From the President
The following directors are eligible for re-election to another term: Kevin Anderson Wisconsin Region CEO Old National Bank Kurt Bechthold Chairman & CEO Payne & Dolan Jeff Bradford Managing Partner-Wisconsin Grant Thornton Carla Cross President & CEO Cross Management Services, Inc. Chad Cundiff President Astronautics Corp. of America Jack Enea Office Managing Partner Husch Blackwell Justin Frank President & CEO Frank Liquor Co. Brian Grossman Managing Director & Region Manager Chase Greg Marcus President & CEO The Marcus Corp. John Mellowes CEO Charter Manufacturing Co. Ugo Nwagbaraocha President Diamond Discs International Joel Quadracci Chairman, President & CEO Quad Ajita Rajendra Executive Chairman A. O. Smith Corp. Bernie Sherry CEO Ascension Wisconsin Peggy Troy President & CEO Children’s Hospital and Health Systems
Our commitment to help solve your talent challenges
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his summer, the Milwaukee Region hit an all-time high in overall employment at 890,500 jobs.
This, of course, is something to celebrate. It means our economy continues to grow, many of our homegrown businesses are thriving and several new businesses have successfully moved into our market. As a result of this growth, our region’s workers have access to an increasing number and variety of opportunities. But this success poses new challenges. For the region’s employers, finding talented workers is the No. 1 challenge they face today. One local employer told us that their business is losing $100,000 per day because they can’t find enough skilled workers to help them meet production demand. MMAC and its partners at the Milwaukee 7 Economic Development Partnership are uniquely positioned to respond to this challenge — and we’re doing exactly that.
One local employer told us their business is losing $100,000 per day because they can’t find enough skilled workers to help them meet production demand.
Recently, MMAC and M7 announced the formation of a joint Talent and Industry Partnership. The purpose of this partnership is to support the collaboration of our members in response to these talent challenges. We can do more together than any one of us can do alone. If your business is wrestling with talent-related issues, rest assured that you’re in good company. I encourage you to connect with our experts and engage in our programs. Sincerely,
Tim Sheehy MMAC President
Tom Westrick Vice President & Chief Quality Officer GE Healthcare
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