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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