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
BlueSky
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Alfonso Flores-Lagunes
Vice President and Director of Research
BlueSky
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Ben Damerow
Senior Director, Center for Workforce Innovation and Solutions
Brad J. Hershbein
Senior Economist and Deputy Director of Research
BlueSky
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Chloe Gibbs
Senior Economist
BlueSky
Jakki Bungart-Bibb
Director, Michigan Works! Southwest
Michael Horrigan
President
Monique Davis
Economist
BlueSky
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Kathleen Bolter, Brad J. Hershbein, Alfonso Hernandez, Bridget Timmeney
Kevin Delancey, far left, and Laura Oliver, far right, both of Humphrey Products, receive a check for the Going PRO Talent fund from Michigan Works! Southwest's Devon Ivy, Ashley Iovieno and Jessica Meskil.
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Children at a child care center
Pulse gets grant to expand child care access in the region