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SUMMARY:Hiring Opportunity Populations – Improve Your Recruiting and Retention
DESCRIPTION:In this tight labor market\, more employers are considering prospective employees they may have overlooked before\, including refugees\, people with disabilities\, returning citizens\, and veterans. Expand your recruiting pool and improve your retention by focusing on these demographic groups. Why?\n\n \n\n	One in four people have a disability\n	One in three people have a criminal conviction on their record\n	West Michigan is home to over 25\,000 refugees\n	Veterans who recently left the military have higher unemployment rates than nonveterans\n\n \n\nThe Agribusiness Talent Council has partnered with several local community organization that serve these opportunity populations to bring you information to improve your recruiting and retention.\n\n \n\nAttend this webinar to hear information on grants and other resources to support your business to become an employer of choice for these segments of the workforce. Information shared will benefit your company\, regardless of industry.\n\n \n\nDetails:\n\n\n	October 6\, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm virtual\n	Partners include: Bethany Christian Services\, Michigan Rehabilitation Services\, 70x7 Life Recovery\, and Veterans' Employment Services\n	Register at:  https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/mF3-TDsfc0OO9IQcRa4KUw\,JvvgEQ7-u0mD8F2sjpmY3w\,FBoY0k-_r0GKk0dpZSLh_Q\,-GJ3zv995EeUkKDpPfY1-Q\,SVpZGL2GMUOT5WkA_TVsAg\,fPby-sn6O0apR0oaqBs_DQ?mode=read&tenantId=4cfe5d98-1f3b-4373-8ef4-841c45ae0a53\n\n \n\n \n\nKarrie Brown (she/her)\n\nIndustry Council Lead Agribusiness\n\nAgribusiness Talent Council\n\nWest Michigan Works!\n\n215 Straight Ave NW | Grand\, Rapids\, MI 49504\n\nC: 616-265-0999
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;">In this tight labor market\, more employers are considering prospective employees they may have overlooked before\, including refugees\, people with disabilities\, returning citizens\, and veterans. Expand your recruiting pool and improve your retention by focusing on these demographic groups. Why?</span><br />\n&nbsp\;\n<ul>\n	<li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 15px\;vertical-align:middle\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;">One in four people have a disability</span></li>\n	<li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 15px\;vertical-align:middle\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;">One in three people have a criminal conviction on their record</span></li>\n	<li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 15px\;vertical-align:middle\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;">West Michigan is home to over 25\,000 refugees</span></li>\n	<li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 15px\;vertical-align:middle\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;">Veterans who recently left the military have higher unemployment rates than nonveterans</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;">The&nbsp\;<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.wegrowmi.org/&amp\;source=gmail&amp\;ust=1663172878485000&amp\;usg=AOvVaw26469qJqkkH30x4TahpvwR" href="http://www.wegrowmi.org/" style="color:rgb(17\, 85\, 204)\;" target="_blank">Agribusiness Talent Council</a>&nbsp\;has partnered with several local community organization that serve these opportunity populations to bring you information to improve your recruiting and retention.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;">Attend this webinar to hear information on grants and other resources to support your business to become an employer of choice for these segments of the workforce. Information shared will benefit your company\, regardless of industry.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;">Details:</span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 15px\;vertical-align:middle\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;">October 6\, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm virtual</span></li>\n	<li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 15px\;vertical-align:middle\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;">Partners include: Bethany Christian Services\, Michigan Rehabilitation Services\, 70x7 Life Recovery\, and Veterans&#39\; Employment Services</span></li>\n	<li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 15px\;vertical-align:middle\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;">Register at:&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/mF3-TDsfc0OO9IQcRa4KUw\,JvvgEQ7-u0mD8F2sjpmY3w\,FBoY0k-_r0GKk0dpZSLh_Q\,-GJ3zv995EeUkKDpPfY1-Q\,SVpZGL2GMUOT5WkA_TVsAg\,fPby-sn6O0apR0oaqBs_DQ?mode%3Dread%26tenantId%3D4cfe5d98-1f3b-4373-8ef4-841c45ae0a53&amp\;source=gmail&amp\;ust=1663172878485000&amp\;usg=AOvVaw1MKfjQYtghys0KhHqNGgm8" href="https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/mF3-TDsfc0OO9IQcRa4KUw\,JvvgEQ7-u0mD8F2sjpmY3w\,FBoY0k-_r0GKk0dpZSLh_Q\,-GJ3zv995EeUkKDpPfY1-Q\,SVpZGL2GMUOT5WkA_TVsAg\,fPby-sn6O0apR0oaqBs_DQ?mode=read&amp\;tenantId=4cfe5d98-1f3b-4373-8ef4-841c45ae0a53" style="color:rgb(17\, 85\, 204)\;" target="_blank"><span style="background:rgb(232\, 235\, 250)\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;">https://teams.microsoft.com/<wbr />registration/mF3-<wbr />TDsfc0OO9IQcRa4KUw\,JvvgEQ7-<wbr />u0mD8F2sjpmY3w\,FBoY0k-_<wbr />r0GKk0dpZSLh_Q\,-<wbr />GJ3zv995EeUkKDpPfY1-Q\,<wbr />SVpZGL2GMUOT5WkA_TVsAg\,fPby-<wbr />sn6O0apR0oaqBs_DQ?mode=read&amp\;<wbr />tenantId=4cfe5d98-1f3b-4373-<wbr />8ef4-841c45ae0a53</span></span></span></a></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;">Karrie</span>&nbsp\;Brown&nbsp\;</span></strong><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;">(she/her)</span></span><br />\n<em><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;">Industry Council Lead Agribusiness</span></span></em><br />\n<span style="font-size:12pt\;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.wegrowmi.org/&amp\;source=gmail&amp\;ust=1663172878485000&amp\;usg=AOvVaw21FyB7I9nJIEm5d_HG2xuB" href="https://www.wegrowmi.org/" style="color:rgb(17\, 85\, 204)\;" target="_blank">Agribusiness Talent Council</a></span><br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.westmiworks.org/&amp\;source=gmail&amp\;ust=1663172878485000&amp\;usg=AOvVaw3Q1yFThkL66q6YYlaH8FLt" href="https://www.westmiworks.org/" style="color:rgb(17\, 85\, 204)\;" target="_blank" title="https://www.westmiworks.org/"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;">West Michigan Works!</span></a></span></span><br />\n<span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;background-image:initial\;background-position:initial\;background-size:initial\;background-repeat:initial\;background-attachment:initial\;background-origin:initial\;background-clip:initial\;"><span style="color:black\;">215 Straight Ave NW&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;background-image:initial\;background-position:initial\;background-size:initial\;background-repeat:initial\;background-attachment:initial\;background-origin:initial\;background-clip:initial\;"><span style="color:#201f1e\;">|</span></span><span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;background-image:initial\;background-position:initial\;background-size:initial\;background-repeat:initial\;background-attachment:initial\;background-origin:initial\;background-clip:initial\;"><span style="color:black\;">&nbsp\;Grand\, Rapids\, MI 49504</span></span><br />\n<span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;background-image:initial\;background-position:initial\;background-size:initial\;background-repeat:initial\;background-attachment:initial\;background-origin:initial\;background-clip:initial\;"><span style="color:black\;">C: 616-265-0999</span></span><br />\n<img border="0" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="92" id="m_-8078032700940741563m_3818317416947022789Picture_x0020_2" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&amp\;ik=d9b5698c74&amp\;attid=0.1&amp\;permmsgid=msg-f:1743428112544740402&amp\;th=1831e6a19ba8b432&amp\;view=fimg&amp\;fur=ip&amp\;sz=s0-l75-ft&amp\;attbid=ANGjdJ8wVtdBpQbI_NmxZLlTdMjdigExE7FHQowqprAb5nx1VOIaamiuISQ9-i0w_UqpM9wy4gnLoopw7DhQ1nBtEB7CAcEtNxdQkBGJbcVrwlsKsUQCyOEvnGgbcOc&amp\;disp=emb" style="width:2.6458in\;height:0.9583in\;" width="254" />
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