KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – After the Michigan Legislature passed the 2025 Fiscal Year budget agreement that provides funding for the newly created Community and Worker Economic Transition Office, the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity will meet with Kalamazoo’s auto and energy sectors, community-based organizations, local government representatives, higher education and workforce development leaders, and representatives from labor organizations and skilled trades at 2:00 p.m. this Monday to discuss how the new office will help Michiganders benefit from transitions in the auto and energy sectors.
State officials say the Economic Transition Office will lead efforts to develop a statewide plan for upcoming advancements in high-tech EV manufacturing and clean energy opportunities.
They says the event at the Catalyst Center will highlight investments that bolster the office’s efforts that help companies and individuals take full advantage of the good-paying, middle-class jobs coming to Michigan. Those investments include $2.5 million to support staff and operations for the new office, which is one of the first of its kind in the country, and $8.6 million for a Community and Worker Economic Transition Pilot Fund.
For more information on LEO’s initiatives and the Michigan Community and Worker Economic Transition Office, visit Michigan.gov/EconomicTransition.
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