PVM continues advocacy initiatives with housing and workforce development issues. We are pleased to share this link regarding input which was given to Emmet County leaders:
“The current housing crisis is currently the single biggest factor in addressing the workforce shortage, which from a chamber of commerce perspective is what my businesses are telling me every single day,” she said. “You can’t fix workforce without fixing housing needs first.”
Devitt cited examples such as downtown service industry businesses and McLaren Northern Michigan, and Emmet County, Public Schools of Petoskey and Presbyterian Villages of Michigan also cited such issues in workforce housing in hiring government employees, teachers, and elderly care workers.
