UW-Green Bay Sheboygan Campus hosts Lakeshore Talent Development Forum Today

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 12, 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. – Collaborating with the Bay Area Workforce Development Board, UW-Green Bay Division of Continuing Education and Workforce Training is empowering the leaders in Manitowoc and Sheboygan Counties through the Lakeshore Talent Development Forum. The workforce demands further talent development in today’s challenging recruitment and retention climate. The Lakeshore Talent Development Forum aims to meet those needs by sharing information, ideas and strategies to access the talent of the region and provide additional organizational resources.

• Thursday, September 12, 2024
• 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
• UW-Green Bay Sheboygan Campus, Phoenix Room

Keynote speaker, Matt Kures, the Community Economic Development Specialist for UW-Extension will speak about the changing demographic, workforce and economy that surrounds the lakeshore, and explore options for responding to workforce needs in the coming decade. Additionally, leaders in attendance will have the opportunity for further discussion through a panel discussion and community dialogue. Panel participants include representatives from Kitchen Fresh Foods, AmeriCollect and Pine River Pre-Pak.

About UW-Green Bay
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is a school of resilient problem solvers who dare to reach higher with the power of education that ignites growth and answers the biggest challenges. Serving 10,300 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students as well as 85,000 continuing education learners annually, UW-Green Bay offers 200 academic degrees, programs, and certificates. With four campus locations in Northeast Wisconsin, the University’s access mission welcomes all students who want to learn, from every corner of the world. Championing bold thinking since opening its doors in 1965, it is a university on the rise – Wisconsin’s fastest growing UW. For more information, visit www.uwgb.edu.

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