Talent

Nine West Michigan employers are teaming up to address workforce shortages, a portion of traffic tickets to go to libraries, Muskegon General Hospital being demolished to make way for affordable housing, Hudsonville Ice Cream to expand in Holland, and more.

The Pleasant Peninsula Mural Festival, The Holland Symphony Orchestra, BAM Talent, ServeGR, and the No Surrender Running Club.

Founder Darius Colquitt discusses the shows, taking place on alternating Saturdays.

Grand Valley State University's Daniel and Pamella DeVos Center for Interprofessional Health in Grand Rapids celebrates inaugural class graduation

Grand Rapids also ranks behind only Austin and Indianapolis in the growth of college graduates. WGVU spoke with Ross DeVol, CEO and chairman of "think-and-do" tank, Heartland Forward.

Highly skilled workers are beginning to leave the nation’s coastal technology centers moving to the Midwest.

TaRita Johnson, Sr VP Talent and Diversity, discusses the highlights, including seeing an increase in diversity.

The annual report highlights key trends and data regarding Grand Rapids’ talent landscape

Tickets are on sale for West Michigan’s first-ever Asian International Leadership Summit which organizers see as a way to grow business opportunities for the whole region

The Michigan Future report’s release was timed to coincide with Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address this week