It’s no secret. There is a talent gap in Michigan and it must be closed for the state and its residents to be successful. Local business and education leaders with pioneering solutions to bridge the gap can get help to implement the programs thanks to $59 million in Marshall Plan for Talent innovation grants. The […]
Michigan wants to create the TripAdvisor for talent, and Detroit is leading the way. Like any product or service listed on such a site, Michigan wants to unleash its full potential and attract and retain people. The Michigan Department of Talent and Economic Development’s (TED) Choose Michigan awareness campaign aims to do just that. It […]
It’s May and a third grader – let’s call her Susie – is having trouble grasping math. She keeps struggling, but when June comes around her grades are good enough and she is passed on to fourth grade. There she’s expected to be ready for math at that grade level, but she isn’t and most […]
The words “career in the auto industry” may conjure up images of spot welding on an assembly line, but today’s auto industry is so much more than assembly. There are jobs like developing artificial intelligence for self-driving vehicles, 3D printing parts, creating cyber security programs, developing apps or new ways to pay for vehicles or even […]
It’s something we 20th century children of Detroit only thought would exist in our wildest fantasies of the future. A FIRST Robotics World Championship held in our city. It is happening. Detroit will host the championship for three years beginning in April 2018. During the event Cobo Center and Ford Field will be overrun with […]