Washtenaw Community College might benefit by taking a page out of Hormel’s book. The multinational food distributor headquartered in Minnesota, is worth nearly $17B, but…
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Western Wyoming Community College recently received a $1.9M grant to develop a nuclear technology program. The grant will support the state’s approach to generating clean…
Here’s another argument in favor of developing an agricultural program at WCC. Last week, MLive reported on a local couple’s plans to open a USDA-inspected…
The Visual Capitalist, a digital media company that specializes in analyzing data, recently published a breakdown of housing costs in large, US cities. By comparing…
Earlier this month, I wrote about new research on the economic viability of family farms in Wisconsin. The research sheds some light into the viability…
I read a little item from the Spartan Newsroom yesterday regarding vocational education at community colleges and its role in improving employability. Without intending to,…
Research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests that new strategies may be needed to preserve family farms moving forward. The number of farms in Wisconsin…
Data from the 2022 American Communities Survey show the dollar value of educational attainment. In addition to putting a dollar value on various levels of…
If you want another example of the high-wage, high-demand jobs that Washtenaw County needs, consider this. Earlier this summer, Grand Rapids Community College received a…
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the Ann Arbor Greenbelt and its apparent impact on Washtenaw County. About a decade ago, the Office…