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Michigan Business Network

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Michigan Business Network episodes

  • USA Today Discussion On Bridging Michigan's Talent Gap
    Chris Holman talks with Edythe Hatter-Williams, Williams CEO, Capital Area Michigan Works! CAMW! Edee shares her insight from the recent panel she participated in with USA Today discussion on bridging Michigan's Talent Gap.
    Capital Area Michigan Works! top priority is to bridge the talent gap thatwe are experiencing and will continue to face in the future. Michigan’s workforce development agencies are now more detrimental to the labor market than ever.
    As LEAP’s Bob Trezise stated in the recent MI Apprenticeship article
    Edythe took part in for the Lansing State Journal, “placemaking is primarily what attracts and retains talent.” Which leads to the point that a worker’s quality of life has much to do with the quality of their career. A way the Lansing region is combatting the talent gap issue is with the help of T3: Teach.Talent. Thrive. T3 is focused on secondary education and has an upcoming MiCareerQuest for young students to attend next April where they can explore numerous career fields. Opportunities like this help ensure local businesses that the talent pipeline is indeed
    in the region, but in order for it to be meaningful and large, we must start informing
    students of the opportunities in various fields at a young age.
    Local companies like the Lansing Board of Water & Light work with high school students through their 1st S.T.E.P. program. Over 30 have been hired full-time at the company. By realizing the need for investing in the youth in our region, we are better preparing to bridge the talent gap in the future that currently is only expected to grow through 2024.
    One of the most overlooked and underrated education paths are community colleges. High school graduates and older folks can attend and get a great education quickly at a low price. Before they know it, community college students can be in the workforce without debt and with a competitive salary.
    Apprenticeships continue to increase and be utilized more than they were just a few years ago. Teaching our community members and students that higher education is not the only path to success after high school helps creates positive awareness for the workforce.
    The Marshall Plan for Talent is also a great asset for us working to fix Michigan’s talent pipeline. Its main goal is to transform the talent development within our education system. It serves as a way for employers and education to work together in filling skill gaps. While the gap is anticipated to be higher than 800,000 open jobs, I am optimistic that our employers and education systems will continue to work together to get our students trained and hired in the years to come.
    For more knowledge, news, and insights visit:
    www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com
    7 min
  • The New University Research Corridor’s 11th Economic Impact Report
    Jeffrey Mosher welcomes Britany Affolter-Caine, Executive Director, URC (University Research Corridor) to the Michigan Business Beat. They cover the new University Research Corridor’s 11th economic impact report. The report was released Wednesday 9/5/18, which highlights the three universities contributions to the state – up from $16.5 billion in 2015. Britney also covers the business impact throughout the state, and specifics on how the universities are supporting all counties across Michigan.
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    7 min
  • Novi's Mayor Bob Gatt Proud to Host the Michigan State Fair
    Wednesday August 29th, Host Sue Bila, visited Novi, MI, at the Suburban Collection Showplace for the Michigan State Fair Ribbon Cutting, Friends of the Fair Reception, and Charity Sneak Preview evening. Here she speaks with Novi's Mayor Bob Gatt, just before the cornerstone was unveiled. This episode shares all her talks with people with and at 2018 RAM Michigan State Fair in Novi, MI., along with excerpts from the experience of the evening.
    For more knowledge, news, and insights visit:
    www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com
    7 min
  • L.C. & Jackie Scramlin
    Wednesday August 29th, Host Sue Bila, visited Novi, MI, at the Suburban Collection Showplace for the Michigan State Fair Ribbon Cutting, Friends of the Fair Reception, and Charity Sneak Preview evening. Here she speaks with L.C. & Jackie Scramlin, just before the cornerstone was unveiled. This episode shares all her talks with people with and at 2018 RAM Michigan State Fair in Novi, MI., along with excerpts from the experience of the evening.
    For more knowledge, news, and insights visit:
    www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com
    7 min
  • Volunteer Kent Roberts
    Wednesday August 29th, Host Sue Bila, visited Novi, MI, at the Suburban Collection Showplace for the Michigan State Fair Ribbon Cutting, Friends of the Fair Reception, and Charity Sneak Preview evening. Here she speaks with Kent Roberts, just before the cornerstone was unveiled. This episode shares all her talks with people with and at 2018 RAM Michigan State Fair in Novi, MI., along with excerpts from the experience of the evening.
    For more knowledge, news, and insights visit:
    www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com
    7 min
  • MI State Senator Mike Kowall
    Wednesday August 29th, Host Sue Bila, visited Novi, MI, at the Suburban Collection Showplace for the Michigan State Fair Ribbon Cutting, Friends of the Fair Reception, and Charity Sneak Preview evening. Here she speaks with Michigan State Senator Mike Kowall, who serves that portion of the state, as they stepped out from the reception. This episode shares all her talks with people with and at 2018 RAM Michigan State Fair in Novi, MI., along with excerpts from the experience of the evening.
    For more knowledge, news, and insights visit:
    www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com
    7 min
  • Blair Bowman - Owner of Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi, MI
    Wednesday August 29th, Host Sue Bila, visited Novi, MI, at the Suburban Collection Showplace for the Michigan State Fair Ribbon Cutting, Friends of the Fair Reception, and Charity Sneak Preview evening. Here she speaks with Blair Bowman, Owner of the Suburban Collection Showplace, as they stepped away for a moment from the reception. This episode shares all her talks with people with and at 2018 RAM Michigan State Fair in Novi, MI. , along with excerpts from the experience of the evening.
    For more knowledge, news, and insights visit:
    www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com
    7 min

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