Recent News
Partnering with Waukesha County schools
We know that every day, our schools are doing more and more to partner with business. We too, are expanding our efforts in the area of K-12 relationships, business and...
Supporting the City of Waukesha’s application for WIFIA loan
We were asked by the City of Waukesha to co-sign a letter of support with the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce for the City’s application for a federal Water Infrastructure...
Welcome new board members!
We've expanded our board of directors! We're excited to announce eight new members: Rick Andritsch, partner and vice president of business development for VJS Construction Services and CEO of VJS...
Congratulations to our winners!
Last night, the Alliance partnered with Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow and the Waukesha County Center for Growth to honor individuals, businesses and nonprofits who are making Waukesha County a...
Schools are out for summer
Waukesha County schools wrapped up the school year last week. Below represents a portion of the Alliance’s work over the past year to develop our future workforce by connecting businesses...
Thinking differently about workforce
by: Laura Catherman, president of the Waukesha-Ozaukee-Washington (WOW) Workforce Development Board Has anyone noticed the amount of “Help Wanted” signs posted lately? It seems that a new sign goes up almost daily and...
Waukesha County Center for Growth celebrates second anniversary
The Waukesha County Center for Growth celebrated its second anniversary last week. The Center for Growth is Waukesha County's economic development organization, working to generate capital investment, create jobs and...
Congratulations Dan Duchniak!
We are excited to congratulate Dan Duchniak, general manager of the Waukesha Water Utility, on being named the 2018 Waukesha County Advocate of the Year. Dan joined the Waukesha Water Utility...
EPA Attainment
The EPA has adjusted its earlier classification for Waukesha County and reclassified the entire county as "in attainment." Originally much of southeastern Wisconsin was designated as having not met more...
Congrats Elmbrook School District!
On Tuesday, May 1, the State of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation awarded the School District of Elmbrook a $25,000 grant to create a Makerspace and Fabrication Lab or...
