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Chippewa Valley Schools
Posted December 7, 2017
Learning by doing, in engaging, real-world context—from passionate teachers who have actual work experience in the field—has always been at the heart of the best career and technical education (CTE) programs. Combine that with the fact that the most powerful learning experiences often result from partnerships, both within our educational system and outside of it. In Chippewa Valley Schools, we’re proud that you will find a well-established, exemplary model of both.
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MISD Talks CTE
Posted December 7, 2017
It is an exciting time for Career & Technical Education in Macomb County. The support we are receiving from business partners, government officials, district leadership, and parents is at an all-time high.
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Shop Class 2.0
Posted December 7, 2017
In the midst of the recession, founder and instructor Paul Tregembo Jr. was on tour of the Midwest with a ’51 Ford project car that his high school auto shop students had completed for Show Car Competition.
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PROFILE – New Macomb Community College President James O. Sawyer IV, Ed.D.
Posted October 17, 2017
How a casual referral in 2002 to an open position at Macomb Community College changed the trajectory of Jim Sawyer’s career!
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Advancing Macomb,
Leader Profiles
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We’re Hiring!
Posted August 24, 2017
Advancing Macomb is a business leadership group that supports transformational community projects in Macomb County. Through a focus on marketing new investments, profiles of top community leaders and promotion of local assets in Macomb County and its local communities, Advancing Macomb helps promote a successful environment for businesses and residents.
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30 New Jobs in Warren to Keep Bears Away from Your Food
Posted June 26, 2017
Warren-based Proper Group International, has kept its innovating spirit going throughout every market condition since their inception in 1971. They started with a commitment to high quality precision molds over 40 years ago and grew through continuous product and process innovation. The Proper Group is now moving into the technology and consumer goods space. Their latest technology development makes manufacturing smarter. Their newest corporate partnership brings the precision, for which they are known in the auto industry, to consumers in their own backyard and backyards across the country.
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Tech Careers Made Here
Posted June 26, 2017
The need for trained and talented IT professionals in Michigan is growing by leaps and bounds. According to CompTIA, a not-for-profit computing technology association, the Michigan IT sector grew by more than five percent in 2016 adding nearly 11,000 new jobs. That brings the estimated number of workers employed in technology in Michigan to almost 222,000. This increasing demand for trained workers is not going to stop. To meet this need, it is more important than ever to have accredited educational programs in place to continue to fill the pipeline of educated IT professionals.
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Roseville’s Rock Radio Legend
Posted June 26, 2017
Born in Mt Clemens and growing up in Roseville, Scott Randall has been active on the rock and roll scene for over 30 years. A collector of jukeboxes and classic pinball machines, he also sings in his own classic rock band “CHIT” doing shows all over the Motor City. Scott began at his high school station WPHS at Cousino High School in Warren. As an aspiring broadcasting professional, he was also spinning tunes as the deejay at the Great Skate in Roseville until it was suggested that he might take his talent to the next level. Attending the nationally-recognized broadcasting school Specs Howard, he was able turn his craft into a lifelong career.
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Retiring Macomb Community College President James Jacobs
Posted April 19, 2017
In 1967, Jim Jacobs had no idea that the request of a friend would change the course of his life, leading to a 50-year career with Macomb Community College and culminating in the last nine as the college’s president.
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Leader Profiles
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Stunning Art: Macomb Grown, Aged and Perfected in Detroit
Posted April 19, 2017
Israel and Erik Nordin (The Nordin Brothers) started the Detroit Design Center® in 1999, well before the current renaissance in Detroit was happening. They worked for their father’s steel company to help pay for school. In 1999, their father retired and the brothers decided it was time to begin creating their art full time. They purchased their studio on Michigan Avenue from him and began buildings objects. They learned about business from their father who taught them important themes that still run true in their company today. “Do what you say”, “pay your bills on time”, “grow slowly” and “dream big”.
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