West Michigan career quest draws 9,000 students to expo
More than 9,000 students from 85 schools across Ottawa Allegan and Kent counties visited DeVos Place in Grand Rapids for MiCareer Quest. The four annual event showcased 99 interactive exhibits highlighting 150 plus occupations with 116 employers from advanced manufacturing construction health sciences and other sectors. Executives from Elzinga Volkers Holland Hospital Haworth JR Automation Metal Flow Perrigo and others described preparing for the event and stressing hands-on experiences to inspire future workers amid an aging workforce and rising retirement risk.
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Ottawa County Second Lowest Jobless Rate in Michigan
Ottawa County posted a March unemployment rate of 3.2 percent, the second lowest in Michigan, down from 3.8 percent in February. The Grand Rapids-Wyoming metro area fell to 3.5 percent as Kent and Allegan counties also showed declines, while Michigan and U S jobless rates eased to 4.6 and 4.1 percent respectively.
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Honey Butcher wins $5,000 at MWest startup contest
Hope College students David Wang and Timothy Doorenbos earned the grand prize at the MWest competition in Grand Rapids on April 17 for Honey Butcher. The duo, mentored by Hope's Entrepreneurship Initiative, aim to launch a prototype by summer, with an algorithm to organize and share photos.
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