A new Economic Pulse Report from the NLEA shows staffing, housing and childcare remain top barriers for Northern Michigan ...

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 ...

Community colleges around the state have expanded their workforce development training programs in recent years. That ...

State officials joined Michigan Works! West Central in honoring Huntey's Clubhouse of Big Rapids with a 2026 Michigan Works!

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Washington — 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 ...

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, ...

Mia Jones works on an Audi e-tron EV during an electric vehicle technician program at the Oakland Community College Automotive Laboratory in Auburn Hills in August. "I view this as a stepping stone," ...