Northwest Michigan Council of Governments

Highlights

Benchmarks Northwest

Quality of life indicators and assessment tool for to assess and monitor quality of life issues in 10 counties of Northwest Lower Michigan.

Financial Dashboard for Local Governments

Munetrix Financial Dashboard for local governments in Northwest Lower Michigan is provided by Northwest Michigan Council of Governments.

Free Job-Seeking & Career Development Workshops at Northwest Michigan Works!

Michigan Works! of Cadillac, Kalkaska, Manistee, Petoskey, and Traverse City announce their workshop line-up for May.

Jobseeker Thanks Northwest Michigan Works! For Helping Him Land a New Job

Jonathan Leeds attended a job fair and two practice your pitch events offered through Northwest Michigan Works!

 

Northwest Michigan Works! Alumnus of the Year Recognized in Lansing

"Without the help from Northwest Michigan Works! I don't know where I would be."

Northwest Michigan Works! Connects Jobseeker With Professional Job

"This job and my résumé couldn't have matched more perfectly," Sharon Swogger said.

"It was just perfect the way it worked out. They really helped and made my job search much, much easier."

 

 

Island Airways Selected as SBTDC Business of the Year Northwest Region

Thanks to an SBTDC nomination, Island Airways has also been selected for the state's new economic gardening program, which will help the business with things like strategic planning and market research.

B&P Manufacturing Selected as PTAC Contractor of the Year

Northwest PTAC selected B&P Manufacturing, an aluminum fabrication company, as its Government Contractor of the Year for 2011.

 

Exporter Forum Helps Companies Learn About Foreign Business

Companies interested in exporting had an opportunity to learn about some of the key things related to doing business in foreign countries.

Developing and Connecting Michigan's Talent

A Special Message from Governor Rick Snyder:
Developing and Connecting Michigan's Talent To Michiganders and the Michigan Legislature

Experts on Local Food Speak to Agriculture Food Sector Alliance

Tim Metcalfe and Bartlett Durand addressed the Ag & Food System Sector Alliance about the importance of using local food.

Poverty 101 Workshop Reaches Social Service Providers

Kelly Roy knows firsthand what it is like to live in poverty and wants to share what she knows with social service providers and others who help people in poverty.

Initiatives Seek to Reduce Poverty in NW Michigan

The Traverse Bay Poverty Reduction Initiative and the Char-Em Poverty Reduction Initiative are hard at work seeking to reduce poverty in seven northwest lower Michigan counties.