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2012

May 10, 2012
Does A Job Offer Next Tuesday Sound Good?

May 3, 2012
Food + Paint + Manufacturing = 120 Job Choices!

April 30, 2012
Get 'Em While They're Hot! Downtown Dogs Hiring 20!

April 19, 2012
I'll Have A Number 30, Please!

April 13, 2012
Ready NOW, Reprised

April 9, 2012
Get Into Shape!

April 6, 2012
Walk For Warmth 2012: Best. Year. Ever!

April 4, 2012
April Showers Bring Three Employers Of The Day, 80+ Positions

March 22, 2012
Odds At Finding A Job? Tripled!

March 9, 2012
Six Employers, 40+ Openings And Three Hours – Get It While It's Hot

February 16, 2012
Walk’s Success Raises Funding, Awareness, Participation

February 16, 2012
Employer Of The Day – Staffing Inc.

February 15, 2012
New Site For Food Distribution

February 9, 2012
It’s Twofer Tuesday At The Service Center – Employment Group, Auto Zone, 60 Open Positions

February 8, 2012
Taking Heat To Heart – Organizations Focus On Satur-day’s Walk

February 7, 2012
Taking The Message – And Walking With It

January 25, 2012
Ready Now Engages Leading Employers, Job Seekers For Week-Long Event

January 6, 2012
Lakeshore Adult Learning Center Joins The Community, Officially

January 5, 2012
Three companies' call-to-action: Hire!

2011

December 14, 2011
Heated Contest For Poster Promoting Warmth

December 5, 2011
This Year: Make It Seven Thousand…And One

November 22, 2011
Thermotron – Ready To Interview Eleven Candidates! Are You One?

November 17, 2011
Nine Local Companies Seeking New Hires

November 10, 2011
Ditto! Deja Vu! The Voodoo That WSI Does So Well

November 3, 2011
Encore! Back For A Repeat Performance

October 28, 2011
WSI Staffing, Employer Of The Day, Tuesday

October 27, 2011
Continental Dairy Products New Plant Staffing

October 20, 2011
One Hundred and Forty Jobs, 16 Employers, 2 Locations!

October 13, 2011
New Lease On Lakeshore’s Adult Education

September 26, 2011
Go Right At The Light - NOVO 1 Hiring 50 For Roadside Assistance

September 23, 2011
Shifting Positions - JCI Hiring In Grand Haven

September 15, 2011
Cool Math! Two + Eight = 64 New Hires!

September 8, 2011
Strength In Knowledge – Educating The Adult Workforce

September 2, 2011
Johnson Controls – Times Three!

August 30, 2011
Grand Haven’s Employer Of The Day – Trillium & Almond

August 26, 2011
40 Is Fabulous - When Hiring 40 People!

August 25, 2011
Continuous Improvement: Stratosphere Quality, Growing

August 24, 2011
Padnos, Growing, Not Recycling Workforce

August 12, 2011
Three Shifts, Three Companies - One Hundred and Ten People!

August 8, 2011
Scope Services Scopes for 2 Employers

August 4, 2011
Employment Group Hires For 5 Companies as Employer Of The Day at Ottawa County Michigan Works!

July 29, 2011
Encore! Employment Solutions Returns To Ottawa County Michigan Works – Employer Of The Day

July 20, 2011
LG Chem Michigan Inc. Still Accepting Applications

July 12, 2011
Community Action Agency Pulls In Bucks From Returns

June 8, 2011
Employment Group Hiring For Multiple Companies - Employer Of The Day

May 27, 2011
Manpower Is Back Hiring For Gentex – Employer Of The Day

May 16, 2011
LG Chem Michigan Inc. Job Fair At Trillium Banquet Center

May 12, 2011
LG Chem Michigan Inc. Heads North For Second Job Fair

May 11, 2011
Employer Of The Day – Manpower Hiring For Gentex – Over 60 Open Positions

May 6, 2011
Employers Of The Day Duel For Job Seekers

April 29, 2011
Johnson Controls Ramping Up Lakewood Facility Staffing With Job Fair – Over 100 Open Positions

April 18, 2011
LG Chem Michigan Gears Up For Upcoming Job Fair

April 13, 2011
Adecco Hiring For Herman Miller, Woodward, Others, Friday, April 15 at Ottawa County Michigan Works!

April 13, 2011
Padnos Iron & Metal, Employer Of The Day, Hiring — Not Just For Holland

April 5, 2011
Employer OF The Day – Employment Plus, Hiring 30 For PPM Group

April 4, 2011
Employer of the Day – LG Chem Michigan Inc. Job Fair with Ottawa County Michigan Works!

March 24, 2011
Employer Of The Day at Ottawa County Michigan Works! – Hiring For Six Area Companies

March 8, 2011
Trilliam Staffing – Employer Of The Day in Grand Haven, Ottawa County Michigan Works! Hiring for Almond Products

March 3, 2011
30 open positions. Adecco, Hiring for Shape in Grand Haven OCMW Service Center

February 28, 2011
Employer of the Day - Workforce Management at Ottawa County Michigan Works!

February 25, 2011
Employer of the Day - EmploymentGroup

February 15, 2011
Employer of the Day, Padnos/Employment Solutions at Ottawa County Michigan Works!

January 5, 2011
Ottawa County Michigan Works! announces its Alumni of the Year: Holland Hospital Surgical Technician, Tim Aldrich.

2010

December 29, 2010
Almond Products – Hiring Through Trillium Staffing Solutions– at Ottawa County Michigan Works! Grand Haven

December 17, 2010
NOVO 1 — Exceeding Expectations, Growing Staffing Needs

December 6, 2010
Employer of the Day – Triton, LC, Looks For 50 – 100 For Crews

December 6, 2010
Employer of the Day – Engine Power Components

November 17, 2010
NOVO 1 Filling 44 Open Positions – With Benefits!

November 16, 2010
Employer Of The Day - Gentex, 50 Open Positions - All Shifts

November 12, 2010
Haworth To Fill 60 Open Positions

November 3, 2010
Herman Miller – Hiring Through Workforce Management – at Ottawa County Michigan Works!

October 28, 2010
Sweet! Ottawa County Michigan Works! Offers Free Suite Of Online Resume/Web Tools

October 25, 2010
Employer Of The Day – L & W Engineering of Holland – Seeks To Fill 20 Open Positions

October 20, 2010
Employer of the Day – NOVO 1 – Hiring for 60 Open Positions

September 29, 2010
Employer of the Day – Great Lakes Casting, Hiring Grinders – At Ottawa County Michigan Works!

September 15, 2010
Employer of the Day – Manpower, Hiring For Perrigo – At Ottawa County Michigan Works!

September 13, 2010
Employer of the Week – Ottawa County Michigan Works – Thermotron

September 7, 2010
Ottawa County Michigan Works! Satellite Office – Increases Hours

August 20, 2010
Employer of the Week – Ottawa County Michigan Works – Manpower

August 16, 2010
Employer of the Week – Ottawa County Michigan Works – Johnson Controls
Employer of the Week – Ottawa County Michigan Works – Grand Rapids Building Services

June 28, 2010
Ottawa County Michigan Works! Creates Professional Space

May 24, 2010
Ottawa County Michigan Works, Grand Haven – Relocating - Basic Services At Local Church

March 16, 2010
Open To All: Employability Workshops and Career Clinics – Ottawa County Michigan Works Seeks to Polish Job Search Skills

March 15, 2010
LG Chem Announcement

March 11, 2010
Ottawa County Michigan Works Offers Online Microsoft Training - At No Cost

March 5, 2010
Office Professionals, Provided Specific 3-Phase Workshop At Ottawa County Michigan Works

February 26, 2010
Hudsonville Opens Eleventh Michigan Works Satellite Office

January 29, 2010
Fox 17 Newscast - 'Granholm on Jobs'

January 29, 2010
Fourth in a series: Retooling Michigan’s workforce

2009

November 6, 2009
Now There Are Ten - Ottawa County Michigan Works Adds Two Satellite Offices

September 4, 2009
Ottawa County Michigan Works Expands Into Hudsonville

August 21, 2009
No Workers Left Behind At Ottawa County Michigan Works!

July 8, 2009
Hundreds turn out for chance at 50 jobs

July 8, 2009
Youth Get Skills, Money Through Michigan Works And Habitat’s Re-store

June 17, 2009
Ottawa County Michigan Works and Grand Rapids Community College Training Partnership – Will Provide New Economy Workers To MEGA Funding Recipients

May 6, 2009
Focus Youth Conference Welcomes MTV’s Jeff Yalden

April 3, 2009
Michigan Works - English As A Second Language

February 12, 2009
Michigan Works! Association Honors Local Woman

Jan 31, 2009
Holland Sentinel Letter to the Editor explains difference between Michigan Works and Unemployment Agency

2008

September 24, 2008
Michigan Works! Prepares Students for New Economy

April 18, 2008
Ottawa County Success - Putting Training Dollars To Work
Putting Training Dollars To Work Event Details

April 9, 2008
Michigan Works! Revamps Site, Offers Job-Search Directory

January 23, 2008
Surviving Financially When You’re Unemployed

2007

December 7, 2007
It’s Not Cool To Be Cold....But It IS Cool To WALK IN The Cold

September 24, 2007
Official Partnership: Community Action House/Michigan Works! Helping Locals Find Jobs

June 1, 2007
Training Funds Available to Ottawa County Employers

April 5, 2007
SHARE Network Michigan Resource Directory Coming to Ottawa County

January 9, 2007
Ottawa County Workforce Development Board Annual Meeting

January 8, 2007
Training Funds Available to Ottawa County Employers

2006

December 8, 2006
Incumbent Worker Training Utilizing Local Activity Funds