Skill Building

Skill Building
Battle Creek, Michigan
Report highlights opportunity to connect Battle Creek residents to local jobs
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
Jakki Bungart-Bibb
Director, Michigan Works! Southwest
Michael Horrigan
President
Monique Davis
Economist
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