Milwaukee
Chamber goal: 20,000 high-performing students by 2020 - it's enough to
fill an arena
By MMAC President Tim Sheehy
Imagine 50
high-performing schools serving 20,000 low-income, minority students in the
City of Milwaukee
who are reading and doing math at or above their grade level. Students who are
prepared to take on high school, who are prepared for two and four year
colleges, or ready to start apprenticeship programs. It's enough students to
fill an arena.
Today, fewer than a dozen schools are meeting these
standards, with a student population that would fill less than half the
lower bowl of the BMO
Harris
Bradley Center.
Read more: Metropolitan
Milwaukee Association of Commerce
Chamber heart: Bikers invade Northern Wisconsin for annual Tomahawk Fall Ride for MDA
The Northwoods will turn into a roaring rally for
charity this weekend as the Tomahawk Ride for MDA returns today.
The annual event draws tourists from around the world
to take a trip to central and Northern Wisconsin.
Tomahawk Chamber of Commerce director Tamra Anderson says bikers are already
here. "People are rolling into town, they've been rolling in since last
Saturday. Over the next several days we'll have anywhere from 30,000 to 50,000
people invading our area. Lots of good times, lots of rides, lots of
fundraising for MDA, food, music." Read more: WBHL
News
Chamber growth opportunity: Oshkosh, Wisconsin starting aviation business park
The Oshkosh
area is creating a new space for aviation-related businesses to build.
Officials from the city and Winnebago County broke ground on an aviation business park, on W. Ripple Avenue
near Wittman Regional Airport.
Oshkosh Area Chamber of Commerce president John Casper says several businesses have talked
about relocating near the EAA over the years. But he says there wasn't a
suitable space for them. Casper
says the park could attract a variety of businesses. Read more: News Talk 1150 WHBY
Fox Cities Chamber
debut: Appleton's
Octoberfest gets its own beer
One of the main draws for the estimated 100,000
people who pack downtown Appleton
every year for Octoberfest is beer.
This year, the thirsty patrons will have the
opportunity to get a taste of something extra special.
Organizers of the annual Octoberfest block party have
teamed with Wisconsin Distributors and the Wisconsin Brewing Company for a
specially brewed beer just for this year's event. The celebration begins Sept.
26 with License to Cruise and continues Sept. 27 with a full-day slate of live
music, arts and crafts, food and drinks. Read more: Appleton
Post Crescent
Wisconsin state rep Steineke receives award from chamber of commerce
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the state’s
chamber of commerce, recently honored state Rep. Jim Steineke with the “Working
for Wisconsin”
Award at Expera Specialty Solutions LLC in Kaukauna.
The award is given to legislators who stand up for
jobs and improve the state’s business climate by voting 80 percent or greater
in support of the pro-jobs position on the WMC legislative scorecard. Read
more: PostCrescent.com
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WMC: Federal Regs
Cost U.S.
Economy More Than $2 Trillion Annually
Complying with federal regulations costs Americans
$2.028 trillion in lost economic growth annually, or roughly equivalent to 12 percent
of total GDP that could be invested back into our nation’s businesses,
according to a new study commissioned by the National Association of
Manufacturers (NAM).
The study, conducted by economists Nicole V. and W.
Mark Crain, concluded that manufacturing businesses face a disproportionate
share of the burden, or $19,564 per employee per year—nearly double what the
average U.S.
business pays to comply with federal rules. Small manufacturers pay more than
three times as much as the average U.S. firm. That is $34,671 per
employee per year that small manufacturers could use to grow their businesses
and create jobs.
With more than 9,400 manufacturers in the state
employing over 450,000 workers (nearly 17 percent of the state’s entire
employees), Wisconsin consistently ranks among the nation’s top states for
manufacturing jobs per capita, reports the Wisconsin Economic Development
Corporation. Wisconsin
has demonstrated its resiliency in manufacturing by continuing to add jobs in
the sector, ranking 5th in the nation for manufacturing job creation from 2009
through 2012, reports WEDC. Read more: Wisconsin
Manufacturing & Commerce
Chamber Executive Ongoing Education Weekly
New Idea: Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead - by Sheryl Sandberg,
CEO Facebook
Thirty years after women became 50 percent of the
college graduates in the United
States, men still hold the vast majority of
leadership positions in government and industry. This means that women’s voices
are still not heard equally in the decisions that most affect our lives. In Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg examines why
women’s progress in achieving leadership roles has stalled, explains the root
causes, and offers compelling, commonsense solutions that can empower women to
achieve their full potential.
Sandberg is the chief operating officer of Facebook
and is ranked on Fortune’s list
of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business and as one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the
World. In 2010, she gave an electrifying TEDTalk in which she described how
women unintentionally hold themselves back in their careers. Her talk, which
became a phenomenon and has been viewed more than two million times, encouraged
women to “sit at the table,” seek challenges, take risks, and pursue their
goals with gusto.
In Lean In,
Sandberg digs deeper into these issues, combining personal anecdotes, hard
data, and compelling research to cut through the layers of ambiguity and bias
surrounding the lives and choices of working women. She recounts her own
decisions, mistakes, and daily struggles to make the right choices for herself,
her career, and her family. She provides practical advice on negotiation
techniques, mentorship, and building a satisfying career, urging women to set
boundaries and to abandon the myth of “having it all.” She describes
specific steps women can take to combine professional achievement with personal
fulfillment and demonstrates how men can benefit by supporting women in the
workplace and at home.
Written with both humor and wisdom, Sandberg’s book is an inspiring call to
action and a blueprint for individual growth. Lean
In is destined to change the conversation from what women can’t do
to what they can.
Rep. Dean Knudson receives State Chamber’s “Working for Wisconsin” Award
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC), the State’s Chamber of Commerce, recently honored Rep. Dean Knudson with the prestigious “Working for Wisconsin” Award at Xcel Energy in Hudson. The award is given to legislators who stand up for jobs and improve the state’s business climate by voting 80 percent or greater in support of the pro-jobs position on the WMC legislative scorecard. Read more: River Falls Journal
Chamber history: When Sputnik Crashed in Wisconsin - Half a century later, the town of Manitowoc commemorates its biggest day ever.
It came from outer space…. and crashed down in the
middle of a street in Manitowoc,
Wisconsin.
That surely sounds like the start of a sci-fi movie.
But half a century ago, the town was on the receiving end of a 20-pound
smoldering hunk of the Soviet Union’s five-ton
Sputnik IV satellite.
Media reports from the September 6, 1962 event say
there were no eyewitnesses, but “there are hundreds if you ask now,” says J.
Gregory Vadney, executive director of the Rahr-West Art Museum,
which hosts the festival. Vadney says he heard there were “two police officers
on routine patrol when they spotted the piece in the street. They believed it
to be a metal ingot from one of the local manufacturing plants, speculated that
it fell off a truck, and left it. Following patrol, they returned to the city
police station, where they heard that a search had been called for the
Sputnik IV spacecraft” and suddenly realized what they’d found. Read more:
Air
& Space Magazine
Chamber business:
Goldman Sachs is looking to help 10,000 small businesses with a $500 MILLION
investment
The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program is
a $500 million investment to help small businesses create jobs and economic
opportunity by providing them with greater access to business education,
financial capital, and business support services. 10,000 Small Businesses is
designed for business owners with limited resources who have a business poised
for growth. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to growing their business
and creating jobs within their community. Learn more about this program and
eligibility requirements. Further information: 10,000
Small Businesses
Famous Chamber of
Commerce Quotation (Education)
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