Higher pay. Better benefits. Partnerships with colleges and recruiters. Easier paths to certification. Paid training. Those are just some of the ways Northeast Michigan employers have worked to overcome a shortage of qualified employees who match the expectations of the jobs available. All of ...
ALPENA — Nursing offers the perfect life for a busy mom who loves where she lives, an Alpena native said. Chanda Zbytowski, an Alpena health care worker with 21 years of nursing experience, recently shifted to a new job introducing other nurses to their careers caring for Alpena ...
ALPENA — Without manufacturing employees, the products people use every day would be in short supply. That is why local manufacturers and area public schools are working to bolster a shrinking workforce that is vital to product production. Some companies are going the extra mile to ...
ALPENA — Privately owned restaurants are still trying to bounce back from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, among other challenges. According to estimates by the National Restaurant Association, 90,000 restaurants had closed across the U.S. by the spring of 2021. Those that remain open ...
HARRISVILLE — A tiny county provides plenty of work when you’re the only lawyer in town, a rural attorney said. The State Bar of Michigan reports 16 attorneys working in Alcona County. But attorney Justin Wilson, with a practice in Harrisville, said that number shrinks after factoring in ...
Last year at this time, I was asked to write a column sharing my thoughts on what 2022 was going to look like in terms of development activity. This year, I was asked to write a follow-up article on how the year went compared to those predictions. The year 2022 was an interesting year. ...
ALPENA — Alpena attorneys with many miles behind them worry they can’t retire because nobody will take their place. In a region in which 80% of attorneys are 50 or older — compared to 60% of active attorneys statewide in that age range — few fresh faces means residents may soon ...
ALPENA — In his experiences making hiring decisions as a school administrator, Justin Gluesing can recall times when a teaching vacancy would bring in dozens of resumes from interested applicants. “I would have to schedule an afternoon to go over to Central Office to review the ...
ollaborations and on-the-job training offer local solutions to a nursing shortage distressing hospitals nationwide. Like many health care centers, MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena and its patients got walloped by the COVID-19 pandemic as hospital staff last year sickened and had to stay home, ...
ALPENA — Just a few short years ago, Trevor Roznowski walked the halls of Alpena High School as a student. Now, at 23 years old, Roznowski is back at Alpena High in a different role, molding young minds as a mathematics teacher. It wasn’t the path Roznowski necessarily envisioned when he ...
ALPENA — Few business sectors in the Alpena area have escaped an ongoing employee shortage that negatively impacts production, pushes prices higher, and strains health and public safety services, local officials and proprietors said. From nurses, lawyers, school bus drivers, waiters and ...
