W hen it comes to workforce development, nearly every state has a similar tale of woe that includes a growing skills gap resulting from the rapid rise in new technologies, shifting corporate ...

State officials announced a plan on Thursday to train up to 5,000 new infrastructure workers between now and 2030. The Michigan Statewide Infrastructure Workforce Plan is a framework for creating and ...

As the defense industry grows, a new report finds that America’s competitiveness now hinges on workforce availability, risk ...

FLINT, MI - The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity has awarded about $40 million in Going PRO Training Fund (Talent Fund) grants to 700 businesses across Michigan. Starting in ...

BIG RAPIDS — Michigan Works! West Central is celebrating 50 years of workforce development with two open houses. Michigan Works! West Central began providing workforce development services in 1974, ...

(CBS DETROIT) - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will spend two days in Washington, D.C. to pitch Michigan for additional federal investments in "economic and workforce development, innovation and cross-border ...

(TNS) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Michigan is putting $10 million into the state's initiative with private industry and educational institutions to develop a pipeline of skilled students and workers ...

Business Facilities: Tell us about the status of economic development in Michigan. Hilary Doe: Coming off the heels of the City of Detroit’s successful NFL Draft weekend , it’s clear that Michigan has ...

Cleaning recognized as a skilled trade in Michigan as workforce growth rises, driven by demand, training, and higher professional standards. KALAMAZOO, MI, UNITED ...

LANSING, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced $4.6 million in grants and matching funds in recent weeks to support eight local higher education ...

Michigan Technological University is proud to announce a new partnership with the Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeship & Learning (METAL) program to enhance and scale up industry-driven ...