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Coronavirus / Higher Education / Workforce Development

Henry Ford College, EMU offer scholarships to frontline workers

YPSILANTI—Officials at Eastern Michigan University and Henry Ford College (HFC) announced a partnership to offer EMU scholarships to frontline workers who complete their HFC associate degree and pursue a bachelor’s …

Coronavirus / Women In Business / Women In Computing / Women In Construction / Women In Defense / Women In Engineering / Women in Tech / Workforce Development

MCWT programs go virtual

SOUTHFIELD—The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation’s 14th annual Signature Gala went virtual—one more pivot this year for the nonprofit working to make Michigan the No. 1 state for …

K-12 Education / Nonprofits / Workforce Development

Consumers Energy Foundation donates $250k for youth skills training

JACKSON—Officials at the Consumers Energy Foundation announced a $250,000 grant to the Benton Harbor nonprofit Youth Solutions to expand its Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates’ Postsecondary and Career Pathways Accelerator initiative …

Mobility Industry / Workforce Development

Webinar to cover how to develop mobility and manufacturing work force

DETROIT—“Building a Talent Pipeline: Developing Tomorrow’s Mobility and Manufacturing Workforce” is the theme of an Oct. 28 webinar that will highlight collaborative partnerships between industry, educators, students, and community members …

Energy / Utilities / Workforce Development

Energy workforce group to launch new outreach campaign

DETROIT—Officials at the Michigan Energy Workforce Development Consortium (MEWDC), a coalition of energy companies and educators, announced today it will launch an outreach initiative that aims to heighten awareness of …

Economic Development / Nonprofits / Small Business / Workforce Development

Michigan Celebrates Small Business gets new manager

LANSING—The Michigan Celebrates Small Business event, a nonprofit organization that has conducted an annual business gala for 15 years, has a new managing partner—Kinexus Group, a Benton Harbor-based nonprofit working …

Skilled Trades / Workforce Development

LIFT extends skilled trades training deadline

DETROIT—Southeast Michigan has more demand for skilled-trades labor, such as CNC machinists and welders, than almost anywhere else in the country. There are about 21,000 openings for these workers annually, …

K-12 Education / Manufacturing / Skilled Trades / Specialty Vehicles / Workforce Development

Shyft Group goes virtual to meet with students on Manufacturing Day

NOVI–The Novi-based specialty vehicle manufacturer Shyft Group, formerly known as Spartan Motors, plans a live, virtual event for Manufacturing Day this year. Students are welcome to learn about the good-paying, …

Automation / Industry 4.0 / Manufacturing / Webinars / Workforce Development

Manufacturing Growth Alliance sets webinars on talent, automation, more

LANSING–Small manufacturers across the state are invited to a series of events being hosted by the Manufacturing Growth Alliance to celebrate Michigan’s $105 billion manufacturing Industry during October. National Manufacturing …

Workforce Development

Gale launches new career assessment platform

FARMINGTON HILLS—Officials at Gale, the Farmington Hills-based information services provider, announced the launch of Gale Presents: Peterson’s Career Prep, a new online career assessment platform for libraries that gives patrons …

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