skilled trades

LANSING, MI (MPRN)-- Governor Gretchen Whitmer says Michigan has encouraged students to seek four-year college degrees at the expense of encouraging…

LANSING, MI-- Governor Gretchen Whitmer and State Representative Sara Cambensy are holding a telephone town hall on higher education and skilled trades…

LANSING, MI (MPRN)-- Michigan schools aren’t quite on board with legislation to teach more skilled trades and technical education in schools. But with a…

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan plans to spend $50 million to help community colleges buy equipment to train welders, technicians and others planning to…

MARQUETTE, MI-- Michigan Governor Rick Snyder says he plans to implement stricter oversight over the company that provides food to the state’s prison…

MACKINAC ISLAND, MI (AP)-- Detroit's bankruptcy and Michigan's bumpy roads are big topics at a business policy conference on Mackinac Island. But another…

MARINETTE, WI (AP)-- One of Northern Wisconsin's largest employers is struggling to recruit recent high school graduates for some of the best-paying jobs…