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Online job application stagnation

job applications, jobs, The Job Center, Wausau news

(First published in the July 18, 2019 issue of City Pages) Companies are desperate for employees. So what’s with those cumbersome and annoying website forms? The idea for this story started over lunch in Madison. My former coworker, after talking about development in that city, started telling me about jobs he was applying for. They […]

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It’s a worker’s market

JD Tube Benders, jobs, Wausau news, Wisconsin

(First published in the October 11, 2018 issue of City Pages) How local companies like J&D Tube Benders are changing to find and retain people Workers on the floor at J&D Tube Benders in Weston. The company has expanded and plans to expand again, but hiring is a challenge like it has never been. J&D

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THIS IS WHY employers can’t find workers

employment, jobs, Marathon County, McDevco, Wausau news

As local employers struggle to find employees, data from the Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce highlight exactly why: There are now 10,000 less people in the workforce than there were eight years ago in Marathon County. That’s equivalent to the entire populations of Kronenwetter and Schofield disappearing. And the gap between job openings and workers

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County halfway to phosphorus reduction goal on Fenwood Creek

Copper box, new exhibits and more Wausau events this weekend

Central Wisconsin breweries medal at national brewing championship

Security measures improved library safety, director says

Booze and Botany, Wausau Night Market and more this weekend

Balloons, jazz, comical magic and more in Wausau this weekend

Former Weston clerk charged with fraud more than a year later

Fourth of July events and other things to check out this weekend

Concerts in the clouds, park movies and more this weekend

The new Dawg House Weston is making an art form out of hot dogs

Wausau’s New Big Weekend, The Wizard of Oz and more

Shrek Jr, Solstic Summit, Wings of Halcyon and more this weekend

Marathon County deputies make arrest following high-speed chase

Cultures Fest, Blippi, Man of Honor and more this weekend

Wausau Events moves first Concert on the Square to Rothschild Pavilion

Architectural ambles, Wausau pride and more events this weekend

Take our annual Best of the Wausau Area survey

Knowlton House Distillery is making award-winning spirits out of cheese by-products

Memorial Day Weekend, Paddygrass and other Wausau events

A message from City Pages Publisher and MMC owner Pat Wood about the impacts of new postage increases

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Online job application stagnation

It’s a worker’s market

THIS IS WHY employers can’t find workers