High School Students Explore Career Opportunities at the Career Expo in Petoskey

North Central Michigan College, along with the Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District, Northwest Michigan Works! and the Career Café, and Career Jump Start, offered a career expo on Oct.10, in the gymnasium on North Central’s Petoskey campus. More than 250 students were in attendance to visit 38 businesses.

The purpose of the expo is to offer an opportunity for students from area high schools to explore the variety of businesses and companies that correlate with the Michigan Career Pathways, including: arts, communication, business, management, marketing, technology, engineering/manufacturing, industrial technology, health sciences, human services, natural sciences and agriscience.

Participating businesses provided information about the training needed for a career in their particular industry, including the different levels of education required and how they support their employees in continuing on their educational path.

The Networks Northwest team did a great job to help the City of Charlevoix and Charlevoix Township collaborate in addressing housing challenges in our community. They facilitated dialogue with Planning Commissioners, community stakeholders, and municipal officials to develop a plan for cohesive zoning in areas of growth for our two governments. Further, they were able to pinpoint the challenges in each unit and propose changes that would be beneficial all around. Together, we believe we'll be better prepared for housing developments and job growth in our region. We look forward to working with them on future projects!
- Mark Haydlauff, City Manager, Charlevoix