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Employer

Michigan Works! Southwest Certified Business Solutions Professionals are here to meet current and future job recruitment demands for a skilled workforce. Michigan Works! Southwest has access to talent in Southwest Michigan and can help you find qualified job applicants that match your unique employment needs. Our goal is to build mutually beneficial relationships to assist in job postings, accepting applications, organizing job fairs, and facilitating on-the-job training. These partnerships allow us to give second chances to in-need applicants, and to help fill positions for qualified job applicants.

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Job Seeker

Michigan Works! Southwest is here to provide the resources you need for your career exploration and job search and supply the motivation to find a job that’s right for you. Michigan Works! Southwest staff meet you where you’re at in your job search; whether you’re unemployed and looking for immediate employment, or underemployed and interested in programs to grow your job skills, Michigan Works! Southwest wants to help you succeed.

We Are:

Customer Centered – Integrity Driven – Dedicated to Excellence – Equity Focused – Collaborators – Innovative Problem Solvers

What We Do:

Prepare a qualified workforce to meet the current and emerging needs of business and industry, through data driven decision making.

How We Will Succeed:

Fostering collaborative partnerships and empowering a compassionate, respectful, and knowledgeable team dedicated to continuous improvement.

Why We Exist:

To create meaningful transformation in the people, businesses, and communities we serve.

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News and Success Stories

2024 Impact Award, Hi-Tech Electric Company

Michigan Works! Southwest extends congratulations to Austin Edwards on his accomplishments as a youth apprentices and Hi-Tech Electric Company for their dedication to preparing, empowering, and transforming the local workforce through advancing information technology in Southwest Michigan!

Watch the 2024 MWSW Impact Award Video!

Meet Hannah Klein, Shining Star for February 2024!

Meet Hannah Klein, Career Navigator for Michigan Works! Southwest and Shining Star for February! Hannah Klein, Career Navigator for Michigan Works! Southwest, frequently assists with organizing events and navigating last-minute schedule changes. She stands out as the best person to go to with general questions regarding services offered at the Calhoun County Service Center. Additionally, Hannah continuously shows her excitement as she provides assistance to others and her co-workers see that she is filled with…

Meet Hannah Klein, Shining Star for February 2024!

Meet Hannah Klein, Career Navigator for Michigan Works! Southwest’s Calhoun County Service Center and Shining Star for February! Hannah frequently assists with organizing events and navigating last-minute schedule changes. She stands out as the best person to go to with general questions regarding services offered at the Calhoun County Service Center. Additionally, Hannah continuously shows her excitement as she provides assistance to others and her co-workers see that she is filled with an endless energy…

A Level of Precision Above Others

To most people, laser assisted machining, or LAM, sounds extremely complicated; add an ultra-precision lathe to that, and it sounds like something from a science-fiction movie. However, it is all very real, and is happening right here in Southwest Michigan at a company called Micro-LAM. Micro-LAM participates in the ultra-precision optics market by not only supporting the manufacturing of ultra precision optics, but by manufacturing capital equipment as well…

2024 Impact Award, Hi-Tech Electric Company

Michigan Works! Southwest extends congratulations to Austin Edwards on his accomplishments as a youth apprentices and Hi-Tech Electric Company for their dedication to preparing, empowering, and transforming the local workforce through advancing information technology in Southwest Michigan!

Watch the 2024 MWSW Impact Award Video!

Meet Hannah Klein, Shining Star for February 2024!

Meet Hannah Klein, Career Navigator for Michigan Works! Southwest and Shining Star for February! Hannah Klein, Career Navigator for Michigan Works! Southwest, frequently assists with organizing events and navigating last-minute schedule changes. She stands out as the best person to go to with general questions regarding services offered at the Calhoun County Service Center. Additionally, Hannah continuously shows her excitement as she provides assistance to others and her co-workers see that she is filled with…

Meet Hannah Klein, Shining Star for February 2024!

Meet Hannah Klein, Career Navigator for Michigan Works! Southwest’s Calhoun County Service Center and Shining Star for February! Hannah frequently assists with organizing events and navigating last-minute schedule changes. She stands out as the best person to go to with general questions regarding services offered at the Calhoun County Service Center. Additionally, Hannah continuously shows her excitement as she provides assistance to others and her co-workers see that she is filled with an endless energy…

A Level of Precision Above Others

To most people, laser assisted machining, or LAM, sounds extremely complicated; add an ultra-precision lathe to that, and it sounds like something from a science-fiction movie. However, it is all very real, and is happening right here in Southwest Michigan at a company called Micro-LAM. Micro-LAM participates in the ultra-precision optics market by not only supporting the manufacturing of ultra precision optics, but by manufacturing capital equipment as well…

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