PCF's Talent Team, represented by Amanda Dumond-Avila and Sherry Pfaff-Doody, attended today's 2013 Governor's Education Summit and presented their talent-related resources to a room of education leaders and economic officials.  Resources included PCF's Employer Internship Toolkit and Talent ...

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On February 8th, Amanda Dumond-Avila and Sherry Pfaff-Doody joined Chris Holman on Michigan Business Network's Business Beat radio program to discuss our Job Seekers Strategy Group. Listen to the segment here!

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Broad support seen for strategies to invest in job creation, higher education, infrastructure, vital community services, and outdoor conservation The Michigan Economic Center (MEC), our policy development program, released the initial results from its “Michigan Dream Restored” project t...

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By Melissa Anders | manders@mlive.com To view the original article online, please click here! LANSING, MI — Internships are a “big priority” for the Michigan Economic Development Corp. as it looks to jumpstart the economy, retain talent and prepare students for careers in Michig...

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Originally printed in Capital Gains on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 Click here to view the original article! The Global Lansing “Getting Started” Fellowship Program, led by the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) and supported by a coalition of partners including the Prima Civita...

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Our Spartan Line initiative was recently featured in The Detroit News as an example of how Michigan is working to attract Michigan talent back to the state.  Article Excerpt: Written by Kim Kozlowski, originally published in The Detroit News on December 5, 2012. Efforts to bring alumni bac...

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by Angela Wittrock, published in MLive-Lansing ... The East Lansing-based Prima Civitas Foundation this week announced the launch of the 12-week Job Seeker Strategy Group. Unlike other programs currently available through various state and local agencies, the Prima Civitas offering doesn't focus o...

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Employment seekers in the Greater-Lansing area will soon have a new resource for improving their job search strategies. We are launching a 12-week Job Seeker Strategy Group to help Greater-Lansing job seekers optimize their searches and improve their chances of landing a job.   Starting in Ja...

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Program seeks local businesses for international internship programs A newly-launched Lansing-based initiative, Global Lansing, is seeking up to fifteen local employers to serve as placement locations for international student interns during the January-May 2013 spring semester. The Global Lansi...

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Effort plans to bring Michigan State University alumni to East Lansing from Chicago via University-themed Amtrak car Several Michigan State University (MSU) and Greater-Lansing area partners have teamed up to launch the Spartan Line initiative -- an effort that aims to provide a unique travel exp...

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Starting in 2011, we became inundated with calls from Michigan employers asking for our assistance in helping them to find skilled, available workers for immediate positions. To respond to this overwhelming demand, we added capacity to our internal Talent Team and worked to develop a comprehensive p...

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In response to interest and needs expressed by employers, Michigan Internship Initiative partners Hello West Michigan's Executive Director, Cindy Brown and Prima Civitas' Director of Talent Initiatives & Business Enhancement, Amanda Dumond-Avila, worked on converting the original 24-page Employe...

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This weekend on That Michigan Show, we examine Michigan’s migrant worker population and discuss how this segment of the workforce impacts Michigan’s powerhouse agricultural economy. FIRST - We hear a personal account of life as a migrant worker and then learn about programs that benefi...

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This week, That Michigan Show explores the theme of "creating the culture" for creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation. First - We talk with attendees from last weekend's Creative Educators Summit to learn why building a culture of creativity is important for Michigan students. ALSO &ndas...

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Our Spring 2012 magazine is here! Read up on our latest initiatives and learn more about what we do for Michigan!  A few highlights include: MICH Development's proposal to help rebuild Iraq PCF launches That Michigan Show Helping students to think globally Trade-mission t...

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Thank you to MSU Alumni Magazine for featuring PCF in its latest issue! To view PCF's article, please click here!  To view the full magazine, please click here!

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The show travels to the west side of the state to talk with The Right Place in downtown Grand Rapids. The Right Place is an economic development organization representing 17 counties in West Michigan, and charged with building the economic base of the region one business at a time. In case...

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Holly and Steve take That Michigan Show on-the-road to Kalamazoo to interview Ron Kitchens, CEO of Southwest Michigan First (SWMF). Ron discusses the economic strategy for the Southwest Region as well as his personal motivations for success.  Spoiler: It all comes down to a can of oranges. In...

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On this week's show hosts Steve and Holly discuss opportunities for veterans and the hiring of veterans. In case you missed the show, click here to listen. 

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On this show we hear more about what the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) is doing for the greater Lansing region. Click here to listen to the show Click here to be redirected to LEAP's site

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