Lapeer County – GST Michigan Works! in Lapeer County has a long history of collaboration with Lapeer Teamwork. The two agencies share a common goal of assisting in training and employment services. The partnership with Lapeer Teamwork and the “Young Professionals” youth program started in the Summer of 2023. Lapeer Teamwork provided a work experience […]
Category: Employer
Huron County – GST Michigan Works! hosted a Multi-Employer Job Fair in Huron County at the Gathering Place on November 8th. There were 14 Employers representing a variety of industries, including: Healthcare, Manufacturing, Food Service, Agriculture, and Electrical. When asked about the job fair from an Employer perspective, one business representative stated, “The chance to […]
Genesee County – GST Michigan Works! takes pride in partnering with local employers, assisting with recruiting, grant funding, job posting, training, and partnership connections. It’s essential that employers have an opportunity to become familiar with the resources within their community. Recently, Business Solutions Professional Mike contacted Sovereign Auto to discover if GST Michigan Works! could […]
Genesee County – In early September, Ms. Brown came to the GST Michigan Works! Fenton Service Center looking for help. At 26 years old, Ms. Brown expressed she wasn’t happy with her current role as an auto detailer, hoping to find a more stable and less physically demanding career while balancing her responsibilities as a […]
A Multiple Employer Job Fair came together on July 12th, under the pavilion in downtown Caro. Five manufacturing and healthcare employers participated and were visited by 38 job seekers. This job fair was considered very successful due to the number of job seekers who attended and were offered employment. Approximately 18 interviews were set up […]
Deborah Smith Energy Partners is a very small company, consisting of the President & CEO, and the Director of Operations. This was severely limiting their growth potential, as Deborah was forced to spend more time working in the business than growing the business. Utilizing an OJT through the Going Pro Talent Fund, DSEP was able […]
GST Michigan Works! is very pleased to have partnered with Advanced Auto Trends (AAT) for many years, including STTF and Going Pro Talent Fund applications. We have assisted them with On-the-Job Training contracts, Incumbent Worker Training projects, and Youth Work Experience. AAT has consistently supported our Manufacturing Forums, Advisory Councils and more. It has been […]
Urgent Design and Manufacturing needed skilled employees that could read part prints correctly to reduce the need and cost of retooling. The need also arose for maintenance training for employees in that department to reduce down time of lasers, allow employees to be more effective, and increase part output. GST Michigan Works! in Lapeer encouraged […]
J & S Tire and Service is a small automotive repair shop in Owosso employing five people. The owner, Steve Gill, would like to employ more because the business is always booked with repairs. The problem is there are not enough available technicians to fill the need. Knowing this, Steve took a different approach by […]
Lapeer – Local manufacturer, Lapeer Plating + Plastics, works with the GST Michigan Works! Lapeer Service Center to locate employees through hiring events and referrals from collected resumes. The need to fill openings is on-going and when the opportunity to provide a chance for a recent graduate to test manufacturing as a paid employee through […]