Shiawassee – Patrick Coe came to the GST Michigan Works! Owosso Service Center at a difficult time. While he was currently employed, his hours and wages had been severely reduced. Prior to that, Patrick worked for Kroger, working 60 hours per week, earning twice the hourly wage he was currently being paid. His goal was […]
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Flint – Donavin Sayles applied at local employer Curbco, Inc. to work as a Horticulturist. While Donavin was motivated to work hard, and willing to learn, he did not have any previous experience as a Horticulturist. He needed assistance to start his career off on the right foot. GST Michigan Works! Business Services team worked […]
Lapeer – James Paschky came to GST Michigan Works! in search of assistance in completing welding courses offered through the Lapeer ISD. While screening James for eligibility, the GSTMW! team discovered that he had dropped out of high school. At the time of application, James was not quite ready to start his GED journey, but […]
Lapeer – Tisha Pate came to GST Michigan Works! in Lapeer Service Center as a single parent seeking assistance with LPN courses. She had been working as a CNA since 2007 and knew that completing her LPN program would increase her overall wage potential and employability. Tisha had some struggles during her courses at Dorsey […]
Sanilac – Brandon Kitchen came into GST Michigan Works! looking for information on obtaining a CDL. Despite having no work experience, he was eager to get started with training and find employment. Brandon was eligible for WIOA as an Out-of-School Youth due to inexperience and lack of income. Brandon began training at Thumb CDL in […]
Aaron Stinson is a success story in life and at GST Michigan Works! Mr. Stinson came to us in September 2022 and wanted to pursue CDLA training so he would have the opportunity to obtain stable, steady employment. He was working part-time at a local logistics company as a fork truck driver and felt that […]
Elizabeth came to the Tuscola GST Michigan Works! service center in October of 2021. She was working occasionally as a tutor at Saginaw Valley State University while she was enrolled full-time in the Nursing program. She had 4 semesters remaining and lacked the funds to cover the tuition, books, and other added expenses. After applying […]
Mr. Torauss Johnson came into GST Michigan Works! in Flint last June seeking assistance with training. Mr. Johnson said that he recently lost his job as an assembly worker. He was currently looking for a new career and decided to utilize this downtime as an opportunity to research other opportunities. Mr. Johnson wanted to attend […]
Vincent Dolack came to GST Michigan Works! in Bad Axe on March 6th to register for work and seek new employment. Vincent is originally from Huron County, and he is a United States Army Veteran. He was most recently an On-Site Wind Technician Level III stationed in Harbor Beach. He was very happy to get […]
Troy Brown came into GST Michigan Works! looking for assistance with training to advance in his current employment with Kappen Tree Service. Troy wanted to obtain his CDL-A license. This would allow him the opportunity to make more money. Troy currently lives in Deckerville and decided he wanted to attend Thumb CDL, LLC. Troy is […]