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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

Meet Emma Robbins, Shining Star for July 2024!

Emma brings core expertise to the Adult & Dislocated Worker team at Michigan Works! Southwest, which is an inspiration for her coworkers. She continually demonstrates patience, sincerity, and dedication to her teammates and to customers, and has an excellent eye for detail. She is known to be an active listener in any situation and is described as a role model as she brings positivity in all its true sense with her everywhere she goes. Thank…

Lynn Page Receives 2024 Shining Star Award for Michigan Works! Southwest

SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN – On Tuesday, September 10, Lynn Page, Business Solutions Coordinator for Michigan Works! Southwest, received the 2024 Shining Star Award for the Branch, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, and St. Joseph County service area. The Shining Star Award celebrates Michigan Works! Agency front line staff who, through dedication and outstanding contributions to workforce development, personify the Michigan Works! mission. Lynn Page began her career in March 2020 with Michigan Works! Southwest as a Business Solutions Representative,…

Duncan Aviation Receives Michigan Works! Employer of the Year Award

SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN – On Tuesday, September 10, Duncan Aviation received the 2024 Employer of the Year Award at the Annual Michigan Works! Conference. The Employer of the Year Award highlights a private sector employer that, in partnership with a Michigan Works! Agency, goes beyond the call of duty, continuously contributing to local job-placement, and promoting education to maintain a skilled workforce. Duncan Aviation, the largest privately owned business jet service provider in the world, with…

Michigan Works! Southwest’s Workforce Development Board Receives Board of Excellence Award

SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN – On Tuesday, September 10, Michigan Works! Southwest’s Workforce Development Board received the 2024 Board of Excellence Award at the Annual Michigan Works! Conference. The Board of Excellence Award is awarded to one Michigan Works! board each year that exemplifies workforce development efforts in support of state initiatives. To achieve success and positive outcomes in the four counties Michigan Works! Southwest serves, Branch, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, and St. Joseph Counties, the Michigan Works! Southwest…

Meet Emma Robbins, Shining Star for July 2024!

Emma brings core expertise to the Adult & Dislocated Worker team at Michigan Works! Southwest, which is an inspiration for her coworkers. She continually demonstrates patience, sincerity, and dedication to her teammates and to customers, and has an excellent eye for detail. She is known to be an active listener in any situation and is described as a role model as she brings positivity in all its true sense with her everywhere she goes. Thank…

Lynn Page Receives 2024 Shining Star Award for Michigan Works! Southwest

SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN – On Tuesday, September 10, Lynn Page, Business Solutions Coordinator for Michigan Works! Southwest, received the 2024 Shining Star Award for the Branch, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, and St. Joseph County service area. The Shining Star Award celebrates Michigan Works! Agency front line staff who, through dedication and outstanding contributions to workforce development, personify the Michigan Works! mission. Lynn Page began her career in March 2020 with Michigan Works! Southwest as a Business Solutions Representative,…

Duncan Aviation Receives Michigan Works! Employer of the Year Award

SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN – On Tuesday, September 10, Duncan Aviation received the 2024 Employer of the Year Award at the Annual Michigan Works! Conference. The Employer of the Year Award highlights a private sector employer that, in partnership with a Michigan Works! Agency, goes beyond the call of duty, continuously contributing to local job-placement, and promoting education to maintain a skilled workforce. Duncan Aviation, the largest privately owned business jet service provider in the world, with…

Michigan Works! Southwest’s Workforce Development Board Receives Board of Excellence Award

SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN – On Tuesday, September 10, Michigan Works! Southwest’s Workforce Development Board received the 2024 Board of Excellence Award at the Annual Michigan Works! Conference. The Board of Excellence Award is awarded to one Michigan Works! board each year that exemplifies workforce development efforts in support of state initiatives. To achieve success and positive outcomes in the four counties Michigan Works! Southwest serves, Branch, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, and St. Joseph Counties, the Michigan Works! Southwest…

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