The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee retention challenges and recruitment success stories. In this week's show, Sheri talks with Von Washington Jr., executive director of community relations for The Kalamazoo Promise, about the agreement with the state’s largest skilled trades union - the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights (MRCC) – to expand the Promise to include skilled trades apprenticeships with the MRCC’s Joint Apprenticeship Program.