Autokiniton – Maintaining the Manufacturing Workforce

In manufacturing, you continually need to decrease downtime and increase production to remain profitable.  Without properly trained employees, manufacturers would not be able to accomplish this.  There are many employees in the skilled trades who are close to retirement, so we need to have new journeymen trained and ready to fill those shoes.  Manufacturers need […]

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As a Business Solutions Professional, the job is to engage with employers and promote the various opportunities open to them and their employees through GST Michigan Works! That is sometimes easier said than done. This was the case with Memorial Healthcare in Owosso. Memorial Healthcare (Hospital) is the largest employer in Shiawassee County and has […]

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Kappen Tree Service (KTS) is the largest Michigan-based tree service that works for three utilities all within Michigan. They built a state-of-the-art training facility to keep their employees safe and stay on the “cutting edge”. Employees go through a 3-year apprenticeship program and having access to the facility helps them move forward with more ease […]

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Genesee – Vehicle City Onsite Fleet Services is a Veteran, woman-owned business operating in Genesee County. The company specializes in on-site mobile repair of delivery trucks, box trucks, semi-trucks, company cars, shop equipment, and yard equipment repair.  In March 2021, Vehicle City’s Operations Director reached out to GSTMW! to request assistance with talent recruitment. During […]

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