LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged over the month, remaining at 4.3 percent since April, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. Employment in the state rose by 18,000 over the month and unemployment edged down by 2,000, resulting in a slight labor force advance of 16,000 since April.
At the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference, equity once again took center stage with a large focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Attendees heard from panels about topicsranging from equity's relation to Michigan's vitality and economic success to the future of women in the workplace and what employees are looking for amid social change. Read some of the equity-focused session recaps below.
CASA Will Use Recent Grant to Meet Rapidly Growing Need for Court Advocates to Help Abused and Neglected Children
Nonprofit is one of 12 Lansing-area charities to benefit from $250,000 awarded through Jackson Biannual Grant Program
TechTown celebrates Immigrant Heritage Month
This month, TechTown is celebrating Immigrant Heritage Month, and we are proud to feature a few of our clients to recognize the role they play in driving job growth and innovation in the city.
Jeffrey Mosher speaks with Alyssa Troub - Marketing and Communications Specialist, LAFCU, Lansing, MI.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) spoke with Roll Call about his work as Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to pass landmark cybersecurity reforms that strengthen our national security. Roll Call noted that under Peters’ leadership, Congress has advanced significant pieces of bipartisan legislation that will ensure our nation is better prepared to defend against cyber-attacks. The article highlights several of Peters’ bipartisan bills to address this threat.
Hearing Examined Peters’ Report and the Need to Implement His Law Requiring Critical Infrastructure to Report Ransomware Attacks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing to examine how cryptocurrencies have facilitated the rapid rise of ransomware attacks, the need for comprehensive data to deter these attacks, and how network breaches continue to disrupt our lives and livelihoods.
Bipartisan, Bicameral Package Will Deliver Earned Health Care and Benefits to All Generations of Toxic-Exposed Veterans for the First Time in U.S. History
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) – a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and former Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve – released the following statement in support of bipartisan legislation the Senate is now considering to deliver all generations of toxic-exposed veterans the health care and benefits they earned for the first time in our nation’s history:
Convergence Networks is excited to announce the launch of our brand-new website to include our offices in Ottawa, ON, Lansing, MI, Portland, OR, and our cybersecurity division! After months in the works, we are happy to officially share it with all of you.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, recently released a new report detailing the results of his investigation into the role cryptocurrencies continue to play in emboldening and incentivizing cybercriminals to commit ransomware attacks that pose an increasing national security threat.
