MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU) — There’s a regional workforce ‘Talent Summit’ being held in central Wisconsin later this week to help business leaders brainstorm about the recruitment, retention, and cultivation of the area’s workforce.
According to Scott Larson, Director of Marshfield’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, “Probably the most significant economic development issue we have here in central Wisconsin is workforce.”
The two-day event kicks-off Wednesday evening in Stevens Point at a reception designed to glean input from business ‘decision-makers’ in our area, and that’s followed by a series of presentations on Thursday for people who are responsible for the day-to-day hiring and recruitment of staff.
The Thursday session includes some comments from Governor Scott Walker, and presentations by workforce experts. “We have Edward Gordon, who is a nationally-renowned workforce consultant, dealing with retention and recruitment of workforce,” Larson said. “So he’s done work nationally recognized throughout the United States.”
The event is being put on by the regional Chamber of Commerce group ‘Centergy,’ in concert with the North Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board. For more information on the event, contact your local Chamber of Commerce.
