Todd McCracken, current president of the National Small Business Association speaks at our first MBN Speaker Series Virtual event of 2022.

Last week, the state of Michigan awarded a contract to Electreon that will enable the company to build a first-in-the-U.S. public wireless in-road charging system. Once completed, the system will allow electric vehicles (EV) to charge while in motion and stationary.

New Michigan Central Innovation District Puts the State at the Forefront of an Inclusive EV Mobility Future

Exciting Michigan mobility news as Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined leadership from Ford Motor Co., Google, and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan to announce a new partnership to attract and retain highly skilled talent and high-growth companies with the new Michigan Central Innovation District.

Todd McCracken, current president of the National Small Business Association speaks at our first MBN Speaker Series Virtual event of 2022.

Todd McCracken, current president of the National Small Business Association speaks at our first MBN Speaker Series Virtual event of 2022.

Todd McCracken, current president of the National Small Business Association speaks at our first MBN Speaker Series Virtual event of 2022.

Todd McCracken, current president of the National Small Business Association speaks at our first MBN Speaker Series Virtual event of 2022.

Chris Holman spent some time with Noel Nevshehir, Director, International Business Services and Global Strategic Partnerships, Automation Alley, Troy, MI.

LANSING, Mich. -- Not seasonally adjusted jobless rates declined in 10 of Michigan’s 17 major labor market areas during December and increased seasonally in northern regions of the state, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (see technical note at the end of this release).

To Alleviate the Semiconductor Chip Crisis, Senator Stabenow’s Provision to Make More Semiconductor Chips in America Moves Forward in Congress 

LANSING — Senator Debbie Stabenow released the following statement on the House of Representatives introducing the America COMPETES Act. The America COMPETES Act includes the language Senator Stabenow and Senator Gary Peters wrote that would invest $2 billion to make semiconductor chips for the auto industry in the United States. The legislation passed the Senate in June 2021.