REGION– Michigan Works! Northeast Consortium has secured over $220,000 in competitive grants from the State of Michigan’s Going PRO Talent Fund to help 11 local employers enhance their workforce. The grants awarded provide funds to employers for training, developing, and in some cases retaining employees.
“Having a skilled workforce means having strong businesses and a thriving economy,” said Marisue Moreau, Director at Michigan Works! Northeast Consortium. “The Going PRO funds awarded to our Northeast Michigan employers are critical for ensuring we have a skilled workforce and that our employers remain competitive. These funds will allow our employers to train new workers, incumbent workers, and apprentices without the financial stress that often comes with training.”
Awardees of the recent cycle of Going PRO funds are AJD Forest Products of Grayling, CSI Emergency Apparatus of Grayling, AuSable Valley Animal Shelter of Grayling, H.B. Carbide of Lewiston, Link Industries of Indian River, Metalfab Manufacturing of Mio, Ossineke Industries in Ossineke, Springs Window Fashions in Grayling, H&H Tube in Vanderbilt, Thunder Bay Community Health Services in Hillman, and Tube Fab/Roman Engineering in Afton.
