Greater Dubuque Development and Regional Partners Take Action to Support Displaced Workers in Southwest Wisconsin
On Tuesday, January 30, 2024, Greater Dubuque Development brought together over 20 employers and workforce partners for the AccessDubuqueJobs.com Career Fair in Platteville. Held at the Platteville Public Library, this career fair was organized in response to recent layoffs and closures in the Southwest Wisconsin area. Although designed to target those impacted by the layoffs, the event was also promoted broadly to the general public to help our regional employers retain the workforce that already calls the Tri-State area home.
Gratitude to the Department of Workforce Development, Wisconsin Job Service and Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board for their presence at the event and for helping us, along with Grant County Economic Development Corporation and Platteville Economic Development Partners, to promote opportunities to Tri-State residents.
Participating Tri-State area employers and workforce partners included:
- AccessDubuqueJobs.com
- BARD Materials
- Bimbo Bakeries USA
- Bodine Electric Company
- Cottingham & Butler
- Department of Workforce Development, Wisconsin Job Service
- FedEx Ground
- FGH Delivery
- HODGE
- Kendall Hunt Publishing/Westmark Enterprises/Great River Learning
- Michelin
- Mi-T-M Corporation
- Mount Carmel Bluffs
- Nordstrom
- Prairie Farms Dairy
- PSSI - Safe Foods Chemical Innovations
- Sedona Staffing Services
- Simmons Pet Food
- Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board
- Stonehill Communities
- The Metrix Company
- Woodward Communications, Inc.
To learn more about our Rapid Response efforts, contact Mandi Dolson, Director of Workforce Recruitment & Retention, at mandid@greaterdubuque.org or Nic Hockenberry, Director of Workforce Programming, at nicolash@greaterdubuque.org.
