West Michigan has 3 battery plants within The West Michigan Triangle Region, from Benton Harbor, Zeeland, Grand Rapids, Jackson, Albion, Battle Creek and Kalamazoo. This new development can provide the catalyst to raise $100 -250 million in Federal/State grants to provide workforce development, entrepreneurship incubation and community wrap-around services to ensure working adults are prepared for high-paying jobs. These Federal grants seek regional collaboration across multiple cities to bolster high-paying tech jobs in rural communities amongst diverse populations.
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“What is missing is regional workforce and economic development data to explain the regional story.” states Ida Byrd-Hill CEO, Automation Workz.
Ida Byrd-Hill is a graduate of the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor with a BA, Economics and Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University with an MBA. Ida has business experience in HR, Executive Search, Finance, Technology and Wealth Management. She is plowing her expertise into the workforce pipeline, having educated 15,546 persons, in STEM.
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Ida is the author of 8 books, including Invisible Talent Market-Solving the Talent Shortage Without Outsourcing and Visas. She serves as a Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, CEO Talent Council, Chair-West Michigan African American Tech Readiness Collaborative and a member of AIAG, ATD, Electric Vehicle Jobs Academy, German American Business Council, NABJ, NMSDC, Society of Automotive Analysts and SHRM.By signing up you agree to receive content from us.Our newsletters contain tracking pixels to help us deliver unique content based on each subscriber’s engagement and interests. For more information on how we will use your data to ensure we send you relevant content please visit our PRN Consumer Newsletter Privacy Notice. You can withdraw your consent at any time in the footer of every email you’ll receive.
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