker Shortage Major Concern: WEDC Secretary

The Governor`s Northern Wisconsin Economic Development Summit began Wednesday in Minocqua and the head of the a key agency says finding enough workers has become a problem.

Wisconsin Economic Development Secretary Mark Hogan says he`s hearing a key concern among people in business.

Hogan says he`s also hearing to spur economic development that high-speed internet needs to be rolled out across rural Wisconsin and he says that is being addressed. One main session during the summit will be about the state`s efforts to expand broadband....

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Ken Notes: We need to rethink secondary education for those not going to college. Apprenticeships, Tech College Classes, and school to work transition are all critical to our future success... Also who picked the photo for this - I have not seen a bit and brace on the work site in 30 years...