LANSING — Michigan is home to over 600,000 manufacturing workers employed by more than 12,000 companies, offering high-paying, successful career opportunities. As Michigan celebrates National Manufacturing Week from Oct. 4-11, the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) is highlighting the growing number of good-paying jobs created through clean energy and advanced manufacturing projects
SPRUCE PINE, North Carolina - A tiny town in North Carolina that’s just been devastated by hurricane Helene could end up severely disrupting the global supply chain for microchips and solar panels. Nestled in the Appalachian mountains, the community of Spruce Pine, population 2,194, is known for its hiking, local artists and as America’s sole
WASHINGTON DC – Twelve schools in Michigan have been honored as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2024, joining several hundred institutions nationwide recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. 1. Criteria for The National Blue Ribbon Schools Award: Established in 1982, the Blue Ribbon program recognizes both public and private elementary, middle, and high schools.
COLUMBUS — Profits from sales of recreational marijuana are in the tens of millions, the Division of Cannabis Control reports. As of September 28, sales of recreational marijuana were reported to have exceeded $87.1 million of the more than $2 billion in total product sales including medical marijuana. More than 10,000 pounds of non-medical plant
LANSING — Michigan’s Minimum Wage will increase twice in 2025 – first increasing on Jan. 1, 2025, following the usual rate increase schedule, and again on Feb. 21, 2025, in accordance with the recent Michigan Supreme Court ruling regarding the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (IWOWA), PA 337 of 2018, schedule. Minimum Hourly Wage Rate
DETROIT - General Motors has announced that it will lay off 1,695 workers at its Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas. The company made the announcement in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice issued earlier this week, signaling significant cuts as part of their long-term production strategy. Layoffs in two phases The layoffs will occur in two separate phases, impacting
NEW YORK - In a remarkable leap for space exploration, Elon Musk and SpaceX have taken another bold step towards the future of interplanetary travel. On June 6, 2024, the highly anticipated fourth test flight of the Starship rocket captivated audiences worldwide. This mission demonstrated the ingenuity behind SpaceX’s ambitious goals and marked a significant
NEW YORK - Having to get a background check done is bad enough as it is but what if all of your personal and employment information was left exposed online for anyone to access? Well, that’s exactly what just happened for at least 100 million Americans. Unlike with data breaches which are usually the work of hackers, data leaks
TOLEDO - Recreational marijuana sales began in Ohio almost two months ago; now, 13 Action News is getting a better idea of how the industry is shaping up locally and how sales here are impacting Michigan’s marijuana market. “We’re five-to-10 times busier here depending on the day,” Zach Gergich, a dispensary representative at Nectar, told
BIRMINGHAM - Another day, another major cyber hack, or so it seems. That's why Richard Stiennon, the CEO of IT-Harvest, returns to MITechTV to provide details on four of the latest hacks that have impacted millions of people worldwide. Those include: Fortinet Customer Data Breach. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news... Transport for London customer data breach https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2... The huge
