Workforce Development Items Get Final OK
Final approval was given to three items related to Washtenaw County’s administration of the Michigan Works workforce development program by a unanimous vote of the county board of commissioners at their April 4, 2012 meeting. The items received initial approval at the board’s March 21 meeting.
The board authorized acceptance of a $92,309 federal grant to operate a local Michigan Works service center. The primary location in Washtenaw County is the Career Transition Center at 301 W. Michigan Ave. (the KeyBank building) in Ypsilanti. Additional services are offered at the Harriet Street Service Center at 304 Harriet St. in Ypsilanti.
Acceptance of another $16,000 federal grant was approved to fund ongoing professional and partnership development of the local Michigan Works operation.
The third item ratified a mandatory 2012 … [Full Story]