Southest Wisconsin Business Alliance Says More than Financial Incentives Needed to Attract Companies
Monday, July 31st, 2017 -- 8:02 AM
(AP) -A southeast Wisconsin business alliance says more than financial incentives and support services are needed to lure companies to the area.The Kenosha News reports that Gateway Technical College, the Kenosha Area Business Alliance, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the Kenosha County Job Center and other private companies have created a partnership with the goal of growing the local business community. The partnership has found that training workers to fill specialized and technical jobs is important in attracting companies.
Gateway has provided training for more than 50 companies since 2011. Training has included areas such as robotics, die cast and computer numeric control operation. The Kenosha Area Business Alliance says more than 8,000 jobs and $1.2 billion in capital investment have relocated to Kenosha County since 2013.
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