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Making your own job event
 If you walked into a coffee shop on Tuesday afternoon ten-years ago, you might ask, “Who are all these people who don’t work?” But if you walk in to that same coffee shop today, you’ll likely witness a sea of people hunched over their laptops... more
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February, 09, 2012
In 1990, then-President George H. W. Bush and the nation’s governors adopted the goal that all of America’s adults be literate by the year 2000. That goal was never met. Over 20 years later, literacy is still staggeringly low. In cities like Chicago and Detroit, it’s estimated nearly 50 percent of... more
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Making your own job event
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January, 31, 2012
 If you walked into a coffee shop on Tuesday afternoon ten-years ago, you might ask, “Who are all these people who don’t work?” But if you walk in to that same coffee shop today, you’ll likely witness a sea of people hunched over their laptops and typing. Many of them are working, just not at... more
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Listeners seek advice from jobs experts
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December, 02, 2011
This week Eight Forty-Eight heard about the real-life challenges facing workers in the Great Lakes region as part of the Front and Center series. Friday was listeners' chance to share how they were doing in this economy. Eight Forty-Eight asked listeners to share their experiences, whether they... more
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After accident, woman reinvents work for herself and her community
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December, 02, 2011
Perhaps no city in America has been hit as hard, or for as long, as Detroit. We’ve been hearing about unemployment, vacant lots and poverty coming out of the motor city for decades. So it might come as a surprise to hear that Detroiters are creating new and innovative ways of living and... more
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Canada puts immigration at the center of its economic policy
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December, 01, 2011
Canada has been focused on attracting skilled immigrants for decades as a central part of its economic development strategy. Brian Mann has been on the road all week looking at work force development strategies among our neighbors to the north for Front and Center. On Thursday, he reported from a... more
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Detroit international bridge project going nowhere
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December, 01, 2011
The busiest international crossing in the United States is in Detroit. Each year more than $200 billion worth of trade crosses the border there. Those trucks drive across the Ambassador Bridge--which is privately owned. The bridge is old and congested. Michigan politicians want to construct a new,... more

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