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September 15, 2020
SOUTHEAST, MI – At a joint virtual Workforce Development and Consortium Board Meeting last Wednesday, Shamar Herron was named as the new Executive Director for Michigan Works! Southeast. Shamar is expected to begin his role in the next few months, as his predecessor, William Sleight is set to retire at […]
September 15, 2020
SOUTHEAST, MI –Dozens of area employers will connect with hundreds of job seekers through Michigan Works! Southeast’s first ever Virtual Hiring Blitz on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. “Our team is working with Michigan’s Department of Labor Economic Opportunity to bring this much needed event to our region. Our dedicated Business […]
September 10, 2020
LANSING, MI – Workers deemed essential during the COVID-19 Pandemic may now receive access to tuition-free college and high school completion, based on a press release issued by the Governor’s Office early Thursday morning. “In anticipation of this program, we have dedicated resources to collaborate with our community college partners […]
September 10, 2020
Lost Wages Assistance Funds processing this week The Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) has started processing payments for Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) for eligible Michiganders. Due to the large volume of payments to be processed, workers will begin receiving LWA payments over the next week to ten days. LWA is funded […]
August 31, 2020
SOUTHEAST, MI – With an alarming increasing rate on cyber-attacks against public entities including court systems, public school systems and municipalities, Novcoast, Inc. and the Pinckney Cyber Training Institute have partnered to create one solution. To better provide cyber security to public and private sector employers in Michigan, The Pinckney […]