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New career tech campus bolsters Kalamazoo’s workforce development network

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Research Highlights
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Neighborhood Employment Hubs: Bringing Effective Job Assistance Directly to Residents 
Kathleen Bolter
January 12, 2023
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Alfonso Flores-Lagunes
Vice President and Director of Research
Ben Damerow
Senior Director, Center for Workforce Innovation and Solutions
Iryna Lendel
Senior Director of Regional Economic and Community Development
Jakki Bungart-Bibb
Director, Michigan Works! Southwest
Michael Horrigan
President
Randall W. Eberts
Senior Economist
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