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Monday | April 20, 2026

Building the Future Healthcare Workforce—Together

When workforce challenges emerge, Fox Valley Technical College is uniquely positioned to help lead the solution. An upcoming event hosted by FVTC’s Business & Industry Services (BIS) team and Health Science department does just that — bringing healthcare employers, educators and industry partners together around innovation, collaboration and workforce readiness. The Healthcare Innovation Open House,

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Tuesday | April 14, 2026

Cabinetry, carpentry business takes top prize at Annual Fox Trap Pitch Event

From 18 applications to three presenters, a new winner of the Fox Trap Pitch Event was chosen Friday, April 9! Organized by the FVTC Business division with support from American National Bank and the Fox Valley Technical College Foundation, current students from all program areas had the opportunity to pitch their unique business ideas to

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Friday | September 5, 2025

FVTC Awarded Workforce Training Grants

Fox Valley Technical College is pleased to be the recipient of multiple Workforce Advancement Training (WAT) grants from the Wisconsin Technical College System. These grants, totaling nearly $950,000, are part of the state’s $5 million annual investment in workforce development and will support customized training programs designed to upskill employees and enhance business performance across

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Tuesday | April 15, 2025

Bright Ideas Take the Prize at Fox Trap Pitch Event 

FVTC students and aspiring entrepreneurs took center stage at the 8th annual Fox Trap Pitch Event on Thursday, April 10, turning bright ideas into real prize money during the competition held at Fox Valley Technical College. Organized by the FVTC Business division with support from American National Bank and the Fox Valley Technical College Foundation,

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Thursday | November 7, 2024

Romanian Leaders Study Entrepreneurship at FVTC

The FVTC Venture Center welcomes five Romanian professors this week to explore Wisconsin’s diverse world of entrepreneurship. The Entrepreneurship faculty at Babes-Bolyai University located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, are visiting as part of the Congressional Office of International Leadership’s Open World Program, an agency of the U.S. Congress. The delegation is spending the week learning about Wisconsin’s entrepreneurship

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Monday | June 19, 2023

Bridging a Communications Gap

Customized training helps Spanish-speaking employees earn necessary qualifications Mike Farrell and Maria Carone It was a unique request for the instructors. But they were up to the challenge. “This had never been done before,” says Mike Farrell, department chair for Transportation Contract Training. “I’ve never taught a translated class before.” It was also uncharted territory

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Friday | October 21, 2022

Launch Time Nears for Career EXCELerate

FVTC, Goodwill and Rawhide to deliver unique workforce training program We’re just a few months away from Career EXCELerate starting at Fox Valley Technical College. This first-of-its-kind training program was announced in the summer after the state of Wisconsin awarded FVTC, Goodwill and Rawhide Youth Services a $6.5 million training grant. Career EXCELerate will help

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Friday | May 13, 2022

Celebrating our Graduates: Hunter Peterson

Career Program: Human ResourcesOriginally From: Green BayCurrent Residence: OshkoshAge: 22Attended FVTC: Spring 2020 – Spring 2022 Hunter Peterson will provide the student address at the FVTC Spring 2022 Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 15. While obtaining a GED high school credential at Fox Valley Technical College, Hunter Peterson fell in love with the college and quickly recognized they wanted to

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Friday | November 4, 2016

Focus on Workplace Training: Industry’s Best

Fall 2016 Steve Sakai (left) and Dean Murzello A worldwide leader in plastics converting equipment turned to FVTC to grow in the global marketplace. Headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, CMD Corporation wanted to help its employees better meet the needs of worldwide clientele. “There is complexity managing our business for a variety of international markets due to differing