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Feature Story Chasity Fedon (left) participated in the Summer Youth Career Readiness Program last summer and said it gave her the tools and confidence to earn her first paycheck. Pictured with her manager her manager, Alysa Hoy, she is still employed there.

Summer career program expands to serve more youth


Feature Story Jennifer Owens, President, Lakeshore Advantage and Jeff Stutz, CFO, MillerKnoll

Business leaders launch plan to power Lakeshore growth


Feature Story Joel Elsenbroek , apprenticeships project manager for West Michigan Works!, accepted the Certificate of Recognition from John Ladd, administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship.
Feature Story The apprenticeship program connects child care providers with local training institutions to foster hands-on learning environments.
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Lakeshore Advantage reports major economic growth in 2023


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New survey reveals biggest barriers to employment in the region


Feature Story Nearly half of the high-demand jobs in West Michigan are in the health sciences sector.
Feature Story Gordon Burnham has been with Comcast’s Xfinity Store in Muskegon for over 36 years.

8 frontline workers recognized for going above and beyond


Feature Story Gentex Discovery Preschool will be the first of its kind in the area with subsidized preschool for first and second shift parents on the Gentex manufacturing site in Zeeland.

Gentex, ODC partner to bring child care to employees


Feature Story The Lakeshore Nonprofit Alliance’s “Nonprofit Community Assessment” launched in 2019 to help measure the overall health of the local nonprofit community. The 2022 report was released at an event at Midtown Center in Holland earlier this month.

Nonprofit survey reveals burnout, DEI struggles and triumphs


Feature Story Tara Weymon Leonard, MillerKnoll’s vice president of global contract and field marketing, talks to I Am Academy students at the company's Design Yard.

I Am Academy explores future careers at MillerKnoll