LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – Dozens of Mid-Michigan businesses are receiving a combined $1.7 million in grants to support training workers.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) on Tuesday announced $25 million has been awarded in the latest round of Going PRO Talent Fund grants to 449 businesses across the state.
Officials say the grants will support the training of 12,822 Michigan workers. Locally, the $1.7 million will go to 73 businesses in the Lansing region to support the training of 583 new hires and 548 current employees in high-demand, skilled positions…