https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-big-step-2025-impact-report-a-year-of-growth-innovation/ 2026-04-13T16:54:21+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/WRTP-_-BIG-STEP-2025-impact-report-a-year-of-growth.-4.jpg WRTP | BIG STEP 2025 Impact Report: A Year of Growth & Innovation https://wrtp.org/blogs/the-full-conversation-on-the-future-of-wisconsins-talent-pipeline/ 2026-02-27T23:31:56+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/The-Full-Conversation-on-the-Future-of-Wisconsins-Talen.jpg NOW AVAILABLE! The Full Conversation on the Future of Wisconsin’s Talent Pipeline https://wrtp.org/blogs/lindsay-blumer-joins-nawdp-to-discuss-the-importance-of-apprenticeship-readiness/ 2026-03-18T21:04:46+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Lindsay-Blumer-Joins-NAWDP-to-Discuss-the-Importance-of-Apprenticeship-Readiness.jpg Lindsay Blumer Joins NAWDP to Discuss the Importance of Apprenticeship Readiness https://wrtp.org/blogs/u-s-department-of-labor-awards-grant-to-wrtp-big-step-to-train-women-for-in-demand-cdl-jobs/ 2026-03-06T20:47:28+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/U.S.-Department-of-Labor-Awards-Grant-to-WRTP-_-BIG-STEP.jpg U.S. Department of Labor Awards Grant to WRTP | BIG STEP to Train Women for In-Demand CDL Jobs https://wrtp.org/blogs/second-chances-and-steady-steps-felipes-path-to-a-new-future/ 2026-01-20T18:18:15+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Felipe-Irizarry-1.jpg Second Chances and Steady Steps: Felipe’s Path to a New Future https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Second-Chances-and-Steady-Steps-Felipes-Path-to-a-New-Future.jpg Second Chances and Steady Steps: Felipe’s Path to a New Future https://wrtp.org/blogs/rcf-at-50-investing-in-confidence-careers-and-compassion/ 2026-01-08T22:43:37+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RCF-at-50-Investing-in-Confidence-Careers-and-Compassion.jpg RCF at 50: Investing in Confidence, Careers, and Compassion https://wrtp.org/blogs/expanding-apprenticeship-pathways/ 2026-01-08T22:25:30+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/expanding-apprenticeship.jpg Expanding Apprenticeship Pathways https://wrtp.org/timeline/2025-2/ 2025-12-22T19:37:32+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-WRTP-map.jpg WRTP | BIG STEP https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-big-step-president-ceo-lindsay-blumer-named-wisconsin-titan-100-for-second-year-in-a-row/ 2026-03-18T21:04:50+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/LINDSAY-BLUMER-NAMED-WISCONSIN-TITAN-100-FOR-the-SECOND-YEAR.jpg WRTP | Big Step President & CEO Lindsay Blumer Named Wisconsin Titan 100 for Second Year in a Row | WRTP https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Lindsay-HS.jpg https://wrtp.org/blogs/leveling-up-construction-experience-russell-pawelko/ 2025-10-08T18:02:40+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Russell-Paw.jpg Leveling Up Construction Experience: Russell Pawelko | WRTP https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Leveling-Up-Construction-Experience-Russell-Pawelko.jpg Leveling Up Construction Experience: Russell Pawelko | WRTP https://wrtp.org/blogs/tapping-into-potential-jakori-jones/ 2025-10-06T20:42:16+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Jakori-Jones.jpg Tapping Into Potential: Jakori Jones | WRTP https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Jakori.jpg Tapping Into Potential: Jakori Jones | WRTP https://wrtp.org/blogs/milwaukee-training-center-naming-renovation-honors-wisconsins-first-black-apprentice/ 2025-12-02T22:42:39+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Renovation-Honors-WIsconsins-First-Black-Apprentice-1.jpg Renovation Honors WIsconsin's First Black Apprentice https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Vincent-Toran.jpg Vincent Toran | WRTP https://wrtp.org/blogs/celebrating-50-years-of-big-step/ 2025-09-24T14:31:11+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Celebrating-50-years-of-BIG-STEP.jpg Celebrating 50 years of BIG STEP | WRTP https://www.youtube.com/embed/FQRoW1nvpJM https://img.youtube.com/vi/FQRoW1nvpJM/hqdefault.jpg Celebrating 50 years of BIG STEP | WRTP | BIG STEP Celebrating 50 years is no small feat, and we are eternally grateful for our partners, collaborators, and sponsors. Thanks to our staff, participants, government officials, union partners, employers, CBOs, and supporters, we have been able to reach an incredible number of people across Wisconsin in our mission to introduce the trades as a valuable way to earn a living and support our communities. https://wrtp.org/blogs/preparing-for-a-fulfilling-career-gregory-powell/ 2025-09-12T16:11:01+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/WRTP-Success-Stories-Gregory-Powell.jpg Success Storie: Gregory Powell https://youtu.be/469LyxWUaJ8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/WRTP-Success-Stories-Gregory-Powell.jpg Preparing For A Fulfilling Career: Gregory Powell | WRTP | BIG STEP The Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership (WRTP) was created in the 1990s to renew Milwaukee’s traditional industrial base after the recovery of manufacturing, retirement of an aging workforce, and diversification of the regional economy created a growing skills shortage. Since combining with the Building Industry Group Skilled Trades Employment Program (BIG STEP) to form WRTP | BIG STEP, we are a 501(c)3 nonprofit workforce intermediary dedicated to connecting people to family-sustaining jobs. https://www.youtube.com/embed/469LyxWUaJ8?si=rmFFXfdVCk4WunJD https://img.youtube.com/vi/469LyxWUaJ8?si=rmFFXfdVCk4WunJD/hqdefault.jpg Preparing For A Fulfilling Career: Gregory Powell | WRTP | BIG STEP The Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership (WRTP) was created in the 1990s to renew Milwaukee’s traditional industrial base after the recovery of manufacturing, retirement of an aging workforce, and diversification of the regional economy created a growing skills shortage. Since combining with the Building Industry Group Skilled Trades Employment Program (BIG STEP) to form WRTP | BIG STEP, we are a 501(c)3 nonprofit workforce intermediary dedicated to connecting people to family-sustaining jobs. https://wrtp.org/blogs/the-10-million-workforce-experiment-that-could-redefine-apprenticeships-in-america/ 2026-03-18T21:05:32+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/The-10-Million-Workforce-Experiment-That-Could-Redefine-Apprenticeships-in-America.jpg The $10 Million Workforce Experiment That Could Redefine Apprenticeships in America | WRTP Workforce systems are often fragmented—built around short-term funding, disconnected programs, and a lack of coordination between industry, education, and community. https://www.youtube.com/embed/66cDcyLPDjo https://img.youtube.com/vi/66cDcyLPDjo/hqdefault.jpg The $10 Million Workforce Experiment That Could Redefine Apprenticeships in | WRTP | BIG STEP The Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership (WRTP) was created in the 1990s to renew Milwaukee’s traditional industrial base after the recovery of manufacturing, retirement of an aging workforce, and diversification of the regional economy created a growing skills shortage. Since combining with the Building Industry Group Skilled Trades Employment Program (BIG STEP) to form WRTP | BIG STEP, we are a 501(c)3 nonprofit workforce intermediary dedicated to connecting people to family-sustaining jobs. https://wrtp.org/blogs/wuwm-89-7-fm-wisconsin-apprenticeship-program-participation-reached-a-record-high-in-2024-report-finds/ 2025-08-14T16:03:35+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/WUWM-89.7-FM-Wisconsin-apprenticeship-program-participation-reached-a-record-high-in-2024-report-finds.jpg WUWM 89.7 FM - Wisconsin apprenticeship program participation reached a record high in 2024, report finds | WRTP https://www.youtube.com/embed/XGBZUbTzLA4 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/WUWM-89.7-FM-Wisconsin-apprenticeship-program-participation-reached-a-record-high-in-2024-report-finds.jpg WUWM 89.7 FM - Wisconsin apprenticeship program participation reached a | WRTP | BIG STEP The Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership (WRTP) was created in the 1990s to renew Milwaukee’s traditional industrial base after the recovery of manufacturing, retirement of an aging workforce, and diversification of the regional economy created a growing skills shortage. Since combining with the Building Industry Group Skilled Trades Employment Program (BIG STEP) to form WRTP | BIG STEP, we are a 501(c)3 nonprofit workforce intermediary dedicated to connecting people to family-sustaining jobs. https://wrtp.org/blogs/mastering-apprenticeships/ 2026-01-08T22:25:05+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Mastering-Apprenticeships.jpg Mastering Apprenticeships | WRTP https://wrtp.org/blogs/nonprofits-new-computer-lab-set-to-serve-thousands-of-milwaukee-area-jobseekers/ 2025-07-31T20:56:02+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Nonprofits-New-Computer-Lab-Set-to-Serve-Thousands-of-Milwaukee-Area-Jobseekers.jpg Nonprofit’s New Computer Lab Set to Serve Thousands of Milwaukee-Area Jobseekers | WRTP The Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership | Building Industry Group Skilled Trade Employment Program (WRTP | BIG STEP) received a $10,000 grant from the O’Reilly Automotive Foundation, the philanthropy arm of O’Reilly Auto Parts, to update the computer lab at its Milwaukee office. The grant funded the purchase of 15 computers, 15 monitors and accessories for the computers. https://wrtp.org/timeline/2025/ 2025-12-03T15:52:59+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/50years-seo.jpg 50 Year Anniversary | WRTP BIG STEP 50 Year Anniversary | WRTP BIG STEP https://wrtp.org/blogs/2025-milwaukee-summer-trades-academy-draws-180-students/ 2025-06-24T21:23:02+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/summer-trades.jpg 2025 Milwaukee Summer Trades Academy Draws 180 Students WRTP | BIG STEP https://wrtp.org/blogs/bell-to-lead-statewide-expansion-for-wrtp-big-step/ 2025-06-18T21:40:25+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/blog-bell-state-wide-expansion.jpg Bell to lead statewide expansion for WRTP | BIG STEP Bell brings more than 12 years of experience in project management and, as an inside journeyman wireman, a deep knowledge of the construction industry to the expansion https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-big-step-treasurer-jeannie-lauret-named-notable-nonprofit-board-leader/ 2025-05-16T16:11:44+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/WRTP-blog-template-1.jpg WRTP | BIG STEP Treasurer Jeannie Lauret Named Notable Nonprofit Board Leader https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-big-step-co-chair-henry-hurt-named-notable-nonprofit-board-leader/ 2025-05-16T16:11:43+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cochair.jpg WRTP | BIG STEP Co-Chair Henry Hurt Named Notable Nonprofit Board Leader https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-big-step-partner-receives-grant-to-fuel-economic-growth/ 2025-05-09T15:05:06+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/WRTP-_-BIG-STEP-Partner-Receives-Grant-to-Fuel-Economic-Growth-2.jpg WRTP-_-BIG-STEP-Partner-Receives-Grant-to-Fuel-Economic-Growth-2 https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-big-step-gets-grant-to-expand-apprenticeship-pathways/ 2025-05-06T16:06:43+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/WRTP-_-BIG-STEP-gets-grant-to-expand-apprenticeship-pathways.jpg WRTP | BIG STEP gets grant to expand apprenticeship pathways https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-big-step-success-series-edmund-reetz/ 2025-08-15T15:53:20+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/WRTP-Success-Stories-Edmund-Reetz1.jpg Success Stories: Edmund Reetz https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/edmund-2.jpg WRTP | BIG STEP Success Series: Edmund Reetz | WRTP https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-big-step-success-series-ricardo-rojas/ 2025-08-15T16:02:35+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/WRTP-Success-Stories-Ricardo-Rojas.jpg Succes Stories: Ricardo Rojas https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Ricardo-Rojas-2.jpg WRTP | BIG STEP Success Series: Ricardo Rojas | WRTP https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-big-step-success-series-tatyana-klahn/ 2025-08-15T16:11:54+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WRTP-Success-Stories-Tatyana-Klahn.jpg Success Stories: Tatyana Klahn https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pic-tatyana-klahn.jpg Tatyana Klahn https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-big-step-success-series-brandon-ericson/ 2025-08-15T16:20:07+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WRTP-Success-Stories-Brandon-Ericson.jpg Success Stories: Brandon Ericson https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pic-brandon-ericson.jpg Brandon Ericson https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-big-step-success-series-jake-ondike/ 2025-08-15T16:29:21+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WRTP-Success-Stories-Jake-Ondike.jpg Success Stories: Jake Ondike https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pic-jake-success.jpg Jake Ondike https://wrtp.org/blogs/2024-impact-report-a-year-of-strategic-doing/ 2025-04-08T16:33:18+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2024-Impact-Report-A-Year-of-‘Strategic-Doing-_-WRTP-Big-Step.jpg 2024 Impact Report: A Year of ‘Strategic Doing’ | WRTP Big Step https://wrtp.org/blogs/nonprofit-selected-for-prestigious-2025-accelerator-for-organizations-supporting-youth-skills/ 2025-04-08T16:25:27+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WRTP-_-BIG-STEP-SELECTED-FOR-PRESTIGIOUS-2025-COHORT.jpg Nonprofit Selected for Prestigious 2025 Accelerator for Organizations Supporting Youth Skills | WRTP Big Step https://wrtp.org/blogs/the-next-wave-building-tomorrows-water-workforce/ 2025-03-31T21:12:17+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/blog-water-pioneers.jpg The Next Wave: Building Tomorrow’s Water Workforce In Illinois alone, the water cluster is a $16.7 billion industry supporting more than 186,000 jobs. The state’s blue economy is even broader, spanning the inputs and end-users of the water cluster and employing more than 1.5 million people—approximately 30% of the 6.5 million in Illinois’ workforce. https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-big-step-selected-by-ascendium-education-group-to-lead-apprenticeship-pathway-coalition-initiative/ 2025-03-18T17:32:55+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Were-expanding-Wisconsins-PATHWAYS-TO-APPRENTICESHIP.jpg WRTP | BIG STEP Selected by Ascendium Education Solutions, Inc. To Lead Apprenticeship Pathway Coalition Initiative | WRTP Big Step MILWAUKEE, WI (March 18, 2025) - Milwaukee-based WRTP | BIG STEP has been awarded funding from Madison-based Ascendium Education Group to lead the newly formed Apprenticeship Pathway Coalition Initiative (APCI). https://wrtp.org/blogs/latino-academy-bgc-to-host-construction-career-fair/ 2025-02-07T19:15:02+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/latino-academy.jpg Latino Academy, BGC to Host Construction Career Fair | WRTP https://wrtp.org/blogs/wisconsin-breaks-apprenticeship-record-for-a-third-time/ 2024-12-04T17:53:37+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Wisconsin-Breaks-Apprenticeship-Record-for-a-Third-Time.jpg Wisconsin Breaks Apprenticeship Record for a Third Time | WRTP Wisconsin has announced it broke the record for the most registered apprentices in its program this year. Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development on Monday reported there were 17,089 individuals enrolled in the Registered Apprenticeship Program, which provides training for a range of occupations, including construction, agriculture and information technology. https://wrtp.org/timeline/2024/ 2025-12-02T22:18:42+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2024-ascendium-group.jpg Ascendium Grant https://wrtp.org/blogs/milwaukee-construction-trades-on-the-rise-for-better-pay-more-people-are-choosing-a-career-in-the-trades/ 2024-11-21T17:00:08+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/blog-milwaukee-trade-onrise.jpg Milwaukee Construction Trades on the Rise | WRTP | BIG STEP As first published by Tom Jenz for The Shepherd Express. https://wrtp.org/blogs/brews-blueprints/ 2025-05-30T15:42:26+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/blog-brews-blueprints.jpg blog-brews-blueprints Brews & Blueprints | WRTP | BIG STEP https://youtu.be/FiP9iQIDLig https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/blog-brews-blueprints.jpg Brews & Blueprints | WRTP | BIG STEP The Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership (WRTP) was created in the 1990s to renew Milwaukee’s traditional industrial base after the recovery of manufacturing, retirement of an aging workforce, and diversification of the regional economy created a growing skills shortage. Since combining with the Building Industry Group Skilled Trades Employment Program (BIG STEP) to form WRTP | BIG STEP, we are a 501(c)3 nonprofit workforce intermediary dedicated to connecting people to family-sustaining jobs. https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiP9iQIDLig?si=Rrt41BT2pFZ3wlad https://img.youtube.com/vi/FiP9iQIDLig?si=Rrt41BT2pFZ3wlad/hqdefault.jpg Brews & Blueprints | WRTP | BIG STEP The Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership (WRTP) was created in the 1990s to renew Milwaukee’s traditional industrial base after the recovery of manufacturing, retirement of an aging workforce, and diversification of the regional economy created a growing skills shortage. Since combining with the Building Industry Group Skilled Trades Employment Program (BIG STEP) to form WRTP | BIG STEP, we are a 501(c)3 nonprofit workforce intermediary dedicated to connecting people to family-sustaining jobs. https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiP9iQIDLig https://img.youtube.com/vi/FiP9iQIDLig/hqdefault.jpg Brews & Blueprints | WRTP | BIG STEP The Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership (WRTP) was created in the 1990s to renew Milwaukee’s traditional industrial base after the recovery of manufacturing, retirement of an aging workforce, and diversification of the regional economy created a growing skills shortage. Since combining with the Building Industry Group Skilled Trades Employment Program (BIG STEP) to form WRTP | BIG STEP, we are a 501(c)3 nonprofit workforce intermediary dedicated to connecting people to family-sustaining jobs. https://wrtp.org/blogs/ceo-lindsay-blumer-selected-as-2025-wisconsin-titan-100/ 2024-10-24T20:52:43+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WRTP-titan-100-1.jpg WRTP-titan-100 https://wrtp.org/blogs/following-biden-administration-visit-wrtp-big-step-to-lead-milwaukees-construction-coordination-and-job-training/ 2024-10-14T17:08:33+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WRTP-_-BIG-STEP-to-Lead-Milwaukees-Construction-Coordination-and-Job-Training.jpg WRTP | BIG STEP to Lead Milwaukee’s Construction Coordination and Job Training | WRTP WRTP | BIG STEP was the White House’s chosen organization to lead construction coordination and job training amid the federal investment. Because Milwaukee was named the next Workforce Hub, dedicated funding for apprenticeships in the area will grow by at least $650,000, federal officials said. https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-i-big-step-outlines-comprehensive-outreach-plan-following-president-bidens-workforce-hub-designation-for-milwaukee/ 2024-10-08T17:24:52+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WRTP-I-BIG-STEP-Outlines-Comprehensive-Outreach-Plan-Following-President-Bidens-Workforce-Hub-Designation-for-Milwaukee-.jpg WRTP I BIG STEP Outlines Comprehensive Outreach Plan Following President Biden’s Workforce Hub Designation for Milwaukee | WRTP https://wrtp.org/success-stories/wrtp-big-step-success-series-noel-mcchristian/ 2025-08-15T16:43:29+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WRTP-Success-Stories-Noel-McChristian.jpg Success Stories: Noel McChristian https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/noel-mcchrisitan-e1721753062404.jpg Success Stories: Noel McChristian | WRTP Big Step https://wrtp.org/blogs/maba-boys-girls-clubs-of-dane-county-celebrating-first-anniversary-of-the-mckenzie-regional-workforce-center/ 2024-07-17T16:21:29+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/blog-first-anniversary-mckenzie.jpg MABA, Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County: Celebrating First Anniversary of the McKenzie Regional Workforce Center! | WRTP Big Step Developed by BGCDC and MABA and powered by partnerships with area organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, WRTP | BIG STEP, and the Latino Academy of Workforce Development, the McKenzie Regional Workforce Center aims to inspire and empower all young people to reach their full potential. https://wrtp.org/blogs/empowering-individuals-to-seek-careers-in-the-trade-industry/ 2024-07-11T16:12:53+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/blog-empowering-individuals-trade-industry.jpg Empowering Individuals to Seek Careers In the Trade Industry | WRTP Big Step https://wrtp.org/blogs/ceo-lindsay-blumer-speaks-during-2024-national-skills-coalition-summit/ 2024-07-08T18:42:00+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/blog-ceo-lindsay-blumer.jpg CEO Lindsay Blumer speaks during 2024 National Skills Coalition Summit | WRTP Big Step We’re thrilled to announce CEO Lindsay Blumer was asked to speak on Comcast’s Newsmakers during the 2024 National Skills Coalition Summit! This esteemed program highlights leaders making a difference across various industries. https://wrtp.org/blogs/2024-summer-trades-academy-draws-170-students-from-the-milwaukee-area/ 2024-07-02T22:01:39+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024summerblog_WRTP.jpg 2024 Summer Trades Academy Draws 170 Students From the Milwaukee Area | WRTP WRTP | BIG STEP and the Milwaukee Building & Construction Trades Council last week hosted a record-breaking number of curious high school students at the 2024 Milwaukee Summer Trades Academy. The multi-day event featured 14 different trades and took place at different trade halls in the Milwaukee area. https://wrtp.org/blogs/impact-report-2023/ 2024-06-21T17:15:13+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/blog-impact-report-2023.jpg WRTP | BIG STEP Impact Report 2023 In WRTP | BIG STEP’s 2023 Impact Report, we look back on the amazing partnerships, events, and programs that have allowed our communities to flourish. https://wrtp.org/blogs/number-of-construction-jobs-in-racine-county-expected-to-soar/ 2024-06-14T14:48:57+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/blog-numberofconstructionjobsinracine.jpg Number of Construction Jobs in Racine County Expected to Soar | WRTP Big Step Southeast Wisconsin Continues To See Significant Growth In The Construction Industry With The Number Of Jobs Expected To Grow By 14.3% By 2030. https://wrtp.org/blogs/dot-hcst-pilot-program-graduation-may-2024/ 2024-05-23T19:11:03+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DOT-HCST-Pilot-Program-Graduation-1.jpg DOT-HCST Pilot Program Graduation | WRTP BIG STEP We are thrilled to announce the first graduating class of our Department of Transportation-Highway Construction Skills Training (DOT-HCST) program!  https://wrtp.org/blogs/senator-baldwins-staff-visit/ 2024-05-03T19:29:24+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WRTP-baldwins-staff-visit.jpg Senator Baldwin’s Staff Visit https://wrtp.org/blogs/partnerships-fuel-boys-and-girls-club-workforce-programs/ 2024-05-02T21:02:40+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/boys-and-girls-club.jpg Partnerships fuel Boys and Girls Club workforce programs https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MABA-e1714682831422.jpg Madison Area Builders Association https://wrtp.org/success-stories/wrtp-big-step-success-series-jonathon-barba-lopez/ 2025-08-15T16:53:29+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WRTP-Success-Stories-Jonathan-Barba1.jpg Success Stories: Jonathon Barba-Lopez https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Jonathon-Barba-Lopez.jpg Jonathon Barba-Lopez https://wrtp.org/blogs/baird-center-expansion-project-shoots-past-minority-business-and-local-resident-goals/ 2024-03-18T21:42:56+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Baird-Center-expansion-project-shoots-past-minority-business-and-local-resident-goals.jpg Baird Center expansion project shoots past minority business and local resident goals | WRTP | BIG STEP Construction officials on Friday reported the $456 million Baird Center expansion went above and beyond its goals to involve minority- and women-owned businesses and Milwaukee residents. However, there was still work to be done as workforce goals for women in the workforce arrived under expectations. https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-big-step-latino-academy-of-workforce-development-host-our-2024-partners-in-construction-diversity-career-fair/ 2024-02-15T15:52:12+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WRTP-_-BIG-STEP-Latino-Academy-of-Workforce-Development-Host.jpg WRTP-_-BIG-STEP-&-Latino-Academy-of-Workforce-Development-Host https://wrtp.org/blogs/black-construction-trainees-in-milwaukee-could-help-alter-underrepresentation-in-industry/ 2024-02-08T21:40:20+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/wrtp-blog-2.8.jpg Black Construction Trainees In Milwaukee Could Help Alter Underrepresentation in Industry Two Biden administration cabinet members looked very favorably upon the Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership (WRTP) | BIG STEP organization during recent visits. https://wrtp.org/blogs/careerforce-build-up-pre-apprenticeship-graduation/ 2025-08-18T14:50:50+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Careerforce-Build-UP-Pre-Apprenticeship-Graduation.jpg Careerforce Build UP! Pre-Apprenticeship Graduation | WRTP On Friday, January 26th, WRTP|BIG STEP South Central joined the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County and the Latino Academy of Workforce Development, Inc. at the McKenzie Regional Workforce Center to celebrate the first 12 graduates of the Careerforce Build UP! Pre-Apprenticeship Training. These 12 students dedicated their evenings Monday through Thursday https://wrtp.org/blogs/great-lakes-water-innovation-engine-is-awarded-up-to-160-million-u-s-national-science-foundation-grant/ 2024-01-29T19:33:37+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/wrtp-mm-1.29.jpg Great Lakes Water Innovation Engine is awarded up to $160 million U.S. National Science Foundation grant Current, the Chicago-based water innovation hub, has been awarded up to $160 million over 10 years from the U.S. National Science Foundation to develop and grow a water-focused innovation engine in the Great Lakes region, the NSF announced today. https://wrtp.org/blogs/biden-administration-announces-federal-funding-to-expand-wisconsins-trade-skills-workforce/ 2024-01-25T19:19:39+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/wrtp-blog-1.25.jpg Biden administration announces federal funding to expand Wisconsin’s trade-skills workforce The Biden administration is making investments in Wisconsin. https://wrtp.org/blogs/treasury-secretary-janet-yellen-coming-to-milwaukee-friday-to-tout-biden-job-creation/ 2024-01-30T15:00:56+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/wrtp-article-1.23-2.jpg Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen coming to Milwaukee Friday to tout Biden job creation https://wrtp.org/blogs/charging-ahead-with-evstep-certified-pre-apprenticeship-training/ 2025-01-31T21:46:27+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/wrtp-media-mention-1.19.jpg Charging Ahead with EVSTEP Certified Pre-Apprenticeship Training https://wrtp.org/blogs/two-years-of-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-money-how-federal-funding-plays-a-role-in-wisconsin-construction/ 2024-01-05T17:36:13+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/wrtp-bipartisan-blog-1.5.jpg Two years of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Money: How Federal Funding Plays a Role in Wisconsin Construction Wisconsin contractors for public projects big and small saw a boon in work since President Joe Biden signed the trillion-dollar Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in November 2021. Since then, funding has supported hundreds of state projects, ranging from roads, highways, bridges, ports, rail, and broadband with some significant transportation projects on the horizon. https://wrtp.org/blogs/milwaukee-a-finalist-for-50m-economic-revitalization-program/ 2023-12-27T19:37:36+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/economic-revitalization.jpg economic-revitalization https://wrtp.org/success-stories/wrtp-big-step-success-series-derrick-powe/ 2025-08-18T14:59:00+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WRTP-Success-Stories-Derrick-Powe.jpg Success Stories: Derrick Powe https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Success-Story_DP-12.6.23.jpg Success Stories: Derrick Powe | WRTP https://wrtp.org/success-stories/wrtp-big-step-success-series-carshella-porter/ 2025-08-18T17:46:58+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WRTP-Success-Stories-Carshella-Porter1.jpg Success Stories: Carshella Porter https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Carshella-new-picture-for-success-story.jpg Success Stories: Carshella Porter | WRTP https://wrtp.org/blogs/gov-evers-dwd-announce-record-number-of-registered-apprentices/ 2023-11-15T19:02:52+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/record-apprentices.jpg record-apprentices https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-big-step-celebrates-national-apprenticeship-week/ 2023-11-13T17:01:57+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/wrtp-blog-11.13.jpg WRTP | BIG STEP Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week with Career Exploration Fair and Governor’s Announcement In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week (November 13 – 1) WRTP | BIG STEP, a workforce intermediary, has partnered with the Building Trades Council to host an Apprenticeship Career Exploration Fair and a special announcement from the Governor on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, from 9 AM to 3 PM at The Tributary Hub, located at 2102 E Springs Drive in Madison, WI. https://wrtp.org/media-mentions/wisconsin-designated-as-a-u-s-regional-tech-hub/ 2023-10-23T21:03:06+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/wrtp-blog-10.23-1.jpg Wisconsin Designated as a U.S. Regional Tech Hub We’ve just taken a big step forward for Wisconsin! On Monday, October 23, Wisconsin was designated as a Regional Tech Hub, which puts the state in the running for $75 million in funding under the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act. The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) is also awarding a $350,000 grant for strategic development in Wisconsin. https://wrtp.org/blogs/hiring-workers-is-vital-to-speeding-up-lead-pipe-replacement-in-milwaukee/ 2023-10-05T16:02:35+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/hiring-workers.jpg hiring workers https://wrtp.org/blogs/fed-listens-joining-the-labor-force-after-covid-a-discussion-on-youth-employment/ 2023-08-28T20:37:18+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Fed-Listens-Joining-the-Labor-Force-After-COVID-A-Discussion-on-Youth-Employment.jpg Fed Listens: Joining the Labor Force After COVID—A Discussion on Youth Employment | WRTP On Tuesday, August 22, 2023, Chicago Fed President and CEO Austan Goolsbee and Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman participated in a discussion exploring the challenges and opportunities facing young people as they enter the workforce in the post-pandemic economy. https://wrtp.org/blogs/wisconsin-establishes-consortium-to-expand-its-lead-in-biohealth/ 2023-08-16T18:10:27+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/wrtp-8.16-media-mention-2.jpg Wisconsin establishes consortium to expand its lead in biohealth Wisconsin establishes consortium to expand its lead in biohealth https://youtu.be/WdG0cR4Nems https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/wrtp-8.16-media-mention-2.jpg Wisconsin establishes consortium to expand its lead in biohealth WRTP | BIG STEP, a nonprofit workforce intermediary, is working with Madison startup Realta Fusion in a partnership that will work to identify the competencies and skills needed to create and sustain Wisconsin’s fusion workforce as the industry develops. Wisconsin establishes consortium to expand its lead in biohealth https://www.youtube.com/embed/WdG0cR4Nems https://img.youtube.com/vi/WdG0cR4Nems/hqdefault.jpg Wisconsin establishes consortium to expand its lead in biohealth WRTP | BIG STEP, a nonprofit workforce intermediary, is working with Madison startup Realta Fusion in a partnership that will work to identify the competencies and skills needed to create and sustain Wisconsin’s fusion workforce as the industry develops. Wisconsin establishes consortium to expand its lead in biohealth https://wrtp.org/blogs/realta-fusion-wrtp-big-step-to-craft-fusion-workforce-pipeline/ 2023-08-16T15:52:52+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Realta-Fusion-WRTP-_-BIG-STEP-to-Craft-Fusion-Workforce-Pipeline.jpg Realta Fusion, WRTP | BIG STEP to Craft Fusion Workforce Pipeline Realta Fusion, WRTP | BIG STEP to Craft Fusion Workforce Pipeline https://wrtp.org/blogs/women-of-influence-lindsay-blumer-wrtp-big-step/ 2023-06-19T16:54:19+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Women-of-Influence-Lindsay-Blumer.jpg Women of Influence: Lindsay Blumer, WRTP | BIG STEP https://wrtp.org/blogs/meet-toni-white-sheboygan-area-black-american-community-outreachs-new-president/ 2023-05-19T19:39:13+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Meet-Toni-White-Sheboygan-Area-Black-American-Community-Outreachs-new-president.jpg Meet Toni White, Sheboygan Area Black-American Community Outreach's new president Meet Toni White, Sheboygan Area Black-American Community Outreach's new president https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-big-step-impact-report-2022/ 2023-05-10T20:15:57+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WRTP-BIG-STEP-IMPACT-REPORT-2022.jpg WRTP | BIG STEP Impact Report 2022 WRTP | BIG STEP’s 2022 Impact Report highlights the organization's commitment to progress, courage, and the expansion of its training programs in partnership with local, statewide, and federal government entities, associations, regional supportive service providers, and local partners. https://wrtp.org/blogs/psc-selects-wisconsin-broadband-workforce-coalition-to-lead-bead-workforce-planning-efforts/ 2023-04-11T19:34:29+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/PSC-selects-Wisconsin-Broadband-Workforce-Coalition-to-lead-BEAD-workforce-planning-efforts.jpg PSC selects Wisconsin Broadband Workforce Coalition to lead BEAD workforce planning efforts PSC selects Wisconsin Broadband Workforce Coalition to lead BEAD workforce planning efforts https://wrtp.org/success-stories/wrtp-big-step-success-series-robert-artley-and-zacharias-smiths-success-story/ 2025-08-18T17:52:51+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WRTP-Success-Stories-Robert-Zacharius.jpg Success Stories: Robert Artley & Zacharias Smith https://wrtp.org/success-stories/wrtp-big-step-success-series-isaias-cisneros-success-story/ 2025-08-19T16:32:23+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WRTP-Success-Stories-Isias-Cisneros.jpg Success Stories: Isaias Cisneros https://wrtp.org/success-stories/wrtp-big-step-success-series-jessica-lazo-figueroas-success-story/ 2025-08-19T16:35:12+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WRTP-Success-Stories-Jessica-Lazo.jpg Success Stories: Jessica Lazo Figueroa https://wrtp.org/success-stories/wrtp-big-step-success-series-jose-garcias-success-story/ 2025-08-19T16:35:35+00:00 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0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Governor-Evers-and-Wisconsin-State-Officials-to-Attend.jpg Governor Evers and Wisconsin State Officials to Attend WRTP | BIG STEP'S Apprenticeship Career & Day Fair | WRTP https://wrtp.org/blogs/the-biden-administration-wants-to-expand-broadband-access-and-job-opportunities-for-women-and-people-of-color/ 2022-11-07T19:08:05+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/The-Biden-administration-wants-to-expand-broadband-access-and-job-opportunities-for-women-and-people-of-color.jpg The Biden Administration Wants to Expand Broadband Access and Job Opportunities for Women and People of Color | WRTP https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-big-step-is-a-national-digital-inclusion-alliance-affiliate/ 2022-11-01T16:30:21+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/National-Digital-Inclusion-Alliance-Affiliate.jpg National Digital Inclusion Alliance Affiliate | WRTP https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-big-step-changing-workforce-cultures-through-training/ 2022-10-17T14:19:31+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/workforce-cultures.jpg WRTP | BIG STEP changing workforce cultures through training | WRTP https://www.youtube.com/embed/UqHxDQIE0vA https://img.youtube.com/vi/UqHxDQIE0vA/hqdefault.jpg WRTP | BIG STEP changing workforce cultures through training | WRTP | BIG STEP In the 1990s, Milwaukee’s traditional industry base faced a lot of challenges. The combination of the recovery of manufacturing, retirement of an aging workforce and the diversification of the regional economy created a growing skills shortage.It was during this time period that the Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership was founded to meet some of these challenges. WRTP later combined with the Building Industry Group Skilled Trades Employment Program to form WRTP | BIG STEP. WRTP | BIG STEP changing workforce cultures through training https://wrtp.org/media-mentions/in-focus-wrtp-big-step-connects-workers-to-jobs-in-the-skilled-trades/ 2023-10-26T14:53:04+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/in-focus-wrtp.jpg in focus- wrtp https://wrtp.org/blogs/the-daily-reporter-to-honor-wrtp-big-step-at-the-2022-newsmakers-of-the-year-awards/ 2022-08-31T20:19:27+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/honor-wrtp.jpg The Daily Reporter to Honor WRTP | BIG STEP at the 2022 Newsmakers of the Year Awards https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-big-step-named-apprenticeship-ambassador-by-us-dol/ 2022-08-10T22:03:31+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/dol.jpg WRTP | BIG STEP named apprenticeship ambassador by US DOL | WRTP https://wrtp.org/blogs/integrity-is-everything-with-great-funding-comes-great-responsibility/ 2025-05-30T15:43:14+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/wrtp-seo2.jpg Integrity is Everything: With Great Funding Comes Great Responsibility | WRTP https://wrtp.org/blogs/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-at-the-american-rescue-plan-workforce-development-summit/ 2022-07-14T21:40:48+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Remarks-by-Vice-President-Harris-at-the-American-Rescue-Plan-Workforce-Development-Summit-1.jpg https://wrtp.org/blogs/white-house-announces-over-40-billion-in-american-rescue-plan-investments-in-our-workforce-with-more-coming/ 2022-07-13T19:53:07+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/wrtp-seo.jpg https://wrtp.org/blogs/wisconsin-regional-training-partnership-looks-to-offer-trades-as-career-option-for-youth/ 2022-06-30T19:00:40+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Wisconsin-Regional-Training-Partnership-looks-to-offer-trades-as-career-option-for-youth.jpg Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership looks to offer trades as career option for youth | WRTP | BIG STEP https://wrtp.org/blogs/rebalancing-power-in-construction-and-manufacturing-in-milwaukee/ 2022-06-29T15:49:14+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Rebalancing-Power-in-Construction-and-Manufacturing-in-Milwaukee-1.jpg Rebalancing Power in Construction and Manufacturing in Milwaukee | WRTP https://wrtp.org/blogs/4-strategies-to-create-good-jobs-boost-equity-with-federal-infrastructure-funds/ 2022-06-23T20:50:31+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/4-Strategies-to-Create-Good-Jobs-Boost-Equity-With-Federal-Infrastructure-Funds.jpg 4 Strategies to Create Good Jobs, Boost Equity With Federal Infrastructure Funds https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-partners-with-mmsd-to-improve-workforce-in-the-water-industry/ 2022-06-02T16:34:19+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WRTP-Partners-with-MMSD-to-Improve-Workforce.jpg WRTP Partners with MMSD to Improve Workforce in the Water Industry https://wrtp.org/blogs/wioa-reauthorization-needed-to-address-worker-skills-training-talent-pipeline-pathways/ 2025-05-30T15:44:54+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/WIOA-Reauthorization-Needed-to-Address-Worker-Skills-Training-Talent-Pipeline-Pathways-WRTP.jpg WIOA Reauthorization Needed to Address Worker Skills Training & Talent Pipeline Pathways https://wrtp.org/success-stories/wrtp-big-step-success-series-construction-sector/ 2025-08-19T17:40:39+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/WRTP-Success-Stories-OTJ.jpg WRTP-Success-Stories-OTJ https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Alex-Miller.jpg Alex Miller | WRTP https://wrtp.org/blogs/impact-report-2021/ 2022-05-04T20:45:17+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Impact-Report-2021.jpg WRTP | BIG STEP Impact Report 2021 https://wrtp.org/media-mentions/awarded-melvin-lurie-labor-management-cooperation-prize/ 2022-10-26T21:02:39+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Melvin-Lurie-Labor-Management-Cooperation-Prize-1.jpg WRTP | BIG STEP Awarded Melvin Lurie Labor-Management Cooperation Prize https://youtu.be/Ax3_dMtZyjo https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Melvin-Lurie-Labor-Management-Cooperation-Prize-1.jpg WRTP | BIG STEP Awarded Melvin Lurie Labor-Management Cooperation Prize This Melvin Lurie Labor-Management Cooperation Prize was created in 1998 to honor the memory of Melvin Lurie, a Professor of Economics at the University and founder of what is now MHRLR. WRTP | BIG STEP Awarded Melvin Lurie Labor-Management Cooperation Prize https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ax3_dMtZyjo https://img.youtube.com/vi/Ax3_dMtZyjo/hqdefault.jpg WRTP | BIG STEP Awarded Melvin Lurie Labor-Management Cooperation Prize This Melvin Lurie Labor-Management Cooperation Prize was created in 1998 to honor the memory of Melvin Lurie, a Professor of Economics at the University and founder of what is now MHRLR. WRTP | BIG STEP Awarded Melvin Lurie Labor-Management Cooperation Prize https://wrtp.org/success-stories/wrtp-big-step-success-series-terellus-bolton/ 2025-08-19T17:49:05+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WRTP-Success-Stories-Terellus-Bolton.jpg Success Stories: Terellus Bolton https://wrtp.org/success-stories/wrtp-big-step-success-series-saul-e-ramirez/ 2025-08-19T17:56:27+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WRTP-Success-Stories-Saul-E-Ramirez.jpg WRTP-Success-Stories-Saul-E-Ramirez https://wrtp.org/media-mentions/tmj4-wtrp-works-to-increase-diversity-in-construction-trades/ 2022-04-08T16:53:20+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/TMJ4-WTRP-works-to-increase-diversity-in-construction-trades.jpg TMJ4 | WTRP Works to Increase Diversity in Construction Trades "Because of COVID, I was looking for something that was essential and I had just been laid off," Tillis said. That's when she stumbled upon Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership (WRTP) | BIG STEP, a workforce intermediary providing pathways to and through apprenticeships in construction and manufacturing. https://www.youtube.com/embed/qyboPAubhR8 https://img.youtube.com/vi/qyboPAubhR8/hqdefault.jpg TMJ4 | WTRP Works to Increase Diversity in Construction Trades "Because of COVID, I was looking for something that was essential and I had just been laid off," Tillis said. That's when she stumbled upon Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership (WRTP) | BIG STEP, a workforce intermediary providing pathways to and through apprenticeships in construction and manufacturing. TMJ4 | WTRP Works to Increase Diversity in Construction Trades https://wrtp.org/media-mentions/wrtp-big-step-awarded-mark-h-ayers-community-achievement-award-by-north-americas-building-trades-unions/ 2022-04-05T21:44:07+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Ayers-Community-Achievement-Award.jpg NABTU Awards WRTP | BIG STEP Ayers Community Achievement Award https://wrtp.org/media-mentions/mayor-mason-launches-grow-racine/ 2022-03-24T21:22:53+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Mayor-Mason-Launches-GROW-Racine1.jpg Mayor Mason Launches “GROW Racine” | WRTP Today, Mayor Mason announced the launch of a new campaign, website, and scholarships to help City residents connect to City resources and transform their futures. The Growing Residents’ Opportunities and Wealth (GROW) Racine initiative will be run by the Mayor’s office and provides City residents with access to key resources to help them earn high school degrees, launch family-supporting jobs in the trades, become homeowners, and more. https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/GROW-Racine-1.jpg Mayor Mason Launches “GROW Racine” | WRTP https://wrtp.org/success-stories/success-series-quincy-clark/ 2025-08-19T18:04:55+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WRTP-Success-Stories-Quincy-Clark.jpg Success Stories: Quincy Clark https://wrtp.org/success-stories/success-series-megan-lamke/ 2025-08-19T18:18:21+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WRTP-Success-Stories-Megan-Lamke.jpg Success Stories: Megan Lamke https://wrtp.org/success-stories/wrtp-big-step-success-series-yaphet-graham/ 2025-08-19T18:32:14+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WRTP-Success-Stories-Yaphet-Graham.jpg Success Stories: Yaphet Graham https://wrtp.org/blogs/supporting-our-community-through-apprenticeship/ 2025-05-30T15:45:34+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WRTP_SupportingOurCommunityThroughApprenticeship.jpg Supporting Our Community Through Apprenticeship | WRTP Supporting Our Community Through Apprenticeship | WRTP https://wrtp.org/blogs/vice-president-harris-touts-plan-to-replace-lead-pipes-during-milwaukee-visit/ 2022-01-27T19:07:21+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Vice-President-Harris-touts.jpg Vice President Harris Touts Plan To Replace Lead Pipes During Milwaukee Visit | WRTP Vice President Harris Touts Plan To Replace Lead Pipes During Milwaukee Visit | WRTP https://wrtp.org/blogs/non-profit-committed-to-bringing-more-diversity-to-trades-industry/ 2022-01-18T17:14:35+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MicrosoftTeams-image-225.jpg https://wrtp.org/blogs/nns-spotlight-nonprofit-paves-the-way-for-diversity-in-the-construction-manufacturing-trades/ 2022-01-18T17:10:30+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WRTP_NNSSpotlight_Nonprofit....jpg WRTP_NNSSpotlight_Nonprofit... https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-big-step-toward-a-new-tradition/ 2021-12-16T18:45:40+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Toward-A-New-Tradition.jpg WRTP | BIG STEP: Toward A New Tradition https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-big-step-cheers-to-careers/ 2021-11-15T21:15:19+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WRTP_Cheers-to-careers-event_1200x800-1.jpg WRTP | BIG STEP Cheers to Careers https://youtu.be/aJ1mDW3giwg https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WRTP_Cheers-to-careers-event_1200x800-1.jpg WRTP | BIG STEP Cheers to Careers | WRTP | BIG STEP At WRTP | BIG STEP’s first Cheers to Careers celebrity mixology fundraiser, we raised money to build ladders of opportunity for more people to enter family-sustaining careers in the constructing and manufacturing sectors. WRTP | BIG STEP Cheers to Careers https://www.youtube.com/embed/aJ1mDW3giwg https://img.youtube.com/vi/aJ1mDW3giwg/hqdefault.jpg WRTP | BIG STEP Cheers to Careers | WRTP | BIG STEP At WRTP | BIG STEP’s first Cheers to Careers celebrity mixology fundraiser, we raised money to build ladders of opportunity for more people to enter family-sustaining careers in the constructing and manufacturing sectors. WRTP | BIG STEP Cheers to Careers https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-big-step-hosts-event-with-senator-baldwin/ 2021-10-25T20:44:10+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WRTP-BIG-STEP-Hosts-Event-with-Senator-Baldwin.jpg WRTP | BIG STEP Hosts Event with Senator Baldwin https://wrtp.org/blogs/qa-with-wrtp-big-steps-stephanie-j/ 2021-11-11T05:46:33+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/QA-with-WRTP-BIG-STEPs-Stephanie-Johnston.jpg Q&A with WRTP BIG STEP’s Stephanie Johnston | WRTP Q&A with WRTP BIG STEP’s Stephanie Johnston | WRTP https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WRTP-Big-Steps-Stephanie-Johnston.webp https://wrtp.org/blogs/qa-with-wrtp-big-steps-stephanie-johnston/ 2021-10-20T18:27:20+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/QA-with-WRTP-BIG-STEPs-Stephanie-Johnston.jpg Q&A with WRTP BIG STEP’s Stephanie Johnston | WRTP Q&A with WRTP BIG STEP’s Stephanie Johnston | WRTP https://wrtp.org/blogs/cheers-to-careers-benefit-for-wrtp-big-step/ 2021-10-20T18:11:18+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Cheers-to-Careers-Benefit-for-WRTP-BIG-STEP.jpg Cheers to Careers Benefit for WRTP | BIG STEP https://wrtp.org/blogs/big-step-construction-apprenticeship-readiness-orientation/ 2021-10-20T18:11:09+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Big-Step-Construction-Apprenticeship-Readiness-Orientation.jpg Big Step Construction Apprenticeship: Readiness Orientation https://wrtp.org/blogs/the-jobs-we-need/ 2025-08-18T19:06:38+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/The-Jobs-We-Need.jpg The Jobs We Need https://www.youtube.com/embed/doq8V_YV40g https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/The-Jobs-We-Need.jpg Two Milwaukee Workforce Organizations Join Midwest Coalition To Advance Racial Equity In Manufacturing | WRTP BIG STEP Menomonee Valley Partners and WRTP/BIG STEP joined a new coalition that launched on June 24 by The Century Foundation (TCF), the Urban Manufacturing Alliance (UMA), and seven other urban workforce development organizations to develop training programs that forge a more racially inclusive future for manufacturing. Two Milwaukee Workforce Organizations Join Midwest Coalition To Advance Racial Equity In Manufacturing https://wrtp.org/blogs/american-rescue-plan-money-to-go-toward-workforce-development/ 2021-10-20T18:12:12+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/American-Rescue-Plan-Money-to-Go-Toward-Workforce-Development.jpg American Rescue Plan Money to Go Toward Workforce Development https://wrtp.org/in-the-news/two-milwaukee-workforce-organizations-join-midwest-coalition-to-advance-racial-equity-in-manufacturing/ 2021-10-20T18:12:40+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Racial-Equality.png Racial Equality https://wrtp.org/blogs/from-prison-to-apprenticeship-one-mans-journey-to-change-his-life-and-wisconsin/ 2021-10-20T18:12:54+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/FROM-PRISON-TO-APPRENTICESHIP.jpg From Prison to Apprenticeship: One man's journey to change his life and Wisconsin https://wrtp.org/blogs/unions-workforce-development-groups-point-way-to-recovery-following-pandemic/ 2021-10-20T18:13:02+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Unions-workforce-development-groups-point-way-to-recovery-following-pandemicb.jpg Unions, workforce development groups point way to recovery following pandemic Unions, workforce development groups point way to recovery following pandemic https://wrtp.org/blogs/workforce-in-action-episode-25/ 2021-10-20T18:13:29+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/workforce-in-action.jpg Workforce in Action | WRTP https://wrtp.org/blogs/masonry-pre-job-information-2/ 2025-05-30T15:47:34+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/masonry-pre-job.jpg masonry-pre-job https://wrtp.org/blogs/job-shadow-for-aayi-students/ 2025-05-30T15:47:52+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/job-shadow-aayi.jpg job-shadow-aayi 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Cochran As Interim President & CEO https://wrtp.org/blogs/mike-biel-tribute-cap-fundraiser/ 2021-10-20T18:18:18+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Mike-Biel-Tribute-Cap-Fundraiser.jpg Mike Biel Tribute Cap Fundraiser https://wrtp.org/blogs/masonry-pre-job-information/ 2021-07-14T21:29:56+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Masonry-Pre-Job-Information.jpg Masonry Pre-Job Information https://wrtp.org/blogs/latino-virtual-career-fair-presented-in-conjunction-with-centro-hispano-of-dane-county/ 2021-10-20T18:18:37+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Latino-Virtual-Career-Fair.jpg Latino Virtual Career Fair https://wrtp.org/blogs/labor-management-partnership-is-creating-construction-careers/ 2021-10-20T18:19:18+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Labor-management-partnership-is-creating-careers.jpg Labor-management partnership is creating careers https://wrtp.org/blogs/coronavirus-crisis-is-changing-construction/ 2021-10-20T18:19:27+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/COVID-19-its-8-Major-Impacts-on-the-Construction-Industry.jpg COVID-19-its-8-Major-Impacts-on-the-Construction-Industry https://wrtp.org/blogs/guidance-on-unemployment-compensation/ 2021-10-20T18:19:35+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Guidance-on-Unemployment-Compensation.jpg Guidance-on-Unemployment-Compensation https://wrtp.org/blogs/grocery-store-navigation-tips-in-the-wake-of-covid-19/ 2021-10-20T18:19:44+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Navigation-Tips-in-the-Wake-of-COVID-19.jpg Navigation Tips in the Wake of COVID-19 https://wrtp.org/blogs/health-and-safety-in-the-world-of-covid-19/ 2021-07-14T21:35:32+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Health-and-Safety-in-the-World-of-COVID-19.jpg Health and Safety in the World of COVID-19 https://wrtp.org/blogs/milwaukee-public-schools-meals-enrichment-materials-for-students/ 2021-07-14T21:36:05+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Milwaukee-Public-Schools-Meals-Enrichment-Materials-for-Students.jpg Milwaukee Public Schools: Meals & Enrichment Materials for Students https://wrtp.org/blogs/racine-kenosha-schools-meals-enrichment-materials-for-students/ 2021-07-14T21:36:27+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Racine-Kenosha-Schools-Meals-Enrichment-Materials-for-Students.jpg Racine & Kenosha Schools: Meals & Enrichment Materials for Students https://wrtp.org/blogs/salvation-army-locations-in-the-milwaukee-area/ 2021-10-20T18:20:30+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Salvation-Army-Locations-COVID-19-Resources-in-the-Milwaukee-Area.jpg Salvation Army Locations & COVID 19 Resources in the Milwaukee Area https://wrtp.org/blogs/youthbuild-construction-skills-training-paid-work-experience/ 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https://wrtp.org/blogs/home-to-stay-event/ 2021-10-20T18:21:19+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Home-To-Stay-Event.jpg “Home To Stay” Event https://wrtp.org/blogs/celebrating-workforce-development-programs-in-milwaukee/ 2021-10-20T18:21:26+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Celebrating-Workforce-Development-Programs-in-Milwaukee.jpg Celebrating Workforce Development Programs in Milwaukee https://wrtp.org/timeline/2018/ 2025-12-02T21:58:26+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2018-racine-office.jpg Racine, WI WRTP | BIG STEP location https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-big-step-success-series-jessica-benson/ 2025-08-19T18:43:03+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/WRTP-Success-Stories-Jessica-Benson.jpg Success Stories: Jessica Benson https://wrtp.org/blogs/workforce-development-consortia-provide-needed-services/ 2021-10-20T18:21:44+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Workforce-Development-Consortia-Provide-Needed-Services.jpg Workforce Development Consortia Provide Needed Services https://wrtp.org/blogs/reconstructing-the-local-labor-market-the-wisconsin-regional-training-partnership-and-big-step/ 2021-10-20T18:22:54+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Reconstructing-the-Local-Labor-Market-The-Wisconsin-Regional-Training-Partnership-and-BIG-STEP.jpg Reconstructing the Local Labor Market: The Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership and BIG STEP https://wrtp.org/blogs/techterns-mortenson-construction/ 2021-10-20T18:23:02+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/TechTerns-–-Mortenson-Construction.jpg TechTerns – Mortenson Construction https://wrtp.org/blogs/certificate-program-teaches-old-dog-new-tricks/ 2021-10-20T18:23:09+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Program-Teaches-‘Old-Dog-New-Tricks.jpg Program Teaches ‘Old Dog New Tricks’ https://wrtp.org/blogs/moving-apprenticeship-into-manufacturings-future/ 2021-10-20T18:23:15+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Moving-Apprenticeship-Into-the-Future.jpg Moving Apprenticeship Into the Future https://wrtp.org/blogs/milwaukee-skilled-trades-consortium/ 2021-10-20T18:23:23+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Milwaukee-Skilled-Trades-Consortium.jpg Milwaukee Skilled Trades Consortium https://wrtp.org/blogs/wrtp-big-step-success-series-cassandra-patterson/ 2025-08-19T18:51:55+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/WRTP-Success-Stories-Cassandra-Patterson.jpg Success Stories: Cassandra Patterson https://youtu.be/WdG0cR4Nems https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/WRTP-Success-Stories-Cassandra-Patterson.jpg Advancing a Career in Manufacturing: Cassandra Patterson | WRTP | BIG STEP The Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership (WRTP) was created in the 1990s to renew Milwaukee’s traditional industrial base after the recovery of manufacturing, retirement of an aging workforce, and diversification of the regional economy created a growing skills shortage. Since combining with the Building Industry Group Skilled Trades Employment Program (BIG STEP) to form WRTP | BIG STEP, we are a 501(c)3 nonprofit workforce intermediary dedicated to connecting people to family-sustaining jobs. https://www.youtube.com/embed/WdG0cR4Nems https://img.youtube.com/vi/WdG0cR4Nems/hqdefault.jpg Advancing a Career in Manufacturing: Cassandra Patterson | WRTP | BIG STEP The Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership (WRTP) was created in the 1990s to renew Milwaukee’s traditional industrial base after the recovery of manufacturing, retirement of an aging workforce, and diversification of the regional economy created a growing skills shortage. Since combining with the Building Industry Group Skilled Trades Employment Program (BIG STEP) to form WRTP | BIG STEP, we are a 501(c)3 nonprofit workforce intermediary dedicated to connecting people to family-sustaining jobs. https://wrtp.org/timeline/2015/ 2025-12-02T21:55:41+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2015-madison-students.jpg Madison, WI WRTP | BIG STEP location https://wrtp.org/blogs/workforce-intermediaries-powering-regional-economies-in-the-new-century/ 2021-10-20T18:23:38+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Workforce-Intermediaries-Powering-Regional-Economies-in-the-New-Century.jpg Workforce Intermediaries: Powering Regional Economies in the New Century https://wrtp.org/timeline/2014/ 2021-07-09T18:30:19+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/con-org.jpg WRTP and BIG STEP formally merge their Boards of Directors as they cement themselves as a single organization. WRTP and BIG STEP formally merge their Boards of Directors as they cement themselves as a single organization. https://wrtp.org/blogs/tuning-in-to-local-labor-markets/ 2021-10-20T18:23:52+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Tuning-Into-Local-Labor-Markets.jpg Tuning Into Local Labor Markets https://wrtp.org/blogs/2006/ 2025-12-02T21:46:28+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/2006-exterior-photo.jpg WRTP Exterior Building https://wrtp.org/blogs/meeting-the-workforce-needs-of-the-milwaukee-construction-industry-case-study-the-center-of-excellence/ 2021-10-20T18:24:06+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Meeting-the-Workforce-Needs-of-the-Milwaukee-Construction-Industry-Case-Study-The-Center-of-Excellence.jpg Meeting the Workforce Needs of the Milwaukee Construction Industry Case Study: The Center of Excellence https://wrtp.org/blogs/2005/ 2021-07-09T18:28:13+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2005/09/coe.jpg Backed by the support of Governor Jim Doyle, WRTP | BIG STEP establishes the Center of Excellence (COE) for Skilled Trades & Industry. Backed by the support of Governor Jim Doyle, WRTP | BIG STEP establishes the Center of Excellence (COE) for Skilled Trades & Industry. https://wrtp.org/timeline/2003/ 2021-07-28T00:41:45+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2003/03/house-building.jpg The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation selects WRTP for a national Sector Employment Impact Study; across a variety of criteria, results show that those who participated in sector-specific programs fare The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation selects WRTP for a national Sector Employment Impact Study; across a variety of criteria, results show that those who participated in sector-specific programs fare https://wrtp.org/timeline/2002/ 2021-10-17T01:29:16+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2002/11/tradesmen.jpg WRTP and BIG STEP—both with their own highly successful histories—partner to facilitate the effective coordination of employer-driven worker readiness, ensuring that prospective workers gain the skills and experiences required WRTP and BIG STEP—both with their own highly successful histories—partner to facilitate the effective coordination of employer-driven worker readiness, ensuring that prospective workers gain the skills and experiences required https://wrtp.org/timeline/2000/ 2021-07-09T18:23:00+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/2000/01/dept-of-labor.jpg WRTP is awarded a demonstration grant from the United States Department of Labor to replicate the program in other sectors of the nation. WRTP is awarded a demonstration grant from the United States Department of Labor to replicate the program in other sectors of the nation. https://wrtp.org/timeline/1997/ 2021-07-09T18:21:24+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/1997/04/manufacturing-timeline.jpg WRTP receives funds from the Annie E. Casey Foundation to develop a model program in manufacturing training. WRTP receives funds from the Annie E. Casey Foundation to develop a model program in manufacturing training. https://wrtp.org/timeline/1992/ 2021-10-17T01:28:51+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/1992/01/partnerships.jpg The Commission on a Quality Workforce recommends the development of partnerships between business, labor, and government to renew the industrial base in the Milwaukee area, and WRTP was born. The Commission on a Quality Workforce recommends the development of partnerships between business, labor, and government to renew the industrial base in the Milwaukee area, and WRTP was born. https://wrtp.org/timeline/1989/ 2025-12-02T21:38:14+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/1975/06/1989-contribution-sheet.jpg 1989-contribution-sheet https://wrtp.org/timeline/1975/ 2025-12-02T21:37:31+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/1975/06/1975-big-step-brochure-2.jpg BIG STEP Brochure https://wrtp.org/timeline/1967/ 2025-12-02T21:21:15+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://wrtp.org/wp-content/uploads/1967/12/vince-toran-1.jpg Vince Toran