Prepared Workforce

Prepared Workforce
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Michigan Works! Southwest joins statewide workforce leaders for Advocacy Day in Lansing
Research Highlights
Battle Creek, Michigan
Report highlights opportunity to connect Battle Creek residents to local jobs
Iryna Lendel, Chloe Wieber, Sevrin Williams, Gerrit Anderson
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Preparing workers for AI: new report highlights policy gaps and solutions
Michael Horrigan
Free College Handbook
Updated tuition-free college handbook offers roadmap for investing in education and workforce development 
Michelle Miller-Adams
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Commentary & Analysis
Battle Creek, Michigan
Report highlights opportunity to connect Battle Creek residents to local jobs
Iryna Lendel, Chloe Wieber, Sevrin Williams, Gerrit Anderson
College students
Investing in tuition-free college can be a good economic bet for Michigan
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AI exposure and the future of work
Michael Horrigan, Erik Vasilauskas
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Six lessons for tuition-free college programs from the Columbus Promise
Michelle Miller-Adams, Kevin M. Hollenbeck, Bridget Timmeney, Kyle Huisman
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Experts
Aaron Sojourner
Senior Economist and Deputy Director of Research
Alfonso Flores-Lagunes
Vice President and Director of Research
Ben Damerow
Senior Director, Center for Workforce Innovation and Solutions
Brad J. Hershbein
Senior Economist and Deputy Director of Research
Chloe Gibbs
Senior Economist
Iryna Lendel
Senior Director of Regional Economic and Community Development
Jakki Bungart-Bibb
Director, Michigan Works! Southwest
Michael Horrigan
President
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Susan N. Houseman, Beth C. Truesdale