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Michigan Manufacturing Employing More Than 600,000 Workers Across the State

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

By |2024-10-09T15:07:28-04:00October 4th, 2024|Featured, Industry 4.0|

17 Companies Split $813,000 Through Michigan Mobility Prototyping Grant Program

SOUTHFIELD – The Michigan’s Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, in partnership with Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University, is pleased to announce the recipients of the Michigan Mobility Prototyping Grant Program. The initiative, launched earlier this year, provides funding and technical assistance to accelerate the development of innovative mobility and electrification technologies. The funding

By |2024-10-03T15:46:24-04:00October 3rd, 2024|Featured, Mobile MI, Mobility|

2024 Michigan Cyber Summit, High School Cyber Summit Oct. 16 and 17

LANSING - The 2024 Michigan Cyber Summit will be held Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. The 13th annual Michigan Cyber Summit will bring together experts from across the country to discuss the latest cybersecurity trends impacting education, business, information technology, economic development, law enforcement, and personal safety. The event is

By |2024-10-03T15:46:24-04:00October 3rd, 2024|Cyber Defense, Featured|

MPSC Awards Nearly $21M In Grants For Renewable Energy And Electrification Projects

LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission will share nearly $21 million in grants across the state for renewable energy and electrification projects to schools, community groups, tribes and other organizations from the MI Healthy Climate Plan. Public Act 119 of 2023 required the MPSC to develop the grant program, which provides a total of $21.3

Michigan Minimum Wage Increases Twice In 2025

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

By |2024-10-01T16:29:13-04:00October 1st, 2024|Featured, Politics, Politics/Government|

DTE Energy Building Three Solar Parks Funded By MIGreenPower Program

DETROIT — DTE Energy announced that it has broken ground on three new solar parks in the last four months, in response to growing customer support for clean, renewable energy. The Fish Creek and Mission Road solar parks, located in mid-Michigan, and the Little Trout Solar Park, located in northern Michigan, are all funded by

By |2024-09-28T08:15:28-04:00September 28th, 2024|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Featured|

100 Million Americans Just Had Background Check Data Hacked

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

By |2024-09-26T16:00:39-04:00September 26th, 2024|Cyber Defense, Featured|

Top Startups Take Center Stage At Invest360: Winners Announced in Tech, Healthcare, and Mobility Sectors

ANN ARBOR  – Invest360 event celebrated some of Southeast Michigan’s most innovative early-stage companies. With fifteen startups competing for a share of $200,000 in investment funds across the Technology, Healthcare, and Mobility sectors, the event highlighted the region’s vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem. Culturebie claimed top honors in the Technology sector, impressing with its enterprise software aimed

By |2024-09-24T15:25:25-04:00September 24th, 2024|Entrepreneurs, Featured, News|

Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo Join Consumers Energy Renewable Energy Program

JACKSON–The cities of Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo are setting a new standard in sustainability by joining the Consumers Energy Renewable Energy Program. This partnership represents a significant step toward achieving their ambitious climate goals and advancing their commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Renewable Energy Program enables customers to match 100% of their energy

By |2024-09-22T14:16:48-04:00September 22nd, 2024|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Clean, Green, wireless, Featured|

Scientists Looked Under Doomsday Glacier And Found Disaster For Our Planet

NEW YORK - Scientists using ice-breaking ships and underwater robots have found the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is melting at an accelerating rate and could be on an irreversible path to collapse, spelling catastrophe for global sea level rise. Since 2018, a team of scientists forming the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration, has been studying Thwaites — often dubbed the

By |2024-09-22T14:17:34-04:00September 21st, 2024|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Clean, Green, wireless, Featured|