The Center for Business & Industry is located on the Wausau Campus and is home to the College’s Workforce Training & Professional Development teams. The Center for Business & Industry features gathering areas, training rooms, conference rooms and small IVC rooms that are available for NTC offerings, as well as for facility rentals.
Training & Consulting Solutions Offered
Our division of the college supports the community’s talent development needs through onsite customized training and consulting business solutions. The college also offers individual courses for skill advancement or to satisfy Continuing Education requirements.
Meet the Team
Brad Gast
Dean of Workforce Training & Professional Development
Brad provides leadership to the Workforce Training & Professional Development team for all divisional functions, and is the liaison to workforce development.
Jared Eggebrecht
Director of Workforce Training & Professional Development
Jared provides leadership to the contract training team and provides services to our business partners in the central and south areas for customized training solutions.
Brenda Zimmermann Thorpe
Business Development Manager — East Region
Brenda provides service to our business partners in the district’s east region for customized training solutions.
Tracy Brewer
Business Development Manager — West & North Region
Tracy provides service to our business partners in the west and north corridor for customized training solutions.
Katie Metko
Apprenticeship Manager
Katie provides coordination for the apprenticeship programs and provides service to our business partners for apprenticeship training solutions.
Susie Borchardt
American Heart Association Specialist
Susie is the American Heart Association Training Center Coordinator and provides service to AHA instructors and assigns AHA provider cards to students and instructors in our community.
Amanda Brzezinski
Learning Coordinator
Amanda provides coordination for the Workforce Training & Professional Development team on training development and delivery of services.
Rachel Alwin
Learning Coordinator
Rachel provides coordination for the Professional Development team for conference, workshop, and seminar offerings.
Rhonda Hoffer
Administrative Assistant
Rhonda provides instructor and training fulfillment supporting our business development managers and business partners.
Catherine Yang
Continuing Education and Rental Assistant
Catherine provides support for all guests in the Center for Business & Industry, and the Workforce Training & Professional Development team, as well as coordination of facility use contracts.
Leslie Williams
Continuing Education & Events Assistant
Leslie develops and manages all aspects of the conference and event planning process.
Nancy Resch
Administrative Assistant
Nancy provides instructor and training fulfillment supporting our business development managers and business partners.
Facility Rental
Looking for space to host an event?
Our state-of-the–art facilities feature spaces for small groups of 10–15 individuals and conference accommodations for up to 200 based on seating arrangement.