With the loss hundreds of thousands of manufacturing jobs, Michigan has a large workforce that finds itself jobless and unqualified for the few jobs that are available. A state program called No Worker Left Behind provides education benefits to workers who lost their jobs. Is the program working? We track the fortunes of former employees as they retrain for a brighter future, including those at Noble Metal Processing in Warren.
June 19, 2013 at 1:00 am
Retraining for an uncertain future
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