MUS News

As Amazon’s decision on where to build its second headquarters nears, Earl Buford is often up at night with a notepad. Mr. Buford, a new arrival to Pittsburgh, is still settling into his home in the Strip District. Yet as the new CEO of PittsburghWorks , the workforce ...

There are an estimated 30,000 youth and young adults who are disconnected from education and employment in central Indiana. According to EmployIndy, a Midwest Urban Strategies member, the disconnect results from a variety of factors including homelessness, criminal history, ...

When Lisa Patt-McDaniel became Chief Executive Officer of the Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio almost two years ago, she inherited a huge recreational vehicle equipped with a dozen computers, a TV screen mounted on the side, and the ability to hold classes inside ...

Later this month, executives from Midwest Urban Strategies and several of our members and partners will be in Washington, D.C. as part of the annual the U.S. Conference of Mayors Workforce Development Council Board meeting. In advance of that meeting, MUS staff have been ...

Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin is championing legislation to expand apprenticeships and public-private partnerships. Under the proposal known as the Partners Act (Pairing Apprenticeships with Regional Training Networks to meet Employer Requirements), states would request ...