Help Wanted: 15,000 job seekers needed to fill jobs in Michigan’s Professional Trades

Help Wanted: 15,000 job seekers needed to fill jobs in Michigan’s Professional Trades

Years past, job seekers nearly always outnumbered job openings, particularly in the state’s urban centers. But this is not the case in the skilled trades industry today, which has plenty of top high-wage, high-demand Professional Trades careers left open – 15,0oo of them annually, according to current estimates. Gov. Whitmer call for 60 percent of Michiganders to […]

A New Culture for Michigan

A New Culture for Michigan

A New Culture for Michigan Job, residential and economic activity are on the agenda By Jackie Berg Multicultural communication, business development and leadership will play an increasingly important role in strengthening Michigan’s economic climate, according to Governor Rick Snyder. “One of the strengths of Michigan that we don’t talk enough about is the strength of […]

The New Merchants on Main: Far-reaching efforts to attract immigrants can help transform city neighborhoods

The New Merchants on Main: Far-reaching efforts to attract immigrants can help transform city neighborhoods

Mobile and move-in ready, immigrants are well-poised to transform the landscape of Michigan’s inner-city neighborhoods. They have the determination, skills and, most often, funding needed to start new businesses. Where they go, prosperity usually follows. In 2010, new immigrant business owners generated $1.8 billion in total net business income, which represented 9.2 percent of Michigan’s […]

Michigan taps high school students to fill growing need for careers in transportation

Michigan taps high school students to fill growing need for careers  in transportation

With a still sluggish economy, the quicker high school students are prepared for their future, the better. Perhaps it was the thought that led The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration to team up and create a more diverse transportation workforce for the future with the Youth Development and Mentoring Program. It is […]