Work Here
Michigan City is home to a talented and diverse workforce, ready to support businesses across a wide range of industries. With a strong foundation in manufacturing, healthcare, education, and more, Michigan City provides businesses with access to skilled professionals and resources that drive success. Explore the opportunities to work, grow, and thrive in our vibrant community.
Where Business Meets Opportunity
A strong, diverse workforce is key to attracting new businesses to Michigan City. Through partnerships, education, and training programs, we ensure that employers have access to the talent they need. Working with Michigan City Area Schools and local business leaders, we focus on developing a skilled workforce from early education through ongoing career training.
Michigan City has become a destination for businesses looking to grow and professionals seeking new opportunities. With its strategic location, competitive costs, and access to a skilled workforce, the city offers the ideal environment for success. Hear from business leaders about how Michigan City has helped them thrive, and let their stories inspire your own path forward.
Tonn & Blank Construction
Michigan City Area Schools
Michigan City Area Schools are dedicated to preparing students for a successful future by offering specialized career pathways. Through hands-on learning and partnerships with industry leaders, students can gain valuable skills in fields like construction, technology, and energy. These programs open doors to high-demand careers and give students a head start toward their professional goals.
Compressed Air Academy
The EDCMC has teamed with Ivy Tech, local employers, and the high school on the Michigan City High School Compressed Air Academy. The academy was launched in 2019 with a goal of providing lucrative careers as well as add to the local industry’s workforce. The two-year program results in industry certifications and eligibility for an apprenticeship or readiness to enter the workforce. The education is hands-on providing essential experience, and students are able to visit area facilities for first-hand knowledge of job opportunities. The Academy is the first of its kind in the U.S. and has been named a State “Earn and Learn” (SEAL) program.
Michigan City Promise Scholarship
The Michigan City Promise Scholarship program supports students’ academic endeavors. Eligible high school seniors can receive up to $5,000 per year to pursue educational opportunities at any accredited college, university, post-secondary educational program or vocational school in Indiana. The scholarship is renewable for up to four years.
La Porte Co. Career and Technical Education Center
The high school curriculum is centered on real-world work experience through hands-on learning, internships and field experiences. Students can learn with training programs for health careers, welding, automotive services technology, construction and technology, culinary science, engineering and more. Each program offers high school students both technical certifications and dual college credit.
Michigan City Area Schools
With a focus on manufacturing, the collaboration seeks to prepare students and adults for a career in a skilled trade, from welding to metal works. The collective strategy was launched in 2018 with a grant funded in part by the Department of Workforce Development as a way to educate and certify individuals pursuing a manufacturing career.
