The Weekly Roundup
Top stories and articles from this week made convenient
Michigan International Speedway Hosts Formula SAE Competition | Lenawee Education
SAE International held its annual Formula SAE® competition at Michigan International Speedway May 13–16,2015. The competition has been held at MIS since 2008.
The Formula SAE® Series competitions challenge teams of university undergraduate and graduate students to conceive, design, fabricate and compete with small, formula style, autocross vehicles.
“The students compete against the best in the world in the four-day event and it allows us to continue to show off the Irish Hills while providing an economic impact to the local community.” — MIS President Roger Curtris
Foster Closet Opens in Adrian | The Daily Telegram
This new store aims to help foster children and their families during one of the biggest transitions, moving in. We have such an amazing community here in Lenawee
“Marlatt, who, along with her husband Nathan, are foster parents licensed through Catholic Charities of Jackson, Lenawee and Hillsdale counties, said children are often placed into foster care with only the clothes they’re wearing.”
Read the full article or visit Foster Closet of Michigan – Lenawee County Branch ‘s Facebook page to learn more!
Michigan Has Recovered Half of Jobs Lost Last Decade as Rebound Countinues, Economist Says | Mlive
Accessing capital to fuel your business’ growth is a lot tougher today than it used to be-and because of all the different options available, it requires a more savvy borrower than ever before.
Join us for an insider’s view into the new world of online lending. This webinar will feature OnDeck Contributing Editor Ty Kiisel, author of: “Getting a Business Loan: Financing Your Main Street Business”.
Fixing the Skills Gap: Lenawee County’s Innovative solutions | Lenawee Now
The “skills-gap” is a well-documented phenomenon happening across the United States.
In Lenawee County, schools, businesses and economic development agencies have been working in a broad-based partnership to find solutions — and in the process, they’ve begun establishing Lenawee County as a premier place to run a business.
It wasn’t always that way. Jim Van Doren, executive director of Lenawee Now, can recall a time when “all of our major manufacturers came to us and said ‘We can’t find entry-level people to hire in Lenawee County.”
Solving the problem and making Lenawee County a leader in workforce education has been a multi-pronged task that Lenawee Now and its partners have tackled with enthusiasm. Read the full story here.