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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$1.8 Million Awarded to Local Employers
December 20, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Great Lakes Bay Region) —It’s been a great week for Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! and area employers! Two significant state grant programs facilitated by Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! will bring millions of dollars...
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Hiring Innovation: “Squash Team”
Every year around the third week of September, Frankenmuth’s Bavarian Inn begins an annual tradition of harvesting and processing all the squash they use throughout the year for sides and desserts in their restaurants and eateries. The “squash team,” as it has been...
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Need for Medical Assistants Drives New Training Program
Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! convened a consortium of regional hospitals and training providers to discuss ongoing hiring needs in the health care industry. The result of our meetings is a new, accelerated training program for medical assistants that begins January...
read moreApprenticeships Take Off Throughout Michigan
Registered apprenticeships are an industry-driven talent development strategy that combines on-the-job experience with formal classroom learning. Michigan was recently awarded $4 million from the United States Department of Labor to expand registered apprenticeships...
read moreMarshall Plan for Talent Turbo Charges Talent Pipeline Creation
Governor Snyder’s Marshall Plan for Talent has brought together Michigan Works! organizations around the state with their local training/education providers, educators, employers, and community organizations to form an alliance of workforce and education. The goal is...
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Going Pro Talent Funds Bridge Skills Gaps for New AND Existing Employees
Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! was recently awarded nearly $1.8 million to fund training for 52 employers in the region. The money comes from the Going Pro Talent Fund (formerly known as the “Skilled Trades Training Fund”), a state-funded program...
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Letter from Chris Rishko, CEO
It’s been a great week for Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! and area employers! Two significant state grant programs will bring millions of dollars to the area to help train and develop the current and future workforce our region needs to be competitive. Just...
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STTF Funds Empower Avalon & Tahoe to Grow Boat Business
Nestled right in Isabella County’s backyard in Alma sits Avalon & Tahoe Manufacturing, producers of “the finest USA-manufactured pontoon boats.” A vertically integrated builder, it makes everything on its boats – from the pontoons and framing to the furniture....
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