MEDC’s Industry 4.0 Technology Implementation Grant program provides companies with 50 percent reimbursement for qualifying I4.0 technology implementation costs

LANSING, Mich. – Twenty-three small manufacturers around Michigan have been awarded a total of nearly $500,000 to help them adopt Industry 4.0 technologies, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced Wednesday. The funds are from the first round of awards as part of the $3 million Industry 4.0 Technology Implementation Grant program.

Senator Stabenow on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 

WASHINGTON—Senator Stabenow released the following statement on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

& Domestic Manufacturing, Lower Costs, Create Jobs, Strengthen National Security

The 2022 Comerica Bank Hatch Detroit winner is Little Liberia!

Little Liberia was crowned the winner of the 2022 Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest, taking home the $100,000 grand prize from Comerica Bank to open the brick-and-mortar business of their dreams in Detroit.

In addition to the cash grant, Little Liberia will receive a package of pro bono support and counsel from Hatch Detroit powered by TechTown and its partners to bolster its opportunity for success.

Holding Press Conference at Lear Corporation with Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association, General Motors, Stellantis, and Ford.

LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June was unchanged for the third consecutive month at 4.3 percent, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. Statewide employment edged up by 7,000, while unemployment was unchanged, resulting in a minor workforce advance of 7,000 since May.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing with senior government officials on the risks posed by chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological weapons, as well as on how the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction office is working to address these threats.

LANSING, Mich. -- The 2022 Michigan Cyber Summit is back as an in-person event this year and will be held Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Mich.