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WISCONSIN WYOMING
Mr. Jeff Smith Ms. Sandy Ross
Section Chief, Federal/State Relations State Single Point of Contact
Wisconsin Department of Administration Department of Administration and Information
101 East Wilson Street - 6th Floor 2001 Capitol Avenue, Room 214
P.O. Box 7868 Cheyenne, WY 82002
Madison, Wisconsin 53707 Telephone: (307) 777-5492
Telephone: (608) 266-0267 FAX: (307) 777-3696
FAX: (608) 267-6931 srossl@missc.state.wy.us
sjt@doa.state.wi.us
TERRITORIES PUERTO RICO
GUAM* Mr. Jose Caballero-Mercado
Mr. Joseph Rivera Chairman, Puerto Rico Planning Board
Acting Director Federal Proposals Review Office
Bureau of Budget and Management Research Minillas Government Center
Office of the Governor P.O. Box 41119
P.O. Box 2950 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00940-119
Agana, Guam 96932 Telephone: (787) 727-4444
Telephone: (671) 475-9411 or 9412 (787) 723-6190
FAX: (671) 472-2825 FAX: (787) 724-3270
NORTH MARIANA ISLANDS VIRGIN ISLANDS*
Mrs. Viginia Villagomez Nellon Bowry
Acting Special Assistant Director, Office of Management and Budget
Office of Management and Budget #41 Norregade Emancipation Garden Station
Office of the Governor Second Floor
Caller Box 10007 Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802
Saipan, MP 96950 Please direct all questions and correspondence
Telephone: (670) 664-2265 or 2266 or 2267 about intergovernmental review to: Linda Clarke
FAX: (670) 664-2272
Telephone: (809) 774-0750
FAX: (809) 776-0069
Note: This list is based on the most current information provided by the states.

Most labor agreements include a stipulation that a percentage of union dues will be
set aside for employee (membership) training. In some cases, the available funds are
substantial and often go unused. Although these funds are exclusively limited to the
hourly workforce, they represent a real source of funding that can be effectively used
to improve plant performance.

A lack of money is not the reason that corporations fail to provide the training that is
sorely needed to improve workforce performance. Millions of dollars are available to
fund these training programs. The sad part is that much of this available funding is
not used. Corporations, for whatever reasons, fail to recognize the seriousness of this
problem or to do anything about it.

18.12.8 America’s Job Bank
Employees who become displaced because of layoffs, plant closures, or who simply
want to seek a more rewarding position have a free resource that is also provided by
the government. America’s Job Bank is a partnership between the U.S. Department