Our commitment to help solve your talent challenges

Our commitment to help solve your talent challenges

This 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. 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. 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.

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