Serving Bay, Gratiot, Isabella, Midland, & Saginaw Counties
Unemployment Benefits: for employees Benefits are extended to: Workers who have an unanticipated family care responsibility, including those who have childcare responsibilities due to school closures, or those who are forced to care for loved one who become ill....
Rapid Response is an informational meeting for recently laid-off individuals. Experts from Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! and the Unemployment Agency of the State of Michigan will share information on how to file unemployment claims, answer questions about claims,...
March 16, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Great Lakes Bay) — Effective Tuesday, March 17, Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! will modify service delivery in its service centers in Bay, Gratiot, Isabella, Midland and Saginaw counties in response to COVID-19...
Talent was the topic of a panel discussion at the Midland Business Alliance 4th quarter membership luncheon. Chris Rishko, CEO of Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! joined Kathie Fuce-Hobohm from Space Inc. and Andy Johnston from the Grand Rapids Chamber of...
While MiCareerQuest Middle Michigan is a strategy to “grow your own,” apprenticeships are a strategy for “learning while earning.” Lasting from one to six years, apprenticeships connect education and work simultaneously. Apprentices take classes while they are...
Chris Rishko, chief executive officer of Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works!, along with a number of key business partners from our region, went to Lansing this week to speak before the Talent and Economic Development/Michigan Economic Development Corporation committee....
They arrived by the bus loads over a six-hour time period… climbed on machinery…pounded nails…talked cyber-security with state troopers…spray painted in virtual reality…drew blood…performed agility exercises in full firefighter gear…rode to the ceiling of SVSU’s...
Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! Officially Launching 2020 Going Pro Talent Fund Grant Application Process Since 2014, Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! has helped more than 100 employers in five counties win millions in training grants. More than 6,000 workers have...
A New Way to Create a Talent Pipeline Hundreds of employers are learning about opportunities to bring heavy equipment, simulators, tools, and hands-on exhibits to a new career exploration event for area middle and high schoolers. Called MiCareerQuest Middle Michigan,...
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