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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Milwaukee PBS have partnered to present The Future of Manufacturing Town Hall and job fair on Thursday at Milwaukee Area Technical College’s Cooley Auditorium.
This free and open to the public event will focus on the importance of attracting talent as the industry trends towards high tech and automation.
The job fair, featuring local manufacturers, runs from 3 to 4:15 p.m.
Companies and organizations that have signed up include Harley-Davidson Inc., Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry, Husco International, Stoughton Trailers, Palermos’s Pizza, WRTP Big Step, MATC Workforce, and the State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
The town hall, focused on a panel discussion with company executives and others in the field, will be from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Panelists include Sussex IM CEO Megan Tzanoukakis, Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry CEO Sachin Shivaram, former Rockwell Automation Quality Team Lead Aaliyah Brown, International Association of Machinists Midwest Representative Kevin Murch, and MATC Electronics Engineering Instructor Barney Bannon.