Articles tagged: employment
Manpower temporary employment agency celebrates 50 years in Washtenaw County
Posted: Dec 30, 2012It was 1962. Carolyn and Roger Gatward had plowed their savings into a new business, renting an office on Fourth Street to open a branch of Manpower, Inc. The economy was lousy and the companies ... Read more »
Washtenaw Community College to hire new vice president of administration and finance
Posted: Dec 12, 2012Washtenaw Community College is looking for a new vice president of administration and finance. Read more »
Wall Street Journal: Top 4 job skills that will make you stand out in 2013
Posted: Nov 24, 2012With the economy continuing to slowly make its way back from the doldrums, getting a job and keeping it is the number one priority for many. Job seekers range from recent college graduates to senior ... Read more »
Ann Arbor-area unemployment rate falls to 5 percent as labor force grows
Posted: Oct 26, 2012Unemployment rates in Ann Arbor fell sharply in September to 5 percent, according to a report by the Michigan Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives. Read more »
A2Y Chamber and West Washtenaw Business Association host job fair Wednesday at WCC
Posted: Oct 16, 2012Unemployment rates well below state-wide and national averages haven’t stopped job fairs from popping up across Washtenaw County. The next fair, co-hosted by the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Chamber of Commerce and the West Washtenaw Business Association ... Read more »
TechBeat: Grant money helps persuade video game testing company to open Ann Arbor office
Posted: Aug 13, 2012Video game testing and development company Nelson Interactive will invest $1.2 million to open an office in Ann Arbor that could employ as many as 95 people. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced that Nelson ... Read more »
Midwest Financial Credit Union acquisition results in layoffs of Ann Arbor staff
Posted: Nov 21, 2010The Dearborn-based credit union that took over Ann Arbor-based Midwest Financial Credit Union in October has laid off between 10 and 15 ex-Midwest employees, sources said. DFCU Financial, Michigan's largest credit union with more than ... Read more »
Now hiring: In-stand vending returns to Michigan Stadium for 2010 football season
Posted: Aug 28, 2010Matt Young, owner of Event Management Solutions, speaks to a group of people who showed up for the Open House Thursday at the U-M football stadium. Young expects to hire close to 200 vendors, who ... Read more »
Washtenaw County's unemployment rate hits 10 percent, its highest point in 13 months
Posted: Aug 26, 2010Washtenaw County's unemployment rate rose to 10.0 percent in July, reflecting the worst employment picture in the Ann Arbor region in 13 months. The jobless rate rose from 9.3 percent in June to 10 percent ... Read more »
University of Michigan Medical School hits 'highest point ever' in faculty hiring
Posted: Aug 02, 2010The University of Michigan Medical School expanded its faculty personnel by 24 percent from its 2005 to 2010 fiscal years, including 184 new faculty members from the 2009 to 2010. U-M said today that with ... Read more »
200 manufacturing jobs to be cut as Milan's ACH plant eliminates fascia business
Posted: Jul 07, 2010About 200 workers at the Ford Motor Co.-controlled Automotive Components Holdings plant in Milan will be displaced, a spokeswoman confirmed this morning. ACH is cutting the fascia manufacturing line at the 1.28-million-square-foot plant, which employs ... Read more »
Cafe Luwak in Ypsilanti's Depot Town hiring to add sit-down lunch service
Posted: May 12, 2010.regional-page .post_content .image_center {width:200px;float:right;} Jim Karnopp isn’t someone to sit still. The owner of Café Luwak is continuing to refine his vision for the popular Depot Town eatery, recently adding a sit-down lunch service along ... Read more »
Associated Press: Why more people in the U.S. feel now's the time to seek a job
Posted: May 10, 2010A Miami woman who exhausted her unemployment aid needs to pay bills. A Phoenix job-seeker wants a greater sense of purpose. A Boston woman has heard that hiring is picking up. The economy absorbed a ... Read more »
Altarum Institute to add 25 Ann Arbor jobs due to $19.6 million health records grant
Posted: Feb 18, 2010Ann Arbor-based Altarum Institute, a nonprofit that focuses on health care research and consulting, has received a $19.6 million federal grant to help create and manage a new statewide organization designed to improve adoption of ... Read more »
10 ways to crack Michigan's 'hidden job market'
Posted: Feb 16, 2010For the 600,000 Michigan workers seeking employment, finding a job can seem like panning for gold. The search is laborious and it can feel altogether fruitless.That’s why human resources executives from a few of the ... Read more »
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