MATC hires economic development manager: Post will link educators, area employers and work-force agencies.

Byline: Joel Dresang

Dec. 21--To help replicate recent efforts at quickly training welders for Milwaukee's Tramont Corp. and Bucyrus International Inc. in South Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Area Technical College is hiring an economic development manager.

MATC said Wednesday it received a two-year, $120,000 grant from the Helen Bader Foundation for the new position. The manager will be expected to establish partnerships between MATC's Office of Corporate Learning and local work-force development agencies, area employers and providers of adult basic education.

MATC is seeking additional funding for the work, which will be overseen by a committee …