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Treasury | The Michigan Education Savings Program Celebrates College Savings Month

Michigan Business Network
September 8, 2023 2:00 PM

with a Special Bonus Deposit Incentive for Families

LANSING – In Michigan and throughout the country, September is recognized as College Savings Month. College Savings Month serves to remind families about the importance of saving for a child, grandchild or another loved one’s higher education while highlighting the value and flexibility of saving with a 529 college savings plan.

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Michigan Business Beat | Gerry Roston An Inspirational Story of Recovery and Perseverance

Michigan Business Network
September 8, 2023 12:00 PM

Chris Holman welcomes back Gerry Roston, Experienced Tech Startup Executive and Innovation Team Leader, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Faces of Manufacturing | Episode 10 - Gestamp, Apprenticeship Programs/Mentorship

Faces of Manufacturing
September 8, 2023 9:00 AM

Faces of Manufacturing is a new show to Michigan Business Network. Cindy Kangas, Executive Director, CAMC, Capital Area Manufacturing Council, Lansing, Michigan, co-hosts with Joy Wagner, HR Manager of Granger Waste Services, also Lansing.

Cindy and Joy strive to share the corporate culture, personal stories, and unique personalities of those making a living in manufacturing today, in Michigan. With that in mind, this month they connected with several members of the Gestamp Mason team about their apprenticeship programs and how mentorship is creating their new company culture.

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Michigan Business Beat | Mikhail Murshak, Foster Swift, Navigating Patents and Trademarks in 2023.

Michigan Business Network
September 7, 2023 4:00 PM

Chris Holman welcomes back Mikhail Murshak, Senior Attorney, IP, Foster Swift, Collins & Smith PC, Lansing, (but serving 6 branches across Michigan) Adjunct Professor, Youth Soccer and Basketball Coach

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SBAM | Management Trends

Michigan Business Network
September 7, 2023 2:00 PM

Implementing Management Trends in the Workplace

As businesses strive to effectively manage their operations, a variety of management trends and approaches come into play. To remain in sync with the ever-changing landscape of employment, companies can stay updated by recognizing, evaluating, and adopting distinct management trends.

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The Right Place | Tech Week GR: 6-Day Schedule out Now

Michigan Business Network
September 7, 2023 12:00 PM

TECH WEEK GRAND RAPIDS

Sept. 18-23, 2023

Mark your calendars for the week of September 18th!

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Michigan Business Beat | Marty Gerencer, Norman Christopher, All About the West Michigan Food Processing Association

Michigan Business Network
September 6, 2023 1:00 PM

Chris Holman welcomes Marty Gerencer, Executive Director, West Michigan Food Processing Association, North Muskegon, MI, along with Norman Christopher, Sustainable Business Practices LLC, Grand Rapids, MI, who serves on her board.

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ICYMI: Final Palisades Economic Assessment And Mitigation Strategies Report Presented

Michigan Business Network
September 5, 2023 12:00 PM

PAW PAW, Mich. - On Monday, August 28 at 1 p.m., the Palisades Economic Recovery Team presented the final draft of the Economic Assessment of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant Closure via a Zoom meeting to interested members of the public. The report details the likely economic impacts of the plant closure and potential strategies for mitigating associated adverse economic impacts.

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ICYMI: Business Leaders for Michigan | Michigan CEOs’ Confidence in Economic Outlook Improves,

Michigan Business Network
September 5, 2023 9:00 AM

but inflation, talent shortages, and recession remain as risks

  • Business Leaders for Michigan survey shows 74% of executives expect the state’s economic outlook to stay the same or improve over the next six to 12 months, up 20 points over last quarter
  • Nearly 70% of executives still experiencing talent shortages, and vast majority of the leaders would hire immigrants to fill jobs
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Final Palisades Economic Assessment And Mitigation Strategies Report Presented

Michigan Business Network
September 4, 2023 6:00 PM

PAW PAW, Mich. - On Monday, August 28 at 1 p.m., the Palisades Economic Recovery Team presented the final draft of the Economic Assessment of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant Closure via a Zoom meeting to interested members of the public. The report details the likely economic impacts of the plant closure and potential strategies for mitigating associated adverse economic impacts.

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