Industry experts and child care providers say effectively addressing needs will require the efforts of government, employers and families.
Author Archives: Jeff Bollier / Green Bay Press-Gazette
Jeff Bollier is a St. Louis native whose 19 years in Wisconsin almost qualify him for resident status. He arrived in the Badger State via Beloit College and began his journalism career with the Beloit Daily News. He joined the Oshkosh Northwestern in 2003 and introduced his business column, Streetwise, in 2005. From new stores opening to corporate bankruptcies that impact whole communities, Jeff has done it. His work on restaurant health inspections, an air guitar-playing state assemblyman and an aging hotel have earned plaudits from the Wisconsin Newspaper Association.
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It takes a village: How collaboration helped a small northern Wisconsin city add crucial child care
Langlade County, where Antigo is located, is a child care desert: an area either without child care or where there’s fewer than one slot per three children.
Posted inEconomy, Health & Welfare
High child care costs, low accessibility leads to smaller Wisconsin families
Unaffordable child care means, Wisconsin parents work less, earn less and stress more.
Posted inHealth & Welfare
Wisconsin groups offer new ‘cookbook’ to spur affordable housing development. Here’s the recipe
Wisconsin has a new recipe to increase affordable housing development thanks to a “cookbook” released in February.
Posted inEconomy
‘Evolve or die’: Wisconsin’s labor shortage could last years. Here’s how employers, workers can succeed
The fierce competition for talent in Wisconsin won’t end soon, and employers across industries must adapt to survive the statewide worker shortage, experts said.
Posted inEconomy
Here’s why it’s so hard to buy an affordable home in northeast Wisconsin
Owning a house is a lifelong dream for many. But that dream is increasingly out of reach in the Fox Cities as prices rise and the housing stock remains small.
Posted inEconomy, Health & Welfare
How a lack of affordable housing crimps lives, economy in northeast Wisconsin
Amber Edwards has always worked full time, yet she found herself without a home due to a lack of affordable housing options in the Green Bay area.