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MICHIGAN WORKS! IN THE NEWS
  
Browse by date and publication to see what we've been up to!

THE BENTON SPIRIT

07.02.09 Youth Learn a Lot Through Summer Work Experience
04.09.09 Michigan Works Kicks Off Expanded Summer Youth Works! Program
02.19.09 Kent Rush Honored as the Michigan Works! “Outstanding Alumni”
02.11.09 New Help for Unemployed in Cass and Van Buren
09.18.08 Michigan Works! Offers Free GED Training
07.31.08 Advanced Manufacturing Open House at Lake Michigan College
07.31.08 Gov. Granholm Visits Benton Harbor
05.22.08 Jobseekers Workshop for First Time Jobseekers
05.22.08 Come and Grow With Landscape Design Training
04.07.08 Where Are The Jobs
03.20.08 Career Fair Travels Throughout SW Michigan
03.13.08 Training Scholarships for Entry-Level Jobs in Healthcare
10.25.07 U.S. Rep Fred Upton Honors YouthBuild Program
08.23.07 Healthcare Scholarship Applications Being Accepted
07.19.07 Michigan Works! Receives Another $700,000 for Benton Harbor
01.23.07 STRIVING to Become Better
01.23.07 $700,000 Given to Michigan Works! to Aid Benton Harbor Youth
01.23.07 1.9 Million for Michigan Works! to Partner with LMC & SMC for New Health Care Jobs
06.22.06 Michigan Works! Buchanan Service Center Now Open
06.15.06 Summer Jobs and Work Experience for the Youth

BUSINESS REVIEW - WESTERN MICHIGAN

07.03.08 Giving Health Students a Leg Up on the Career Ladder
08.09.07 Job 101 for Berrien County Underemployed

CASSOPOLIS VIGILANT

06.14.07 Youth Program Starts Monday

THE COURIER-LEADER

07.28.08 Michigan Works! Teams Local Teens with Village for Summer Jobs
08.24.07 Newington Earns Healthcare Scholarship

DOWAGIAC DAILY NEWS

07.08.09 Michigan Works! Analyzes Tri-County Auto Jobs Lost
07.02.09 Dowagiac Service Center Grand Opening
05.11.09 Dowagiac Service Center Reopens
04.04.08 Employers look for 'Alarm Clock 101'
04.06.07 Prison Re-Entry Initiative Coming to Cass, Van Buren Counties
04.04.07 Career Fair Aims to Curb Expected Trades Shortage
03.02.07 Casino Hiring Frenzy Approaching

HARBOR SHORES PUBLICATION

11.11.07 Ain't no stoppin' them

HERALD PALLADIUM

06-12-10 Get Healthy! MW Healthcare Presentation
04-21-10 200 Applicants Attend McDonald Interviews
03-26-10 Summer Jobs Program Squeezed
01-19-10  Michigan Works Presented with Diversity Award
10.25.09 Lake Michigan College Receives $125,000 Training Contract
09.23.09 Michigan Works Expands JAG Program to Other Schools
07.08.09 1,200 More Auto Jobs to be Lost
06.09.09 Summer YouthWorks! at the YMCA
06.07.09 Building on YouthBuild
05.02.09 Michigan Works! Receives $3.5 Million From Stimulus
04.12.09 On job hunt, it's who you know
04.10.09 Michigan Works! Expands Summer Youth Jobs Program
03.14.09 Region Receives $381,000 for Job Training
02.25.09  Culinary Arts on the Opportunity Center Menu
02.08.09 Dowagiac Service Center Expansion
09.17.08 Pushing for Success - Jobs for America's Graduates
09.11.08 Entrepreneurs Invited to Incubator Meeting
09.08.08 Program Ties Education to Career
09.07.08 Helping Hands Need Help
08.29.08 Business Plans Accentuate the Positive
08.24.08 Area Jobs go Unfilled
08.03.08 New Store will Provide Job Training
07.30.08 Granholm says BH has the Right Attitude
07.27.08 Hard Work has Brought Progress to Benton Harbor
07.26.08 Creating Opportunities
07.21.08 Open House will Showcase Opportunity Center Successes
07.09.08 Benton Harbor Lands Money for Youth Build
07.07.08 A Foundation for the Future
06.04.08 STRIVE Grads Sing Job Prep Program's Praises
05.29.08 Teens are Told How to Market Selves for a Summer Job
05.24.08 Class to Help Teens Find Work
05.23.08 Landscape Design Class Opens Tuesday
03.24.08 Sorry, but These $10/hour Jobs Aren't the Solution
03.14.08 Entry-level Health Jobs Aplenty
12.19.07 Federal Grant Funds Scholarship, Health Care Programs
10.18.07 YouthBuild Lands Another $550,000
09.23.07 Unemployment's High, but Employers Can't Fill Jobs
09.03.07 On Labor Day, a Mixed Report
08.20.07 Applications Accepted for Health Care Scholarships
08.08.07 Ameriwood Ex-Workers can Seek Aid from Uncle Sam
07.28.07 Free Training Offered to Job Seekers
07.13.07 YouthBuild will Help 25 Earn Diploma, Learn a Trade
05.25.07 Van Buren Copies Successful Parolee Plan
05.21.07 Help Wanted
05.14.07 Youth Employment Initiative Expected to Help More than 200
01.05.07 STRIVE for the Best, Job Trainees are Told
12.14.06 Grant to Boost Area Health Care Training
12.03.06 Michigan Works! Gets $700,000 HUD Grant
10.12.06 No More Revolving Prison Doors
06.07.06 200 Youth to Have Chance to Work, Make Cash

KALAMAZOO GAZETTE

08.11.08 Benton Harbor: Five Years After the Riots
05.26.07 Van Buren Aims to Keep Parolees Out of Prison

THE LEADER

04.09.09 Youth Program Expanded
09.05.08 Jobs for America's Graduates
08.02.06 Jelinek, Nitz herald new Michigan Works! Location

NEWSLINE

Fall 07 Michigan Works! BCVB Awarded Grant for YouthBuild Program

NILES DAILY STAR

04-01-10 Summer jobs may be hard to come by
11.16.09 Scholarship Focuses on Jobs
03.24.09 Michigan Works! Opens New Office in Niles
02.10.09 Dowagiac Service Center Renovation
02.03.09 New Help for Unemployed in Cass and Van Buren
09.27.08 Michigan Works! Offers Free GED Training
06.03.08 Michigan Works! Hosts a Career Fair
05.23.08 Career Fair Coming to LMC Niles
03.02.07 Casino Hiring Frenzy Approaching
12.05.06 Michigan Works! Granted $700K for Youth Program
09.25.06 Michigan Works! Restructures Itself
08.01.06 Michigan Works! Opens New Office in Buchanan
08.01.06 Michigan Works! Opens New Office in Buchanan (online)
06.12.06 Michigan Works! Opens New Buchanan Office

SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

07-04-10 Federal Cuts Impact No Worker Left Behind Program
06-09-10 More Summer Jobs for Youth
05-23-10 Southwestern Michigan High School Students Attend Job Conference
03-31-10  Cuts Stifle Youth Jobs Program
04.10.09 Michigan Works! Puts 600 Teens to Work
09.14.08 Ultimate Insurance and Bonding Forum
03.13.08 Health Care Job Scholarships Available
08.01.07 Casino Fuels Jobs Boom
06.15.07 YouthWorks! Puts Teenagers to Work
02.04.07 LMC, SMC Prepare for Growth
09.25.06 Michigan State Agency Seeks to Prepare Workers
08.03.06 Michigan Works! for Jobs
08.02.06 Employment Services Office Opens in Buchanan
06.29.06 Funding for Summer Youth Work
06.20.06 Grants Provided to Aid Workers

WNDU

06.03.08 Eight Workers Celebrate Graduation from Benton Harbor STRIVE Program

WSBT

09.18.08 Dropout Prevention Program Improves Local Workforce
07.29.08 Benton Harbor Five Years After the Riot

WSJM

01-20-10 Michigan Works Presented with Diversity Award
03.23.09 Michigan Works! Opens New Office in Niles
02.08.09 Dowagiac Service Center Renovation
09.15.08 Michigan Works! Offers GED Training
09.10.08 Program Helps Area Teens Graduate
07.08.08 Drop-Our Prevention Program Approved For BH Schools
07.08.08 Youth Build Boost
06.03.08 MI Works! STRIVE Program Graduates Latest Class
05.26.08 Mi Works! To Host Teen Job Workshop
05.07.08 SW Michigan Pilot Prisoner Reentry Program Going Statewide
10.10.07 Cornerstone Leases Building to Michigan Works! Program for $1
08.21.07 Michigan Works! to Offer Healthcare Scholarships
04.30.07 Application Process Underway for Benton Harbor Youth Works! Initiative
10.05.06 Michigan Works-LMC Agree to 4 Million Dollar Contract
06.12.06 Sign-up for BH Summer Jobs this Week
 

 
 
 
 
Michigan Works! Berrien ◦ Cass ◦ Van Buren
 
operates five Service Centers throughout Southwest Michigan.
 
 
Benton Harbor
499 W. Main Street
Benton Harbor MI 49022
Phone: (269) 927-1799
Fax: (269) 927-1821
Buchanan
400 E. Front Street, Suite B
Buchanan MI 49107
Phone: (269) 697-8736
Fax: (269) 697-4006
Dowagiac
601-D N. Front Street
Dowagiac MI 49047
Phone: (269) 782-9864
Fax: (269) 782-5706
Paw Paw
32849 Red Arrow Highway
Paw Paw MI 49079
Phone: (269) 657-7014
Fax: (269) 657-6865
South Haven
125 Veterans Boulevard
South Haven MI 49090
Phone: (269) 637-4020
Fax: (269) 637-1795
 
 
 
 
Michigan Works! is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request for individuals with disabilities. Michigan Relay Center: 1-800-649-3777 Voice & TDD.  Funding provided by the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth.