Schedule for Friday, October 2, 20208:30 a.m. – Opening Remarks SEMCA, Greg Pitoniak, President and CEO  DESC, Terri Weems, President and CEO  Wayne RESA, Dr. Daveda Colbert, Associate Superintendent, Educational…

As CEO of SEMCA Michigan Works! which serves all of Monroe and Wayne counties, except Detroit, which has its own Michigan Works! Agency. Our mission is to ensure that we…

LANSING, Mich. -- Today Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued a proclamation declaring September 28 to October 2, 2020 as Manufacturing Week to recognize Michigan’s more than 11,386 unique manufacturing firms, which account…

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Works! Association recently honored Charlie Mahoney, owner of Four-M Associates Communications Group and chair of the Michigan Works! Association Board of Directors, for her dedication…

LANSING, Mich. – Iman Shami of SEMCA Michigan Works! was awarded a “Shining Star” Award by the Michigan Works! Association for her efforts to meet employment needs in Monroe and…

Education, labor, business, and workforce leaders join to urge Michigan’s 625,000 COVID-19 essential workers to apply now for tuition-free college LANSING, Mich. —  Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, along with leaders in…

LANSING, Mich. -- Today, the United States Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) approved the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency’s application for funding that would provide an additional $300 per week payment to…

Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates (JMG) is the state-based affiliate of the national organization, Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG). SEMCA provides JMG programming at 11 different sites and works collaboratively with…

LANSING, Mich. – If you receive notice of "Additional Claim required," this means your current claim has been interrupted, and you must reactivate your claim for payment. There can be…

LANSING, Mich. – With employers across the state working to keep their employees, customers and communities safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, the State of Michigan has launched Michigan COVID-19 Safety Grant Program.…