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Georgia-Pacific maintenance leader for power and utilities Mike Maciejewski.

NEW Manufacturing Alliance highlights younger workers

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Report warns of shortages of trained workers By Joel Dresang of the Journal Sentinel Posted: Oct. 15, 2009 The scene at Bay View High School Wednesday provided a backdrop to research showing a growing need in Wisconsin for middle-skill workers with more than a high school diploma and less than a bachelor's degree. A report being released Thursday by The Workforce Alliance and the Skills2Compete-Wisconsin campaign says 54% of Wisconsin's current jobs and 46% of the projected needs are in middle… Continue

Green Energy There are many new green-collar job titles on O*Net, which is developed for the U.S. Department of Labor. The number of new green jobs is not surprising, given the federal government's active role in building a green economy. Even before the federal stimulus dollars kicked in, wind energy was big and growing. The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) reports that the wind industry grew by 45 percent in 2007 alone. Civil engineers who work on various aspects of the wind farm now… Continue