On-air with Dave Jaconette…WJRW NewsTalk 1340

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March 11, 2013

Dave and I discuss the critical need of workforce readiness in the auto space:  re-training assembly line workers with new required shop floor skills, attracting Millennials into the engineering space, urging the UAW to make their case through a value proposition, and more…

http://www.stationcaster.com/stations/wjrw/media/mpeg/Phil_Biggs-1363019354.mp3

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