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Northwoods Employers Invited To Learn About Hiring

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Employers needing workers is the focus of the next Nicolet College Hire Up event this Friday.

Attracting and retaining top talent is becoming increasingly challenging for virtually all businesses across the Northwoods...says Jodi Fox-Engleman who works in economic and community development for the college.

She says three experts will speak to the innovative strategies businesses can use to build the workforce they need...

"...It takes more than just decent pay to bring people to an area to work. It takes more than pay to continue having them living here. It means adding opportunities in the community for us to work, stay and live..."

The speakers include Jeremy Fojut consults and creates talent retention and attraction projects across the country for municipalities, chambers, organizations, and companies. Christian Schock is director of Planning, Community and Economic Development for the City of Wausau. Rebecca Deschane serves as talent initiative director for both the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and the University of Wisconsin System.

Fox-Engleman says workers coming here want what she calls 'the whole package'...

"...They want affordable housing. Housing is a shortage in really all of our area. They want things to do besides going to work...."

Employers or others are invited to the HireUp event Friday, May 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Northwoods Center. More information is available and registration at Nicolet College's main number.

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