Case Studies

  • Business & Education Collaboration Critical to Growing the Talent Pipeline
    09/18/2009
    Business & Industry Strategies

    Responding to economic conditions and STEM skill needs of employers across industries. CSW joined two Higher Education institutions and the National Science Foundation to address these needs in Michigan.

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  • Regional Partnerships Connect Workers to Good Jobs
    05/29/2009
    Business & Industry Strategies

    CSW helps key Washington state economic and workforce efforts tell their own story regarding the importance of regional partnerships in improving workforce skills and talet pipeline of key industries.

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  • Networking for Talent in Shifting Economy
    03/27/2009
    Business & Industry Strategies

    Like many states, Michigan is facing a major shortage of skilled labor and that hampers small business growth. Read how CSW teamed up with the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to tackle the problem.

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  • Older Workers are a Vital Part of the Healthcare Industry
    03/13/2009
    Human Capital Initiatives

    New approach to adult learning stresses group effort, ease of access, and financial supports.

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  • From Jobs to Careers and Higher Wages in Southern Arizona
    05/19/2008
    Community Initiatives

    With CSW’s help and a U.S. Department of Labor grant, stakeholders in Southern Arizona are making sure their young residents have good jobs and desirable careers ahead of them. And they are building a knowledge exchange so others can benefit from what they learn.

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  • Supporting a Culture of Higher Education in Southeast Michigan
    04/19/2008
    Community Initiatives

    Prosperous communities tend to have a highly educated workforce. One Southeast Michigan community thinks it can do better and has tapped CSW to help.

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  • Moving Ideas to Market Case Study
    10/19/2007
    Community Initiatives

    As commerce becomes more global, attracting new businesses gets harder. Mid-Michigan is tackling this challenge by leveraging higher education to grow new businesses, through entrepreneurship.

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