January/February 2014 Cadillac Area Business Magazine

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Cadillac AreaA Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce Publicatio

BUSINESS MAGAZINE JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2014 • Volume 20-No. 1

Finding workers Area's economy needs skilled workers.

See pages 5 to 7


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ur cover story points to

the reality of an unthink-

able paradox. There is not

enough available talent in

the Cadillac area, north-

ern Michigan or even Michigan to

fill skilled labor positions, especially

in the manufacturing sector. Beyond

manufacturing, there is not a ready

and available talent pool in the wait-

ing in other sectors impacting chambermember employers. Good jobs exist

today that are unfilled because talent

cannot be located from entry level posi-

tions that require requisite communica-

tion skills to highly technical positions

that require advanced certifications

or graduate level college degrees. The

paradox exists when factoring within

the Wexford/Missaukee Labor Market

there are currently 2,200 people receiv-

ing unemployment, but jobs still go

unfilled because reliable talent is not

in abundance. Those numbers do not

account for individuals excluded from

employment tracking. That scenario is

more deflating when considering those

individuals likely have not been consis-

tently employed, have either given up

seeking work or perhaps no work his-

tory at all.

Despite overall improvement in

Michigan (employment) and job growth

(regionally) as indicated in our cover

story, unemployment numbers have not

decreased in great percentages in the

Wexford/Missaukee Labor Market in

the last 12-months. That is a problem.As addressed by Mr. Bennington in the

cover story, if we reach a point where

a skilled labor force in manufactu

ing cannot be maintained or attracte

and if coupled with a lack of commu

nity support, then we have seriou

issues. However, this is not a uniquel

Michigan problem and support fo

manufacturing in Lansing and in th

Cadillac area does exist, so that is a po

itive. In addition, we must be reminde

through the worst of the last recession

the Cadillac area did not lose a majoemployer, but there is no time for com

placency.

The fix may not be in place, bu

the issue is being addressed region

ally, by Baker College, the Wexford

Missaukee Career Tech Center, north

ern Michigan manufacturers, th

Chamber, and the Northwest Counc

of Governments among other suppor

ing entities focused on opportunity too

Collaboration and opportunity can b

a powerful tool and strategies must b

forwarded built on engaging student

parents, educators, and communit

stakeholders. I firmly believe there

opportunity in northern Michigan an

that we can shape our future by pro

actively growing our own talent as th

best long-term strategy. Collectively, w

need to reinforce good jobs do exist an

not every job has to have a four or si

year college focus. Continuing educa

tion always, as the career jobs of toda

will require that. We will not expan

the regional economy without accom

modating the need for all employers t

have access to a talented and reliablworkforce. The priority is now.

2 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2014 - CADILLAC AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Mission StatementThe Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce is a visible

business leader that advocates and drives business

opportunities. Through business alliances, we are a

catalyst for our membership and provide a persuasive

regional voice benefiting our communities.

Jon Catlin, Executive DirectorChemical Bank 775-6151

Kelly Cater, Vice-ChairRec Boat Holdings 775-1351

Mike Hamner, Past Executive DirectorAvon Protection Systems, Inc. 779-6200

Scott Hunter, TreasurerBaird, Cotter & Bishop, PC. 775-9789

Eric BakerWolverine Power Cooperative 775-5700

Dennis BensonDennis H. Benson, PLC 876-9405

David CoxWexford-Missaukee ISD 876-2260

Tim KnaggsFekete Knaggs & Burr Insurance 779-7919

Bill Kring9 & 10 News 775-3478

Dr. Kyle HoggDental Health Professionals 775-9797

Melody HurleyWalmart Supercenter Store 775-8778

Dan MinorCadillac Casting Inc. 779-9600

Kelly SmithBaker College of Cadillac 876-3100

Don SchepersSchepers Agency, Inc. 825-2411

Brian Williams

Blue Heron Cafe & Bakery 775-5461

CHAMBER STAFF 775-9776

Bill Tencza, [email protected]

Doreen Lanc, Director of Membership [email protected]

Deb Gillies, Leadership Director/[email protected]

Amanda Hamilton, Administrative [email protected]

Kent Wood, Director of Government [email protected]

Website:www.cadillac.org

Printer:Pleasant Graphics

Publisher: Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce

The Cadillac Area Business Magazine is a publication of theCadillac Area Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber reservesthe right to edit or refuse articles and advertisements submittedto the Cadillac Area Business Magazine and reserves the rightin its sole discretion to accept or refuse inserts and other mate-rials to be distributed through the publication.

2013/2014 Board of Directors

To expand the economy

skilled jobs need to be filled

BILL TENCZA,Chamber President

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Kent Wood is the newly hired Director of Government

Relations for the Northern Michigan Regional Chamber

Alliance. Kent will serve as the lead government liaison and

lobbyist for the Alliance. Wood replaces Doug DeYoung

who accepted a position with Consumers Energy.

A Traverse City native with extensive legislative experience

in Lansing and northern Michigan most recently was the

legislative director for the Michigan United Conservation

Clubs. “We’re excited to bring Kent’s energy and experience

to the team at the Chamber and the Alliance,” Traverse

City Area Chamber President & CEO Doug Luciani said.

“His wide range of legislative work in Lansing and north-

ern Michigan combined with his local background makehim an excellent choice for this key position as a voice for

northern Michigan’s business community with local, state,

and national officials.”

Members are encouraged to contact Kent at the Traverse

City Area Chamber Offices at (231) 995-7109 or by email at

[email protected]

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ARTICLE SUBMITTED BY: ADAM COOLEY, JEFF JENNETTE, KARA KOSLOSKI,

DANIELLE NORDHOF AND DEANN SCHNEIDER

On November 20th, “Economy Day” was on the agenda for this

year’s Cadillac Leadership class. It began with a guided tour of the

industrial parks with information and history provided by City

Manager, Marcus Peccia; Chamber President Bill Tencza; and Tino

Breithaupt of the Michigan Education Development Corporation.

Following the tour, was a group discussion that included Tencza

and Breithaupt, as well as Jon Catlin, representing the Cadillac

Industrial Fund and Rexair’s Bruce Schafer. Discussion centered on

economic development, education needed for positions and many

other items needed in the manufacturing world both in Cadillac

and globally. Joy VanDrie, the Director of the Cadillac Area Visitors

Bureau discussed the importance of tourism in the Cadillac area as

well as supporting local businesses. Niki Schultz spoke about the

Great Start Collaborative and the return on investment with early

childhood programming. The Cadillac area is truly fortunate that

the Chamber emphasizes the importance of this within their mem-

bership and the community.

The class also took tours of Rexair as well as Cadillac Castingwhich was very informative. Kara Kosloski, of the Leadership Class,

said “I was blown away during these two industry tours. Rexair is

manufacturing a product for the global market, selling and shipping

all over the world, and participating in an industry showing growth.

Inside the walls of Cadillac Casting was a world I would have never

imagined existed here in Cadillac with flames shooting and dedi-

cated, hard-working staff. Our industrial parks are truly supporting

Cadillac in a giant way and providing many necessary jobs and it

was eye-opening to see what actually happens right here every day.”

Finally, the big news for this year’s class was that their project w

approved by both the Leadership Board and the Chamber Boa

Class participants Tac Lee and Katelyn Richard presented to bo

groups concerning a partnership between the Leadership Class a

the City of Cadillac on building a handicapped accessible playsca

near the boat launch on Chestnut Street. The project was una

mously approved by the Cadillac City Council on December 2and fundraising and site preparation will be beginning soon. DeA

Schneider of the Leadership Class said “I am so excited to be pa

nering with the City of Cadillac to build the first play structure this ADA compliant in the Cadillac area. I feel this will complete t

Keith McKellop walkway for many more families to enjoy the bea

ty of Lake Cadillac.”

For more information on the project, please contact DeA

Schneider at 779-7516, Meghan Howell at 876-4804, or e-mail lea

[email protected].

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Building a strong local economy in the greater Cadillac area requires

a delicate balancing act between several factors. One factor that is

mentioned frequently is the need for skilled labor. The lack of employ-

ees with the skill set needed is starting to impact companies’ ability to

climb out of the Great Recession.

“As industry moves at a fast pace to delivering full order books,

the strong businesses have weathered the storm,” said Peter Lanc,

Human Resources at Avon Automotive. “They have survived. The cost

however has been high, the loss of many jobs and many skill sets and

importantly work based behaviors have been lost,” he said.

“We now see a lag between the fast response times by industry to

meet the renewed demand for their products and service and the laborit needs to deliver that demand.

“We also face the perfect storm that the workforce is not available in

enough quantities or in many instances with the behaviors needed to

develop successful business,” Lanc said.

Elaine Wood, CEO of Northwest Michigan Council of Governments

and Northwest Michigan Works, Inc., said she has seen a slow but

steady improvement in the region’s economy. But there is a need for

types of workers.

“We see particular labor force gaps for the ‘middle skills’ jobs, which

are those requiring some post-high school education and training but

not the traditional Bachelor’s Degree, ” Wood said. “We are encourag-

ing parents, students, unemployed adults, and educators to strongly

consider the many wonderful careers that result from one-year and

two-year certificates or degrees after high school.”

It is ironic that unemployment is still high, in the Cadillac area it is

higher than the state and national average, there are good jobs avail-

able. The problem is the skills needed are different from those that

were needed in the old economy.

“If we don’t have skilled labor, if you don’t have a toolmaker or elec-

tricians and since we are global, if somebody cuts us off, who is avail-

able to get that industry going again?” said Todd Bennington, Plant

Manager at BorgWarner in Cadillac, earlier this year. “And think of

this, if I can’t draw on a skilled labor base here and my costs go up,

there is no reason for me to stay in Cadillac. We have to keep that in

mind. If we don’t have labor or legislative support or community sup-

port, there is nothing magical about being here.”

High school students today should look at manufacturing as a viablecareer option, said Rob Best of Pure Michigan Talent Connect.

“There are well paying jobs with room for advancement in many of

our local manufacturers here in Wexford and Missaukee counties,”

Best said. “Many of these employers will provide the training as well.”

He said many area manufacturers have been searching outside of

the area to find employees with the skill set needed today. He said

those potential employers have not had a great success in finding the

right people.

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The skills picked up today by some high school students do not meet

the need for manufacturers. Kelly Cater, Rec Boat Holding Director of

Human Resources, said applicants coming directly from high school

do not have the mechanical skills the boat manufacturer used to see.

“Many have not had a shop class or done work on their own vehi-

cles,” Cater said. “Hands-on mechanical experience is critical to our

business. We need workers who are comfortable with power tools,

hand tools and can problem solve. If I had jobs that required the

repetitive use of their thumbs — like texting or X-box, I would have

many qualified candidates.

“The Career Tech students are the exception to this rule. They do

have hands-on experience and they are good communicators. In my

experience, they have been trained to look you in the eye, know about

your company and come prepared with a list of questions. This com-

munication piece is also critical.

“The texting generation is not utilizing verbal communication,”

Cater said. “Knowing this, they need to work on their interview skills.

Short, abbreviated answers will not get you the job. You need to be

able to fully explain your thoughts, ask questions and think on your

feet.”One of the issues with finding skilled workers for manufacturing

is the misconception that factory jobs are dirty and don’t pay well.

Bennington has been working to dispel that myth. While he was in

South Carolina he worked with local high schools, bringing in offi-

cials to tour the plant. Officials got a hands-on introduction and saw a

clean factory, workers using multi-million dollar machines as well as

workers who were making as much as the school officials.

Today’s factory floors do not look likethey did 20 years ago. Now factories

are filled with expensive and highly

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Bennington said. “If a school counselor has no experience with manu-

facturing or going into a factory, how can they drive their kids into that

profession? They have to feel and touch it. We had to show people what

our business was all about and they were blown away.”

Manufacturing is not the only industry searching for skilled workers.

Banking needs employees with math skills, obviously, but also need

employees that have polished communication skills and provide good

customer service, said Chemical Bank Community President Jon Catlin.

“We want people that … are friendly, have a pleasant personality,”

Catlin said. “We want people that know how to talk to customers anduse proper phone skills, and have time management skills. Most of the

above skills, are not taught in schools and need to be practiced by the

high schooler’s today.”

Catlin said Chemical Bank provides training programs to help the

staff learn about the bank’s processes. But needs potential employees

to come into the job with a great personality to augment the position.

Rec Boat Holdings, which had a hiring surge last fall, developed a plan

to prepare for the hiring, Cater said. She said the company had a pool

of 350 applicants prior to the hiring process. The company held a job

fair in June, which included participation from the human resources

department as well as all of the managers.

“Prior to the job fair we had training on interviewing tactics,” Cater

said. “This job fair netted us 350 applicants over the course of 4 hours.Since then we have received 50-plus applications per week. The upfront

preparation allowed us to complete the background checks prior to our

actual need. This planning has really paid off. When our need to hire

began we had prequalified applicants ready to go. Bringing managers

into the process was also a key element to success. We all had some ‘skin

in the game’ to make our staffing growth successful.”

But what an employee makes it through the door, it takes dedicati

job performance to stay on the payroll.

“The reality is that we have not only lost manufacturing skills, b

more importantly, the work ethic that was part of what Cadillac w

built upon is a significant challenge,” Lanc said.

“This, coupled with the challenge of attracting people into the co

munity who are much more ‘aware of the consequences’ of losing a j

in an area where there is little or no opportunity for alternative wo

magnifies the shortage of talent problem. This aspect hits both the b

collar employee and those in the ‘professional’ ranks.”That lack of jobs for those who face unemployment after moving he

creates another problem for some even before a potential employee

hired.

“In filling the skilled positions such as branch managers and comm

cial lenders, the biggest obstacle that we find is in luring a prospect

candidate here and then having a hard time finding a job for the traili

spouse,” Catlin said. “We also here that there is a need for young prof

sionals to have an opportunity for them to get together with other you

professionals and be able to meet and talk about common issues.”

There is a high percentage of “labor bouncing” between organizatio

Lanc said. But to help the community grow a more stable workforce

needed. To get to that point, work is needed to be done by the comm

nity as a whole — business leaders as well as elected and governmofficials.

“It is clear that new hiring practices and strategies are required,” La

said. “What is also clear is we need to re-skill others who are in the co

munity and find new ways of attracting new employees to want to co

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Chamber Calendar

JANUARY

8Rise Up! Cadillac 7AM

Hosted By: Cadillac Area YMCA

Sponsors: Curry House Assisted Living & Memory Care

& Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realtors

10 Lecture Luncheon Noon - 1:15PM

“You know about CTC, but what else happens at

Wexford-Missaukee ISD?”

Presented By: Jeff Jennette, Wexford/Missaukee &

Manistee ISD Superintendent

Location: Baker College of Cadillac Student Center

FEBRUARY

11 L.E.A.D. (9th-12th Grades)

Location: Wexford/Missaukee CTC

12 Rise Up! Cadillac 7AM Hosted By: Baker College of Cadillac

Sponsors: FirstMerit Bank & ServPro of Manistee,

Ludington and Cadillac

13 L.E.A.D. Jr. (7th & 8th Grades)

Location: Wexford/Missaukee CTC

14 Lecture Luncheon Noon - 1:15PM

“2014 Election”

Presented By: Rich Studley,

Chief Executive Officer of the Michigan Chamber

Location: Baker College of Cadillac Student Center

MARCH

110th Annual Cadillac Variety Show 7PM

Location: Cadillac Community Schools Auditorium

12 Rise Up! Cadillac 7AM

Hosted By: Wexford-Missaukee Career Technical Center

Sponsors: CN Digital Solutions

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DECEMBERLecture Luncheon

NOVEMBERLecture Luncheon

Presented by Jim MacInnes, President

and CEO of Crystal Mountain

Jo Spry,

Cadillac Area Public Schools

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State Representative

Phil Potvin

Todd Bennington,

BorgWarner Thermal SystemsDiana Seehase,

Mercy Hospital Cadillac

Trent Taylor,

Wexford County Undersheriff

“Security in the Workplace”The topic at the luncheon was to have the proper procedures in place in the case of a violent

crime in the workplace. A plan of action, security system, train employees, and working with

your local law enforcement were part of the presentation.

S a v e T h e D a t e

2014 Lecture Luncheons N oon - 1:15P M • Baker C olle ge o f C adillac S tudent Center

Frida y , Jan uar y 10 t h

“You know about CTC, but what else

happens at Wexf ord-Missaukee ISD?”

Presented By: Jef f Jennette,

Wexf ord/Missaukee & Manistee ISD Superintendent

Frida y , Fe br uar y 14 t h

“2014 Election” Presented By: Rich Studley,

Chief Executive Off icer of the Michigan Chamber

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30th anniversary forCadillac Snow Fest

2014 marks the 30th anniversary for the North American SnowFestival, presented by Cadillac Area Festival & Events (CAFÉ) fromJanuary 30 thru February 2. There are traditional events lined-upand a few new ones, plus special anniversary events, see details onthe daily line-up of events, and you’ll see why you should attend.

www.nasfcadillac.com or www.facebook.com/nasfcadillac

CTC introduces new public safety instructor

Michael Mendenhall has been hired asthe instructor in the Public Safety pro-gram at the Wexford-Missaukee CareerTechnical Center. Mendenhall mostrecently was employed as a Police Officer

for the Madison Police Department inMadison, Wisconsin, and was an adjunctinstructor at ITT Technical Institute.Mendenhall is a graduate of Big RapidsHigh School and replaces Terry Williams,who recently retired.

McBain NMC receivesgrant for Arrowsmith Program

equipment upgradeThe Arrowsmith Program classroom at Northern Michig

Christian School in McBain, was recently awarded a grant by tMissaukee Area Community Foundation, a Geographic Compon

Fund of the Cadillac Area Community Foundation. The grant wbe used to upgrade equipment necessary for the implementationthe cognitive exercise program designed to help students overcomlearning disabilities.

The Arrowsmith Program, founded and based in Toronto, Canaseeks to help students overcome learning disabilities by strengtheing weak cognitive areas of the brain which are the underlying cauof many learning disabilities. Northern Michigan Christian Schis one of only 25 site-schools nationwide to offer this revolutionaprogram to students with learning disabilities.

Foundation Youth

Committee awards grant fortutoring /healthy living

afterschool programThe YMCA recently announced receipt of a grant in the amount

$4,000 from the Cadillac and Kellogg for Youth Committee, an adsory committee to the Cadillac Area Community Foundation. Funfrom the grant will be utilized to run a collaborative tutoring/healliving program for youth in all four of the Cadillac Area PubSchools (CAPS) elementary schools. This after school prograprovides tutoring for children in math or reading, a healthy sna

physical play, and nutrition education. Dan Smith, YMCA ExecutDirector, stated, “This afterschool program really strengthens tmath and reading performance of the children in a way them excito participate. The support from YAC builds on their long traditiof supporting programs that make a lasting impact in the lives of oyouth. We expect their latest funding will help us reach over 250 chdren with the tutoring and healthy living program they need to kepace with their peers.”

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The Outstanding Citizen Award recognizes and

honors individuals who strive toward the highest

level of professional accomplishments. Men and

women, who excel in their chosen profession, have

devoted signicant time and energy to improve the

community’s quality of life and have provided lead-

ership to assist others in becoming involved in the

community.

The Spirit of Community Award recognizes and

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Baker College named ‘Best For Vets’

The Baker College system has been ranked among the nation’s

top 20 online/nontraditional schools in the annual Best for Vets

college rankings by Military Times. The designation includes

Baker’s 12 campuses and three satellite locations across Michigan,

including Baker College Online. “This is another significant desig-

nation by veteran-focused media that acknowledges Baker Collegeas a top choice for veterans or active service personnel,” said

Shawn Mann, director of military education programs for Baker

College.

New owners atNew Image Hair Salon, Inc.

After 39 years, Bill Panasiewicz has sold New Image Hair

Salon to Carol Brewster and daughter, stylist Kristin Robidoux.

Panasiewicz will not be retiring; he will continue to serve with cli-

entele at the salon.

McBain and NMC volleyballteams donate $2,000 to Mercy

Breast Cancer Fund

As a result of their annual “Dig Pink” volleyball games, the

McBain Public and Northern Michigan Christian High School

Girls Varsity Volleyball Teams donated $2,000 to the Mercy

Hospital Cadillac Foundation Breast Cancer Fund. The Dig Pink

games are designed to promote awareness regarding breast can-

cer and raise funds in support of local breast cancer initiatives.

“In the last 18 months, thanks to donor support, the Mercy

Breast Cancer Fund has assisted 23 patients with diagnostic mam-

mograms and ultrasound services, averaging approximately $480

per case,” said Precia Garland, Executive Director of the Mercy

Hospital Cadillac Foundation.

Cadillac High School volleyball team donate $4,050to Mercy Breast Cancer Fund

The annual “Dig Pink” volleyball game just keeps getting b

ger and better each year, thanks to the efforts of the Cadillac Hi

School girls volleyball team. At its year-end banquet earlier th

week, a check for $4,050 was presented to the Mercy HospiCadillac Foundation Breast Cancer Fund. This marks four yea

of contributions totaling $13,350. The annual Dig Pink game

designed to promote awareness regarding breast cancer and ra

funds in support of local breast cancer initiatives.

“Every year our goal is to raise more money than the year befor

said Varsity Coach Michelle Brines. “We couldn’t do it without all

the efforts of our players and the outstanding support from our spo

sors. It means a lot to the girls to be able to give back to the people

the community. To hear the stories about how our donations ha

touched and saved the lives of others is so rewarding. It means

much more than any championship ever could,” she added.

Visitors bureau launchesnew website

The Cadillac Area Visitors Bureau is gearing up for a spring 20

digital media campaign supported by a recently launched n

website and soon to come additional social media pages.

The new site is full of area attractions, pictures and video, fu

searchable and all enabled through back-end databases. So, if y

are hosting a visitor friendly event, go to the site and upload it.

If you want to find out what to do this weekend — you’ll be ab

to find a festival, event, or visit a local attraction you might n

have been to before. If you see information that isn’t on the

send us an e-mail to [email protected].

The site was developed with responsive design allowing fo

seamless mobile site too. The CAVB new digital media investme

will take over 50% of the CAVB $180,000 marketing budget t

next year as they launch on-line web and social media campaig

in southern Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Ontario starti

spring 2014 to draw new visitors to the area.

Visit the new website at www.cadillacmichigan.com.


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Data track 2012-2013

Wexford County Jan. 13 Feb. 13 Mar. 13 April 13 May 13 June 13 July 13 Aug. 13 Sept. 12 Oct. 13 Nov. 12 Dec. 1

Labor Force 12,903 12,989 12,970 12,993 13,594 13,971 13,960 13,564 13,202 13,085 12,927 13,19

Employment 11,283 11,383 11,425 11,544 11,926 12,130 12,015 11,946 11,744 11,585 11,656 11,67

Unemployment 1,620 1,606 1,545 1,449 1,668 1,841 1,945 1,618 1,458 1,500 1,271 1,52

Rate 12.6% 12.4% 11.9% 11.3% 12.3% 13.2% 13.9% 11.9% 11.0% 11.5% 9.8% 11.6%

Missaukee County Jan. 13 Feb. 13 Mar. 13 April 13 May 13 June 13 July 13 Aug. 13 Sept. 13 Oct. 13 Nov. 12 Dec. 1 Labor Force 5,579 5,659 5,646 5,641 5,696 5,896 5,894 5,835 5,741 5,727 5,485 5,64

Employment 4,889 4,933 4,951 5,003 5,168 5,257 5,206 5,177 5,089 5,021 5,027 5,03

Unemployment 690 726 695 638 528 639 688 658 652 706 458 61

Rate 12.4% 12.8% 12.3% 11.3% 9.3% 10.8% 11.7% 11.3% 11.4% 12.3% 8.4% 10.8%

For more information go online to www.cadillac.org/discover/about_LaborActivity.htm


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Cadillac Area

Chamber of Commerce

222 N. Lake St.

Cadillac, MI 49601-1874

PRSRT STD

US POSTAGE

PAID

TRAVERSE CITY

MI

PERMIT #96

Documents

January/February 2014 Cadillac Area Business Magazine