Yesterday, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy awarded a $1M brownfield remediation grant to help remediate the long-vacant University Microfilms site at…
Posts tagged as “high-wage jobs”
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…
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…
According to a recent assessment by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, more than one-third of American households wrestle with persistent credit card debt.…
Three and a half years ago, I wrote about the closure of a coal-fired power plant in Craig, CO. The closure of the Craig Station…
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…
Recently, I have been writing about the cost of housing in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Washtenaw County. To put a little more context around housing…
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…
The latest New York Federal Reserve bank consumer data shows that while consumers feel good about both their current employment and their chances of landing…
If you need another reason to favor community college programs that focus on preparing students for high-wage, high-demand jobs, here it is. A new study…