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Senator Stabenow Announces 15 New States Receive Opportunity to Expand Transformational Community Behavioral Health Services

Michigan Business Network
March 21, 2023 8:00 AM

WASHINGTON—  Last week, Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), the creator of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, announced that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has selected 15 new states who will each receive $1 million to develop plans to participate in the CCBHC initiative. Out of the 15 states, 10 states will be chosen in 2024 to receive full funding for comprehensive mental health and addiction services.

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Convergence Networks | Fraud Prevention Month and ChatGPT Security Concerns

Michigan Business Network
March 20, 2023 6:00 PM

March is Fraud Prevention Month! Although they're continuously changing tactics to try and stay ahead of their victims, most criminals use similar tools and tactics to steal your information. Here are three tactics you should know:

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DTMB | Regional Michigan Unemployment Rates Rise in January

Michigan Business Network
March 17, 2023 3:00 PM

LANSING, Mich. -- Not seasonally adjusted jobless rates rose in all 17 Michigan labor market areas over the month, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget.   

“Michigan’s regional labor markets experienced typical increases in unemployment rates in January,” said Wayne Rourke, labor market information director of the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics. “Payroll job totals also fell seasonally in all Michigan metro areas over the month.”

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Automation Alley | Export Opportunities, Integr8 & other Industry 4.0 Events

Michigan Business Network
March 16, 2023 3:00 PM

Automation Alley invites small- and medium-sized companies in Michigan to join our trade mission to Thailand (Bangkok) and Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City).

May 12-20, 2023 

Meet face-to-face with prospective customers and partners in Southeast Asia, the world’s fastest-growing region. Thailand and Vietnam have an extremely high demand for the following Michigan-made products, services, and technologies:  

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Automation Alley | Integr8: Join Industry Leaders, May 9

Michigan Business Network
March 16, 2023 7:00 AM

INTEGR8 : The Industry 4.0 ConferenceMay 9, 2023  8 a.m — 5 p.m.

Suburban Collection Showplace

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ICYMI: Faces of Manufacturing | Episode 7 - A Discussion about Rosie the Riveter & Next Tuesday's Event

Faces of Manufacturing
March 15, 2023 7:00 AM

Editor's note: We apologize that the podcast published with this story yesterday ended up with the wrong segment track order. That has now been fixed and you're welcome to listen to the episode as our hosts intended!

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 people involved in celebrating the heritage of Rosie the Riveter.

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Automation Alley | Cybersecurity, Sustainability and More Industry 4.0 News

Michigan Business Network
March 14, 2023 2:00 PM

The Big Picture of Cybersecurity

by
Sean Che, EMU


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ICYMI: Michigan Business Beat | Mark Ostach - All About "Third Place"

Michigan Business Beat
March 14, 2023 12:00 PM

Jeffrey Mosher catches up once again with Mark Ostach, a Digital Wellness Author and Expert with Mark Ostach (his company and brand), Clarkston, Michigan

Digital Wellness author and expert Mark Ostach works with organizations in Mid- Michigan, across the state of Michigan, and in the U.S.> to connect in a hybrid workplace. This time around Mark helps us understand the concept "Third Place"

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Convergence Networks | Reminder of The Top 5 Cybersecurity Threats Your Business Needs to Know For 2023

Michigan Business Network
March 10, 2023 10:15 AM

If cybersecurity isn’t a priority for your business in 2023, it should be.  

In 2022 it wasn’t unusual to see cybersecurity incidents make global headlines as high-profile attacks occurred around the world. In fact, since 2020 ransomware attacks have increased 435% on businesses across the world.  

With economic uncertainty and a looming recession, financially motivated crimes will continue to be popular in the next year. To stay prepared, businesses need to be aware of the threats they face, their security gaps, and remediate any vulnerabilities that leave their doors open to an attack. 

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DTMB | Michigan Jobless Rate Remains Constant in January

Michigan Business Network
March 9, 2023 11:00 AM

LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged over the month at 4.3 percent, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. Total employment in the state advanced by 3,000, while unemployment remained constant over the month, resulting in a minor workforce increase of 3,000 in January.    

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