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A group of people in hardhats talk on a factory floor.

Most employers understand the benefits of breaking down the silos that isolate human resources from the rest of the organization. But few have managed to...

A man, left, and woman, faces not visible, work with a calculator and paper on a table.

In values that have guided the company for decades, TalentFirst member Haworth puts the importance of its global workforce in writing: “We rely on our...

Note: In advance of our next Talent Solutions Series event, Expand Talent Pipelines | Embracing Neurodiversity @ Work on Oct. 1, we will be sharing...

Four men stand in front of a banner for the Calvin Prison Initiative. Two on the left and one on the right are wearing blue uniforms. The man second from right is wearing academic robes.

The formerly incarcerated offer a ready, willing and able talent pool that too often is overlooked because employers lack the knowledge of how to hire...

Classroom setting, man in foreground raises his hand.

TalentFirst members are at the forefront of driving improvements in Michigan’s adult education system. As employers, they recognize the critical role that adult ed plays...

Human Resources and DEI Strategist Ovell Barbee, SPHR, tells a story from his career that emphasizes the importance of remembering that people are at the...
By now, employers and talent professionals are seasoned veterans of the turbulent labor market we have experienced for several years...

A recent Bridge Michigan article might have surprised anyone accustomed to dismissing our neighbor to the south, Indiana. Headlined “Indiana is beating Michigan by attracting...

West Michigan currently produces less than one-fourth of the postsecondary graduates we need. As a result, employers have too many openings and not enough skilled...

Through a series of complex legislative and judicial actions, Georgia in July became the only state to implement work requirements to qualify for expanded Medicaid...

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