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Making West Michigan a best place to live,
learn, work and play...
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Regional Service Delivery Conclusions &
Recommendations
Many
thanks to the Regional Service Delivery Advisory Committee,
co-chaired by Steve Heacock and Charles Mulholland and all who
participated over the past months and guided the process of this
report’s finalization.
With
the support and endorsement of the West Michigan Strategic Alliance
Board of Directors it will now be sent to the Business Leaders for
Michigan and on to its final destination at Governor Snyder’s
office. West Michigan Strategic Alliance continues to drive
constructive regional thinking and collaboration, and this report
continues that legacy.
Click here to access the full
document
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Talent 2025 can Become a Model for the Region
TALENT
2025 is proud to have been highlighted by Governor Snyder during
his special message on talent. The Governor put special
emphasis on internships, which are one of TALENT 2025’s Leading
Practices.
Enacting
successful strategies to develop, attract, and retain talent to
meet the needs of employers is critical to the success of West
Michigan and our state. Employers, educators, non-profits,
and government must work cooperatively to build a talent
development system that ensures the State of Michigan stays
competitive in a global economy.
Following
the presentation of his special message on talent, Governor Snyder
met with TALENT 2025 CEOs in Grand Rapids. The Governor wants to
encourage partnerships among businesses, educators, nonprofits, and
government to solve this talent crisis.
TALENT
2025 is in a perfect position to be a model for how regions can
improve their talent development, attraction, and retention
efforts. TALENT 2025’s Dashboard aligns with the governor’s
Talent Dashboard as well as the dashboard he issued for education
earlier this year.
Governor’s
Talent Dashboard: http://www.michigan.gov/midashboard/0,4624,7-256-59624---,00.html
Full
text of the Governor’s Special Message on Talent: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/snyder/SpecialMessageonTalent_369995_7.pdf
TALENT
2025 Dashboard: http://wm-alliance.org/uploads/files/TALENT%202025%20Report%20Card_11_28_11_version_4.pdf
Pure
Michigan Talent Connect: www.MiTalent.org
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Appreciation Luncheon in Honor of Greg Northup
(pictured: Greg Northrup and
Jim Brooks, founding chairman)
On
Monday, December 12, an appreciation luncheon was given in honor of
Greg Northrup, president of the West Michigan Strategic Alliance
for the past six years. The Board of Directors applaud Greg’s
leadership over these years and wish him well in his new venture in
life.
Our
office will be closed on Monday, December 26, 2011 and Monday,
January 2, 2012 in observance of the holidays.... Along with
these days, the West Michigan Strategic Alliance office will be
CLOSED Tuesday, December 27-30,
2011. If there is a need to contact our office
during this time, you may call the TALENT2025 office phone at 616
871-2450.
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Happy Holidays
from the
West Michigan Strategic Alliance!
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About the West Michigan Strategic Alliance
The West Michigan Strategic Alliance was formed in
2000 and serves as a catalyst for regional collaboration among the
businesses, institutions and governmental units serving more than 1.4
million people living in a eight-county region including: Allegan,
Barry, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo and Ottawa. WMSA
works to encourage a regional mindset, which will foster
collaboration on critical issues that impact how we live, learn, work
and play. Additional information is available at http://www.wm-alliance.org/.
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