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 Jerry Norris, who obtained a B.S. in Statistics from the University of Michigan, with a focus on Computer Science. He began his career with the Unisys Corporation as a Quality Engineer and ISO 9000 Lead Auditor in 1988. Throughout the years, he moved up through the ranks of the quality profession (i.e. Quality Manager, Director of Quality, and VP of Quality).

Chris Holman welcomes back Jesse Flores, Chief WebPro, SuperWebPros, Lansing, MI

The Growing Michigan Together Council voted 19-1 Thursday to approve the final draft of its report to the Legislature, with Rep. Pauline Wendzel (R-Coloma) the lone no vote.

How AI Transformation Will Impact Organizations

Although Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been around in one form or another for the past 30 years, with the advent of the web and ability to electronically link large datasets, AI is coming on its own. The AI transformation from work to daily life is coming on strong and fast, but not fast enough to immediately eliminate a number of jobs.

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 Jerry Norris, who obtained a B.S. in Statistics from the University of Michigan, with a focus on Computer Science. He began his career with the Unisys Corporation as a Quality Engineer and ISO 9000 Lead Auditor in 1988. Throughout the years, he moved up through the ranks of the quality profession (i.e. Quality Manager, Director of Quality, and VP of Quality).

Ann Arbor, Mich. – Last week, Climate Power hosted a “Made By MI” clean energy roundtable at Ann Arbor SPARK to highlight the nation-leading clean energy investments and jobs headed to Michigan since the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law last year.

Chris Holman welcomes back Jesse Flores, Chief WebPro, SuperWebPros, Lansing, MI

LANSING, Mich. -- Not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates declined in 13 Michigan labor market areas over the month, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget.

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LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate advanced by two-tenths of a percentage point to 4.1 percent during October, according to data released today by the Department of Technology, Management & Budget. Employment in the state rose by 9,000, and unemployment increased by 15,000 over the month. Michigan’s labor force rose by 23,000 between September and October.