labor shortage

Thursday regional economic development organization The Right Place shared its 2025 Economic Outlook for the Grand Rapids area with business updates, forecasts and insights

Michigan’s minimum wage could increase again in 2024 depending on the outcome of a state Supreme Court case that challenges an action by the Legislature to adopt the proposal so it would not go to voters

Responding to RSV surge Corewell Health asks state for additional I.C.U. beds at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital

Ottawa County is taking advantage of federal funding and a commitment to public-private partnerships addressing the areas childcare shortage

Gallup finds “the low unemployment rate that developed during the pandemic altered the balance of power between employers and employees.” A professor in Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley State University disagrees with that conclusion citing a shift in generation demographic working lower-skilled jobs.

High School students earn college credit while training to become tomorrow’s teachers.

Bus Drivers, substitute teachers biggest need heading into new school year

A Whitmer spokesman says the governor supports following suit in Michigan, so that businesses can ramp up hiring.

Bridging the Digital Divide.

School districts across the state experiencing a bus driver shortage are struggling to operate routes.