ARCADIA, Wis. – Arcadia-based Ashley Furniture is reaching out to alert students within commuting distance to careers in the company. Chief executive Todd Wanek said the virtual event will involve schools in Arcadia, Blair, Cochrane, Eleva, Ettrick, Fountain City, Galesville, Independence, Strum, Taylor, Trempealeau and Whitehall. Similar programs are planned at Ashley’s advanced-manufacturing facilities in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Mississippi, Wanek said.