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Networks Northwest highlights apprenticeships and regional services in annual report to county

Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners · August 6, 2025
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The 10-county regional organization Networks Northwest told the Grand Traverse County board it served about 350 local youth in 2024, runs more than 40 programs across workforce, business and planning lines, and emphasized apprenticeships and partnerships as federal funding uncertainty looms.

Janie McNabb, CEO of Networks Northwest, told the Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners that the regional organization’s workforce, business and community-planning programs serve residents across 10 counties and that roughly 49% of its funding is federal. McNabb said the agency’s Northwest Michigan Works service centers—including the Traverse City office—served about 350 young people in Grand Traverse County during 2024 and that the group runs more than 40 programs overall.

McNabb said the organization prioritizes apprenticeships and has helped local…

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