State looking to train more infrastructure workers

Whitmer tells business leaders private sector must help pay for roads

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told business leaders Monday the private sector needs to be part of the solution to increase funding for local roads. Whitmer made the pitch at the annual Governor’s Luncheon staged by the Macomb County Chamber, held this year at The Palazzo Grande in Shelby Township, attended by about 430 people, including a plethora of Macomb County politicians and business leaders. While Whitmer noted the celebratory mood in the county o…

State looking to train more infrastructure workers

The state of Michigan has a plan to train 5,000 workers the next five years to fix roads and bridges. Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Director Susan Corbin says the state has more than $16 billion in federal projects planned, and it needs workers. “Our estimates based on the data in this report are that we will be creating 11,000 infrastructure jobs annually,” Corbin said.” Corbin says the infrastructure projects include ro…