Nexus - The Northwestern Michigan College Magazine - Summer 2021

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SUMMER 2022

NEXUS CHILDCARE

Daycare space for kids 0-5 is lacking in every northwest county.

SKILLS GAP

Workers lack soft skills like communication and reliability and job-specific hard skills.

TRANSPORTATION

Long commutes, poor roads, high gas prices.

SOLVING THE WORKFORCE PUZZLE HOUSING

Median Grand Traverse County home prices are up 32 percent since 2020, to $392,000.

PLUS: Setting a course for college, NMC students mentor Blair ffth graders Fellows, Outstanding Alumni named

BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS

Antrim, Benzie, Leelanau and Kalkaska counties lag behind Michigan’s average.

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