Site Search

Talent, business, and community connect Northwest Michigan.

We help.


LEARN MORE

Talent, business, and community connect Northwest Michigan.
We help.

LEARN MORE

Talent

First time job seeker? Changing careers?
Back in the job market? We can help!
LEARN MORE >

Talent

First time job seeker? Changing careers?
Back in the job market? We can help!
LEARN MORE >

Business

Helping businesses start, grow
and stay in the Northern Michigan area.
LEARN MORE >

Business

Helping businesses start, grow
and stay in the Northern Michigan area.
LEARN MORE >

Community
We work with community organizations
and work towards efficient transportation
methods and a stabilized region.
LEARN MORE >

Community
We work with community organizations
and work towards efficient transportation
methods and a stabilized region.
LEARN MORE >




FOUNDED IN 1974, NETWORKS NORTHWEST
facilitates and manages various programs and services for Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee, and Wexford counties.

Our primary service categories are: workforce development;
business & economic development and community development.



OUR MISSION





News & Events


Local Talent Development Professional Honored by Michigan Works! Association

Heidi Keith, a PATH Advisor at Northwest Michigan Works! in Manistee, was awarded a “Shining Star” Award by the Michigan Works! Association for going above and beyond to help job seekers in northern Michigan.

Read More >


Local Software Company Launches Region’s First Application Developer Registered Apprenticeship Program

A first-of-its-kind apprenticeship program in northern Michigan will help a Petoskey based software company train its employees.

Read More >


Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates Students Participate in Leadership Day

Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates (JMG) students from northern Lower Michigan and the eastern U.P. worked on leadership and team-building skills at the JMG Leadership Day October 10 at Camp Daggett near Petoskey.

Read More >


Employer Input Needed on Northwest Michigan’s Child Care Shortage

Northwest Michigan employers are being asked to participate in an online survey to help address child care gaps in the region.

Read More >


TTCI Formally Becomes Metropolitan Planning Organization

The Traverse Transportation Coordination Initiative Metropolitan Planning Organization (TTCI MPO) held its first formal meeting as a policy board on November 7, 2023.

Read More >

    News & Events

    • Talent

    Local Talent Development Professional Honored by Michigan Works! Association

    Heidi Keith, a PATH Advisor at Northwest Michigan Works! in Manistee, was awarded a “Shining Star” Award by the Michigan Works! Association for going above and beyond to help job seekers in northern Michigan.

    Read More >

    • Talent | Business

    Local Software Company Launches Region’s First Application Developer Registered Apprenticeship Program

    A first-of-its-kind apprenticeship program in northern Michigan will help a Petoskey based software company train its employees.

    Read More >

    • Talent | Business

    Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates Students Participate in Leadership Day

    Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates (JMG) students from northern Lower Michigan and the eastern U.P. worked on leadership and team-building skills at the JMG Leadership Day October 10 at Camp Daggett near Petoskey.

    Read More >

    • Talent | Business | Community

    Employer Input Needed on Northwest Michigan’s Child Care Shortage

    Northwest Michigan employers are being asked to participate in an online survey to help address child care gaps in the region.

    Read More >

    • Community

    TTCI Formally Becomes Metropolitan Planning Organization

    The Traverse Transportation Coordination Initiative Metropolitan Planning Organization (TTCI MPO) held its first formal meeting as a policy board on November 7, 2023.

    Read More >

  1. Read More >

  2. Read More >

  3. Read More >

  4. Read More >

  5. Read More >

Networks Northwest always proves to be a valued resource for our local government planning efforts. No organization does a better job of convening partners, promoting collaboration, and reporting on the data than does Networks Northwest
- Ty Wessell, Leelanau County Commissioner

Recent Social Media Posts


  1. MiLEAP Success Falechia BarryNorthwest Michigan Works! and the Michigan Learning and Education Advancement...

    READ MORE >

  2. Adult Career Training Program Helps Woman Earn GED and CDLThe Adult Career Training Program (ACT), offered...

    READ MORE >

  3. Adult Education Graduates Recognized at 2023 Commencement CeremonyA special ceremony was held in Traverse...

    READ MORE >

  4. MiCareerQuest Northwest 2023MiCareerQuest Northwest 2023 was held May 11 at the Grand Traverse County...

    READ MORE >

  5. EMT and EMS Department Helped by Michigan Works! and MiLEAPHannah Gallihugh got her EMT training at no...

    READ MORE >