Residents met with career counselors for personalized skills assessments that will eventually match them with skills and trades they are best prepared for. (Photo by HB Meeks/Tell Us Detroit)

   

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“The new Detroit Sports and Entertainment District is a transformational project, and it will have a profoundly positive impact on the Detroit economy, as well as that of the region and state,” Christopher Ilitch, president and CEO of Ilitch Holdings, Inc., said.  (Photo by HB Meeks/Tell Us Detroit)

 


Olympia Development of Michigan offers 1,400 job opportunities to Detroit residents

DETROIT, MI (Tell Us Det) - Thirty-five hundred Detroit residents attended the Career Opportunity Expo on Tuesday at Cobo Center to prepare for the construction and construction-related job opportunities that will come with the building of the new Detroit Red Wings arena and surrounding Sports and Entertainment District that will connect Downtown to Midtown.

Residents met with career counselors for personalized skills assessments that will eventually match them with skills and trades they are best prepared for. They also learned about available training and financial aid programs and how to get help with GED preparation and testing, improve resume writing and interview skills and connect with resources for childcare, legal assistance and more

“The construction of the arena and build-out of the surrounding District will generate many new opportunities for Detroit residents,” said Christopher Ilitch, President and CEO, Ilitch Holdings, Inc. “Our goal for this transformative project is to hire Detroiters for the available job opportunities while helping to develop a pipeline of residents ready for future construction projects that may occur in Detroit.”

ODM plans to have Detroit residents fill 51 percent of the construction jobs related to the new arena and related mixed-use development. Construction of the arena and surrounding District is expected to generate at least $1.8B in total economic impact, 8,300 construction and construction-related jobs and 1,100 permanent jobs. Detroit residents stand to gain more than $100 million in job income from construction of the arena.


Residents met with career counselors for personalized skills assessments that will eventually match them with skills and trades they are best prepared for. (Photo by HB Meeks/Tell Us Detroit)

"Fifty-one percent for the Detroit residents, that represents about 1,400 jobs," said Pamela Moore, Detroit Employment Solutions Corp. "So we're talking about the construction phase of the project, which is going to start in about 30 to 60 days and then really take off in the spring."

"This is a a lot of preparation work that's happening today," Ilitch said. "It's really allowing folks to be in a position to be able to take jobs as they become available and as the hiring process starts. "This is important preparation that needs to occur."

“The new Detroit Sports and Entertainment District is a transformational project, and it will have a profoundly positive impact on the Detroit economy, as well as that of the region and state,” Christopher Ilitch, president and CEO of Ilitch Holdings, Inc., said in a release. “We are very focused on doing everything we can to ensure that Detroit businesses and resident-workers play a major role in the jobs that will build the arena, as well as the entire District.”

The District Detroit will include a new arena and events center, businesses, offices, parks and residences in a 50-block radius that includes five neighborhoods where people will live, work and play. The project will connect Downtown to Midtown and create an urban area that is walkable, vibrant and full of life for residents and visitors to enjoy.

Residents can register for job opportunities online and fill out a skills assessment form at www.districtdetroit.com/jobs or for more information, go to http://www.districtdetroit.com/

 

 

 

 
   
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